From a High Tower
core novel 2015 The Elemental Masters
Record
| First published | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (3,072 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 328 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756408985 |
| Internal chronology | 13 |
Synopsis
A reimagining of Rapunzel, From a High Tower follows Giselle, an Air Master who spent fourteen years confined to an isolated tower by her controlling mother before finally escaping into the wider world. Left with few practical skills for ordinary society, Giselle disguises herself as a boy and finds she has an unexpected talent for marksmanship, allowing her to earn a living by entering shooting competitions across the American West. Her hard-won independence is threatened by the possible return of a man who once assaulted her, forcing her to weigh how far she can trust the new life and companions she has built against the danger that her past, and her mother's magic, might still be able to reach her wherever she goes.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Elemental Masters
- Series: The Elemental Masters core; position 13 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 13 of 21: previous Blood Red (2014) · next A Study in Sable (2016)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/315218/from-a-high-tower-by-mercedes-lackey/
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