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Mercedes Lackey reimagines the familiar Beauty and the Beast myth in a setting near San Francisco at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A young woman, struggling with poverty, is brought to the wilds of the city to serve a reclusive alchemist. There she meets a formidable magician who, though powerful, is cursed by a werewolf spell. Her growing affection for him forces her to confront the strain between desire and duty—a classic tale of love overcoming a monstrous barrier. The novel blends elements of fantasy, alchemy, and the urban mystique of early‑20th‑century California.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Mercedes Lackey
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