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The Fairy Godmother

by Mercedes Lackey · Five Hundred Kingdoms #1

2004 · 479 pages

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📖 20k+ readers on Goodreads

📚 Book 1 of a completed 2-book series

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The Fairy Godmother Forget everything you think you know about happily-ever-afters—in this world, destiny has a script, and Elena's supposed to play Cinderella... except the prince she's been handed is absolutely all wrong for the role. Rather than resign herself to a miserable fate, Elena breaks free and discovers an unexpected mentor: a real, honest-to-goodness fairy godmother who sees potential in her. Instead of ash and cinders, Elena finds herself managing problem princes and navigating the delightfully chaotic politics of the Five Hundred Kingdoms—including one particularly infuriating royal who keeps refusing to follow his own fairy tale. It's a charming, witty adventure about choosing your own story and the magic that comes from helping others do the same.

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