The Wizard of London
core novel 2005 The Elemental Masters
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.85 (7,701 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 377 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780756401740 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Sarah Jane Lyon-White enrolls at a London boarding school catering to children with unusual, sometimes dangerous magical gifts, where the staff work to train and protect students whose abilities set them apart. When Sarah's true power as a spirit medium begins to fully manifest, it attracts the attention of a formidable and malevolent Elemental Master operating in London's occult underworld, putting her and the school in danger. Sarah's mentor, aware the threat exceeds what the school alone can handle, is forced to seek help from a powerful figure from her own past. As the threat closes in, Sarah must learn to control her mediumship quickly, even as the adults around her navigate old history and uneasy alliances to keep her safe.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Elemental Masters
- Series: The Elemental Masters core; position 5 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 5 of 21: previous Phoenix and Ashes (2004) · next Reserved For the Cat (2007)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/288344/the-wizard-of-london-by-mercedes-lackey/
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