The Fire Rose
- Published
- 1 January 1995
- Pages
- 448
- ISBN-13
- 9780671319670
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Fire Rose opened Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series in 1995, establishing the world every later book returns to: Victorian and Edwardian Britain, where gifted Elemental Masters command Fire, Water, Earth, and Air against a backdrop of séances and occult societies, each novel loosely built from a classic fairy tale's bones. It runs 448 pages.
Key facts about The Fire Rose
Mercedes Lackey wrote The Fire Rose, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1995. The book has 448 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780671319670 to find the main one.
The Fire Rose is book 1 of 19 in The Elemental Masters series. The series has 19 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. The Cyprian is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 30 December 2025.
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. Meanwhile, The Cyprian is the latest published Mercedes Lackey book on file, from 30 December 2025.
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 Fire Rose is book 1 in the The Elemental Masters series. It is followed by The Serpent's Shadow. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780671319670