Book 117: Home From the Sea by Mercedes Lackey
Book 117: Home From the Sea (Elemental Masters #8).
Author: Mercedes Lackey, 2012.
Genre: Historical Fantasy. Re-told Fairy Tale.
Other Details: ebook. 400 pages. Unabridged Audiobook (12 hrs, 14 mins). Read by Kate Reading.
This story combines East of the Sun and West of the Moon, as well as Tam Lin, with the Selkie of Sul Skerry. We'll see Nan and Sarah (from Wizard of London) as adults, coming into their own--and Grey and Neville, of course!" - synopsis from author's website.
The main character of this instalment is Mari Prothero, who lives with her father, Daffyd, in a tiny fishing village on the coast of Wales. Daffyd is a fisherman, who calm or storm, always returns with a full catch. On her 18th birthday Mari learns the reason for her father's luck and of the bargain made by the Prothero family with the Selkies. Meanwhile in London Nan and Sarah are despatched to Wales to investigate the presence of a new Water Mage.
I read this alongside the audio edition as I have the rest of the series. I have always had a soft spot for stories with a sea theme and certainly enjoyed this tale that wove together elements of a variety of original sources. I was pleased with the return of Sarah and Nan, now as adults, along with Puck.
Also, I was delighted when the girls mentioned meeting an amazing woman with a parasol while in Egypt, which was clearly a tip of the hat to Amelia Peabody Emerson.
Cross-posted to 50bookchallenge.