Elementary
core novel 2013 The Elemental Masters
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.78 (1,201 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 307 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756409593 |
| Internal chronology | 11 |
Synopsis
Elementary is a second anthology set in Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters world, inviting other authors to contribute new short stories exploring the series' fantasy version of turn-of-the-century London, where Fire, Water, Air, and Earth Masters practice magic loosely inspired by classic fairy tales. As with the earlier Elemental Magic anthology, the collection widens the setting beyond Lackey's own novel-length storylines, giving other writers room to develop minor characters, alternate locations, and standalone incidents consistent with the established magic system. The stories are not required to connect directly to the events of the mainline novels, offering readers additional entry points into the world's rules and history through shorter, self-contained narratives.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Elemental Masters
- Series: The Elemental Masters core; position 11 of 21 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Mercedes Lackey
Notes
- From the series record (The Elemental Masters): Loosely connected fairy-tale retellings unified by a shared elemental-magic system rather than a continuous cast.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Elemental Masters: position 11 of 21: previous Steadfast (2013) · next Blood Red (2014)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/315418/elementary-all-new-tales-of-the-elemental-masters-by-mercedes-lackey/
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