And Less Than Kind, Mercedes Lackey
And Less Than Kind, Mercedes Lackey
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And Less Than Kind

Author: Mercedes Lackey, Roberta Gellis

Narrator: Jill Tanner

Unabridged: 28 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2020


Synopsis

When it became certain that Edward VI was dying, the duke of Northumberland, who had been ruling England in his name, made a plan that would let him hold onto his power. He dared not let Mary
come to the throne because she was fiercely Catholic and he had espoused the Protestant cause. He did not want Elizabeth to rule because he knew her imperious nature would never defer to him.
But there was more than one puppet master at work: The evil elflord Vidal Dhu had no intention of losing the flood of power the misery of Mary's reign would bring the Dark Court, and intervened
so that Mary was proclaimed queen.
Urged by her Chancellor and the Imperial ambassador to order Elizabeth's death, Mary chose a different path to insure that Elizabeth would never reign. She must marry and bear a child to be
the Catholic heir. Vidal Dhu, replete with power from the pain and terror of Mary's burning of heretics, agreed with Mary. Vidal Dhu had very special plans for that child. And since Oberon and Titania
had disappeared, there now was no one except the double pair of twins to stand between the mortals of England and the rule of Evil.

About Mercedes Lackey

Mercedes Lackey is a full-time writer and has published numerous novels and works of short fiction, including the bestselling Heralds Of Valdemar series. She is also a professional lyricist and a licensed wild bird rehabilitator. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, artist Larry Dixon, and their flock of parrots.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Joy on April 10, 2022

I wasn't going to stop till I finished this one: 4:07 AM, to be exact. Let me recommend this series enthusiastically to anyone who likes historical fantasy. Young King Edward is dying, but it is treason to say so. His sisters Mary and Elizabeth, heirs by law, can do nothing but wait. His Protector, t......more

Goodreads review by Edward on April 21, 2010

And so it ends, for now! I could certainly enjoy more books in this series, though I've addled my brains a bit reading these, but I don't know whether more are planned. There's no cliffhanger at the end of this one, and so it could go either way. These novels--they're really just one long novel--att......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on June 23, 2008

This is the fourth book in the Scepter'd Isle series, and while you don't need to have read the first three, it does help give you an overview of the characters. One nice thing is that this story is about Queen Elizabeth, and with the plethora of books and movies about her that have come out in the......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on September 05, 2010

Fascinating to try and reconcile this fictional history with what I remember of the nonfictional one... This series was excellent. I'd love to see Gellis and Lackey twist on other periods of history.........more

Goodreads review by Mariana on March 01, 2009

A fun read mixing faeries with Queen Elizabeth I.......more