The black swan by mercedes lackey7/3/2023 ![]() No rank of women are immune to the punishment, peasants and princesses are all transformed. ![]() There they will spend the rest of their lives repenting their sins, living as swans during the day and only becoming women by the light of the moon. ![]() Using the form of an owl, he hunts them down and captures them, removing them to his estate. The Baron, (who was obviously been betrayed by a woman at some point) has made it his life’s mission to seek out women who have betrayed the men in their lives in some way. The Baron uses Odile to care for the needs and safety of the Swan Maidens when he is not around, which is quite often. She lives for the moment that he will be proud of her accomplishments in magic. Odile, the sorceress daughter of the powerful magician, Baron von Rothbart, has been under her father’s influence for the whole of her life. It was only in the last third of the story that I could get over my distaste of most of the characters and sympathize with any of their difficulties. While fairy tales engage the reader from the start, for this one I felt as though I’d missed the boat somewhere along the way. It is presented in almost a fairy tale manner (considering it is based on the story the ballet Swan Lake itself was based on, that’s not surprising). I’ve read most of her work and enjoyed it immensely, except for this book. Mercedes Lackey is one of my favorite authors. ![]()
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