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The Elemental Masters · Book 19

The Cyprian

by Mercedes Lackey
Published
30 December 2025
Pages
338
ISBN-13
9780756419110
Type
novel
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About this book

The Cyprian (2025, Astra Publishing House) is the nineteenth Elemental Masters novel, a standalone Regency-set romantasy reimagining Hans Christian Andersen's "The Wild Swans": Elena Whitstone's stepmother, a Water Master, curses her seven brothers into swans and forces Elena into servitude before Elena must break the spell and save herself. It follows Miss Amelia's List.

Key facts about The Cyprian

Mercedes Lackey wrote The Cyprian, a novel on our list. It has been out since 30 December 2025. The book has 338 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780756419110 to find the main one.

The Cyprian is book 19 of 19 in The Elemental Masters series. The series has 19 published books. However, the series starts with The Fire Rose (1995). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.

Additionally, Mercedes Lackey writes The Brainship Series, Heralds of Valdemar and Vows and Honor, plus 23 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy shelves. It is also the latest published Mercedes Lackey book on file.

About Mercedes Lackey

Mercedes Lackey is one of the most prolific authors in modern fantasy, best known for her Valdemar novels, an interlocking mega-series that has run since 1987 across dozens of trilogies and standalones set in a single shared kingdom. See every Mercedes Lackey book in order.

Its place in The Elemental Masters

The Cyprian is book 19 in the The Elemental Masters series. It follows Miss Amelia's List. See the full The Elemental Masters reading order.

The Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales — Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Snow White, The Snow Queen, and more — as historical fantasy set mostly in Victorian and Edwardian Britain, where certain gifted people can command the classical elements of Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. Each novel follows a different Elemental Master or apprentice navigating a plot loosely built from a specific fairy tale's bones, transplanted into a world of séances, industrial magic, occult societies, and…

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