This book won a christy award for a firsttime novel. Anne elisabeth stengl audio books, best sellers, author. Dec 28, 2010 heartless tales of goldstone wood, by anne elisabeth stengl, is a random read pulled off the christian book shelf. Anne elisabeth stengl makes her home in raleigh, north carolina, where she lives with her husband, rohan, a passel of cats, and one.
She is married to the handsome man she met at fencing class and lives with him, a gaggle of cats, and one longsuffering dog in nc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In fact, i was surprised that this book wasnt swept up by the media in the way of twilight. When shes not writing, she enjoys shakespeare, opera, and tea, and studies piano, painting, an. I dont often read fantasy allegory, but my goodness, anne elisabeth stengl can write it with twists like few others. Heartless ebook by anne elisabeth stengl 9781441212016. This acclaimed book by anne stengl is available at in several formats for your ereader. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Usa today called the series epically driven high fantasy. Prince aethelbald, the twelveyear market, and all the other fun surprises the author wove in were a delight to read. When shes not writing, she enjoys shakespeare, opera, and tea, and studies piano, painting, and pastry baking. Today we have awardwinning fantasy author anne elisabeth stengl with us.
Ive heard nothing but praise for years, and when i finally laid my paws on a copy, i couldnt wait to get started. Heartless by anne elisabeth stengl overdrive rakuten. Her books heartless and veiled rose both won christy awards, and starflower was nominated in 20. It was a challenging, grappling kind of story that i had to force myself to finish. Her novel starflower was awarded the 20 clive staples award, and her. Anne elisabeth stengl anne elisabeth is the awardwinning author of the tales of goldstone wood, a series of fantasy adventure novels told in the classic fairy tale style. Una, however, finds aethalbald stodgy and boring and refuses his offer. Free download or read online heartless pdf epub book. So far, i have read the first book, heartless, and i am glad i did so, because it is really good. She is married to the handsome man she met at fencing class and lives with him, a.
She dreams of a handsome and charming prince, but when the first suitor arrives, she finds him. I just read a book that i couldnt wait to share with everyone. He declares his love for princess una and proposes marriage to her. Buy a cheap copy of heartless book by anne elisabeth stengl. I had seen the tales of goldstone wood series, by anne elisabeth stengl, online before, but hadnt been much interested. She studied illustration at grace college and english literature at campbell university. Soon the dragon king himself is in parumvir, and una, in giving her heart away unwisely, finds herself in grave danger. See all books authored by anne elisabeth stengl, including heartless, and moonblood, and more on. Get heartless tales of goldstone wood 1 anne elisabeth stengl pdf file. Her novel starflower was awarded the 20 clive staples award, and her novels heartless. Once upon a summertime by melody carlson when calls the heart by janette oke a love like ours by becky wade carrie and bandit by vicki watson. Anne elisabeth stengl is the author of the tales of goldstone wood, a series of fantasy adventure novels told in the classic fairy tale.
Heartless by anne elisabeth stengl 2010, paperback at the best online. Heartless tales of goldstone wood, by anne elisabeth stengl, is a fantasy book, with swords, magic, and dragons. Anne elisabeth stengl audio books, best sellers, author bio. The cover copy made the story sound slightly cheesy, and bethany house is known more for historicals and romance than for fantasy. Then an author friend recommended the series, so i decided to pick them up. The main characters of this fantasy, fantasy story are. I love, love, loved the faerie world, and all the beautiful, otherworldly characters and themes. Aethalbald, prince of the mysterious kingdom of farthestshore, arrives in parumvir at the head of an unforgettable band of faeries from the far world. Ill admit, i was quite shocked to find a new, wellwritten christian fantasy.
About the author anne elisabeth stengl makes her home in raleigh, north carolina, where she lives with her husband, rohan, a passel of cats, and one longsuffering dog. Buy the paperback book heartless by anne elisabeth stengl at indigo. I love discussing things with you, and id be especially interested to get your thoughts on this. Plus, free twoday shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. I havent read the other winners, and im not sure if a fantasy novel has won this particular christy award previously, but the award was well deserved. Heartless tales of goldstone wood, book 1 by anne elisabeth stengl. Her books heartless and veiled rose both won christy awards, and. Only those courageous enough to risk everything have a hope of fighting off this advancing evil.
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Heartless has fairytale characters and motifs galore strange. Prince aethelbald from the mysterious land of farthestshore has traveled far to prove his love. Heartless, by anne elisabeth stengl, started slowly. Heartless tales of goldstone wood, by anne elisabeth stengl, is a random read pulled off the christian book shelf. She studied illustration at grace college and english literature at campbell. Heartless by anne elisabeth stengl 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Heartless by anne elisabeth stengl the sugar queen by sarah addison allen the outcast by sadie jones wondrous strange by lesley livingston. The book is about a princess named una, who has a bunch of suitors. It won the christy award for best first novel in 2011. See here for my musings on why sword and sorcery fiction is popular. Anne makes her home in north carolina, where she lives with her husband, rohan, a kindle of kitties, and one longsuffering dog. Stengl is known for her use of thirdperson omniscient narrative and nonchronological series progression.
Goldstone wood fan art contest, 20 anne elisabeth stengl. Interview with anne elisabeth stengl enclave publishing. Heartless, book one in tales of goldstone wood, started out like a fairytale with two children playing by the woods, and then jumps ahead a couple years. Get heartless tales of goldstone wood 1 anne elisabeth stengl pdf file for free from our online library. Another aspect of heartless i enjoyed was the world it was set in. Princess una of parumvir has come of age and will soon be married. It did take me a few chapters to get used to the rather unusual and complex. Anne elisabeth stengl makes her home in drakenheath with her handsome husband, beautiful baby daughter, and an evergrowing collection of rescue dogs and cats. I was enraptured throughout the whole story, poking my head out of the book everyonce and a while to gaze about the bookstore wondering how much time had passed, just to dive right back in. Heartless tales of goldstone wood series plugged in. Heartless by anne elisabeth stengl books for christian.
Aug 31, 2011 i just read a book that i couldnt wait to share with everyone. Mar 21, 20 anne elisabeth stengl anne elisabeth is the awardwinning author of the tales of goldstone wood, a series of fantasy adventure novels told in the classic fairy tale style. It is also the first book in the tales of goldstone wood series. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Before i read this book i knew three things about it. Our hearts are filthy, dirty, wicked, and heartless does a great job of forcing the reader to acknowledge that in a very unobtrusive way. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. Anne elisabeth stengl books list of books by author anne.
Heartless, book by anne elisabeth stengl paperback. She dreams of a handsome and charming prince, but when the first suitor arrives, she finds him stodgy and boring. Jan 27, 2017 anne elisabeth stengl anne elisabeth is the awardwinning author of the tales of goldstone wood, a series of fantasy adventure novels told in the classic fairy tale style. Jul 24, 2015 heartless, by anne elisabeth stengl this week i finished my first foray into the tales of goldstone woods. We are introduced to princess una, her brother prince felix, and the kingdom of parumvir. If there is one thing in which i hold complete confidence, it is the. Save this book to read heartless tales of goldstone wood 1 anne elisabeth stengl pdf ebook at our online library. Anne elisabeth stengl makes her home in raleigh, north carolina, where she enjoys her profession as an art teacher, giving private lessons from her personal studio, and teaching group classes at the apex learning center. The first edition of the novel was published in july 1st 2010, and was written by anne elisabeth stengl. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint. Heartless tales of goldstone wood stengl, anne elisabeth on. Anne elisabeth stengl makes her home in raleigh, north carolina, where she lives with her husband, rohan, a passel of cats, and one longsuffering dog.
Tagged action and adventure, anne elisabeth stengl, anne. The kingdoms princess una is courted by prince aethelbald of. Nov 10, 2010 heartless, book one in tales of goldstone wood, started out like a fairytale with two children playing by the woods, and then jumps ahead a couple years. Anne elisabeth stengl is the christy awardwinning author of the fantasy series tales of goldstone wood, published by bethany house publishers. Heartless by anne elisabeth stengl about this book. When shes not writing, she enjoys shakespeare, opera, and tea, and practices piano, painting, and pastry baking.