Elemental Masters books in order
Elemental Masters is a series of 17 books by Mercedes Lackey: 3,283 pages in the 9 with a known length, about 60 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 17
- books
- 3,283
- pages in 9 of them
- 60 hours
- to read those 9
- 121 days
- at 30 minutes a day
The Fire Rose 7.9 h 2 
The Serpent's Shadow 6.8 h 
Phoenix and Ashes 8.1 h 5 
The Wizard of London 6.8 h 6 
Reserved for the Cat 6.2 h 7 
Unnatural Issue 6.8 h 8 
Home From the Sea 5.7 h 
From a High Tower 6.1 h 
A Scandal in Battersea 5.8 h Bar height shows length.
The books
- 1
The Fire Rose 1995 7.9 h
Lackey's story of a young turn of the century female who is brought to the wilds of San Francisco to read books for a reclusive alchemist recreates the fable of the monster who…
- 2
The Serpent's Shadow 2001 6.8 h
Mercedes Lackey returns to form in The Serpent's Shadow, the fourth in her sequence of reimagined fairy tales.
- 3
The Gates of Sleep 2002 length not known
- 4
Phoenix and Ashes 2004 8.1 h
In this dark and atmospheric rendition of the Cinderella fairy tale, an intelligent young Englishwoman is made into a virtual slave by her evil stepmother.
- 5
The Wizard of London 2005 6.8 h
Isabelle Benson has learned that an Elemental Master is behind the attempts on her students' lives-and the would-be murderer is someone very close to her former flame, "The Wizard…
- 6
Reserved for the Cat 2007 6.2 h
Based loosely on the tale of Puss in Boots, Reserved for the Cat takes place in 1910 in an alternate London.
- 7
Unnatural Issue 2011 6.8 h
Richard Whitestone is an Elemental Earth Master.
- 8
Home From the Sea 2012 5.7 h
Mari Prothero turns sixteen, and learns the family fishing luck depends on each generation marrying a sea-dweller, but she demands her choice of suitors and a teacher from the sea…
- 9
Steadfast 2013 length not known
- 10
Blood Red 2014 length not known
- 11
From a High Tower 2015 6.1 h
"From a High Tower is newest adventure in Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series, featuring a retelling of Rapunzel's not-so-happily-ever-after ending" -- Reimagines the story…
- 12
A study in sable 2016 length not known
- 13
A Scandal in Battersea 2017 5.8 h
While enjoying the Christmas season, Nan and Sarah, along with Dr. Watson and his wife Mary, are called to investigate when missing women reappear and their experiences while gone…
- 14
The Bartered Brides 2018 length not known
- 15
The Case of the Spellbound Child 2019 length not known
- 16
Jolene 2020 length not known
- 17
The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley 2022 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, The Fire Rose | about 52 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, The Serpent's Shadow | about 45 hours left, not counting 8 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, The Gates of Sleep | about 45 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, Phoenix and Ashes | about 37 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Wizard of London | about 31 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, Reserved for the Cat | about 24 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, Unnatural Issue | about 18 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 8, Home From the Sea | about 12 hours left, not counting 7 books of unknown length |
| After book 9, Steadfast | about 12 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, Blood Red | about 12 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 11, From a High Tower | about 6 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length |
| After book 12, A study in sable | about 6 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 60 hours 11 minutes
9 of 17 books, 3,283 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
121 days (about 18 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.