| Accessories By Manufacturer | |
|
|
Email Newsletter
Get info on Sales, Events, New Products, and More!
|
|
|
|
|
| Fortune's Fool (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Luna
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
Buy New: $2.89
You Save: $4.10 (59%)
New (34) Used (18) Collectible (1) from $1.69
Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 40437
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 4.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0373802730
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780373802739
ASIN: 0373802730
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The seventh daughter of the Sea King, Ekaterina is more than a pampered princess—she's also the family spy. Which makes her the perfect emissary to check out interesting happenings in the neighboring kingdom…and nothing interests her more than Sasha, the seventh son of the king of Belrus. Ekaterina suspects he's far from the fool people think him. But before she can find out what lies beneath his facade, she is kidnapped!Trapped in a castle at the mercy of a possessive Jinn, Ekaterina knows her chances of being found are slim. Now fortune, a fool and a paper bird are the only things she can count on—along with her own clever mind and intrepid heart.…
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 Fortune's Fool, not half bad July 9, 2008
I gave it the full five starts because it is despite some of its faults a good read. No its not as good as The Fairy Godmother (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 1) The first book in the series. But it is still very sweet, its is slow at first as they try and lay the foundation an because they are are having to do this is two different locations it takes awhile. There are some areas were the author unnecessarily repeats herself, and you stop and flip through the pages to make sure you didn't loose you place. But it is still a good story,still an easy read without the other books though you will not get all of the alliterations.
 Remember the audience these books are for... June 22, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read the first book in this series because the concept seemed promising, skipped the second because of the mostly bad reviews, and got this one as a gift so I read it. Although the story concept is interesting and the characters mildly so, this book is as lacking in maturity as the first. But then again, this series is written for young adults, and as I scan the other reviws it appears that everyone has lost track of that fact! It's like an adult buying a pair of GAP Kids jeans and being disappointed that they're too small. If you are a 13 or 14 yr old girl these books are exactly what you are looking for in fantasy romance. If you're over 30 and disappointed, it's your own fault for not paying attention to the fact that they are not written for you. I've read a lot of ML's books and have enjoyed most, but will not continue with this series- I'm not a member of the target audience and so will probably not care for them. All the other readers who have given bad reviews are really not qualified to do so unless they are teenage girls, and I doubt any of them would dislike these stories.
 Blah, and yet more blah June 13, 2008
This series has been a long line of "meh, whatever" for me. This book was different, though not in a positive way. I'm spending the time to leave this long review mainly to vent the irritation it left me with, so be warned before you read it.
I began to have a feeling of unease, after the detailed description of the main characters (who are, of course, perfect, awe-inspiring examples of what everyone else should aspire to be) and their families, who are, of course, royalty, and have circumvented what normally would be unfortunate situations for anyone else, to be in a position to meddle in other kingdom's affairs (for their, and our own good, of course). When the male romantic interest, whose family pretends to hate him, for some asinine reason which has to do with how clever they all are, strolls through the kingdom making everything perfect for absolutely everybody, I was struck by the desire to punch him in his handsome, smug, self-satisfied face.
The book continues in this vein. Everyone is so clever and smug and oh-so-perfect that the characters are never in actual danger, ever. Katya goes to save the bacon of the island kingdom which might as well be called Japan, accomplishes that in half a day, then goes sunbathing for a boyfriend, or so it feels like. It get so irritating that, half-way through the book, I wish the villain would just incinerate Katya, and the wolf would just eat what-ever-his name is, the male who doesn't ever seem necessary for more than cheap laughs.
The world Lackey builds is also somewhat lacking. It sounds interesting, but until the Tradition can become more interesting than a cookie cutter her characters can put aside or use for 'happy endings,' it will never live up to the world she's trying to build with the characters.
I wasn't as disappointed with this story as much as I could have been, because one, I was more irritated with it than disappointed, and two, the rest of the series has been so bland it lowered my expectations for this one. However, I was disappointed by it, because I have enjoyed much of what I've read of Lackey's books. This series is subpar, and this book in particular moreso than others.
 Not so good.... May 20, 2008
I usually love reading Ms. Lackey's books, but this one is deadly dull. It jumps around from subject to subject...there is gratuitous sex and violence. The premise of the story is good, but she let the story fall through the cracks. I was very disappointed since I have enjoyed the other FIVE HUNDRED KINGDOM books. I haven't been able to finish reading this book...it has taken me DAYS to get as far as I have. Usually I would devour a book like this in one sitting. Please, Ms. Lackey, go back to the fun and adventure and excitement of your first book in the series.
I am a fan of Mercedes Lackey....and she doesn't disappoint! May 12, 2008
This is the third book in her new series, The Five Hundred Kingdoms. I am a long time fan of her other books, especially the Valdemar books. This series is a fun and interesting twist to the fairy tales we grew up with. In "Fortune's Fool", Lackey manages to combine Russian, European and Japanese fairy tales without it seemly silly to do so. If you haven't read the previous books in the series, you won't feel lost, as they are all written with the ability to stand alone....but if you enjoyed the characters in the earlier books, they make cameo appearances (or are referred to).
I enjoy this book (and the series) because they are light-hearted fun reads. Now...if you are looking for dark and depressing fantasy...keep shopping. But...if you liked fairy tales as a kid, you will enjoy this book.
|
|
|
Site by: Troy Peterson | |
