Elemental Masters is a fantasy series by American writer Mercedes Lackey, taking place on an alternate Earth where magic exists. The series largely focuses on Elemental Masters, people who have magical control over air, water, fire, or earth. Each elemental master has power over elementals, as well. Each book in the series is loosely based on a fairy tale. Books The Fire Rose (1995, ), based on Beauty and the Beast The Serpent's Shadow (2001, ), based on Snow White The Gates of Sleep (2002, ), based on Sleeping Beauty Phoenix And Ashes (2004, ), based on Cinderella The Wizard of London (October 2005, ), based on The Snow Queen Reserved for the Cat (October 2007, ), based on Puss in Boots Unnatural Issue (June 2011, ), based on Donkeyskin or similar tale Home From the Sea (June 2012, ), based on East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Tam Lin, and The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry Steadfast (June 2013, ), based on the Steadfast Tin Soldier Blood Red (June 2014, ), based on Red Riding Hood From a High Tower (June 2015, ), based on Rapunzel A Study in Sable (June 2016, ), featuring Sherlock Holmes and based on The Twa Sisters A Scandal in Battersea (October 2017, ), featuring Sherlock Holmes and based on the Pied Piper of Hamelin The Bartered Brides (October 2018, ), featuring Sherlock Holmes and based on Bluebeard The Case of the Spellbound Child (December 2019, ), featuring John Watson from Sherlock Holmes and based on Hansel and Gretel Jolene (December 2020, ), based on "Jolene" The Silver Bullets of Annie Oakley (January 2022, ISBN 9780756412180) Baen Books published The Fire Rose before the series was established as such. DAW Books published the remaining titles, inaugurating the "Elemental Masters" moniker and numeration. Hence Serpent's Shadow is the first numbered title in the series. In addition to the main books, two anthologies (Elemental Magic released in December 2012, and Elementary released in December 2013) have been published, containing works by various fantasy and science fiction authors set in the Elemental Masters universe. World The setting of the "Elemental Masters" is an alternative Earth during the early 1900s. The main and perhaps sole difference between this world and our reality is that magic exists, controlled by those who have mastery over the four classical elements (fire, air, water, earth). The majority of the