Wonderfultales from the Land of the Seven Kingdoms
by George William Van Sise
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Pub Date 29 Oct 2010 | Archive Date 23 Sep 2020
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Description
Thrilling, intelligent, make-believe, for all ages!
The entire world loves folk tales, fairy tales and the stories handed down from earlier generations. Now delight in twenty tales you have never read before. Fateful decisions, evil promises, dangerous secrets, and daring rescues, along with brave girls and boys, await you when you step into The Land of the Seven Kingdoms.
Guided by your storyteller host, Mijel the Tellara, you can journey, or Travelon as we call it in Merrinwold, into The Land of the Seven Kingdoms anywhere, anytime! You will experience wondrous transformations, evil creatures, and binding friendships; there is lasting love, frightful dangers, and more.
Wonderfultales from the Land of the Seven Kingdoms, like classic tales from the past continues the telling of stories of wonder and amazement, and is certain to be the new standard in classic entertainment for all ages. Welcome!
Advance Praise
"Well written children's tales and fables, with a hint of Middle Earth. The storyteller weaves a very charming world!
This book is the kind of compilation of short stories that you always wanted to have read to you as a child. They show humanities flaws, their wonders and triumphs. All with basic morals attatched.
Each one is well concieved and fully realized.
If you enjoy fantasy in the stylings of aesops fables with a completely original world, this is highly recommended.
High praises the Mr Van Sise for wonderful tales.
This book is creative and interesting. I have found that the stories have relaxed me after a stressful day at work. The book has made me realize that all I have been reading are bad news stories on the internet and in the newsapapers and reading stories like the ones in this book are refreshing and enjoyable. It is very good collection of tales. I recommend it highly.
I LOVED this book! My favorite tale was The Heart of The Ice King. The entire book is extremely well written and had so much detail I literally felt like I was right there. I have recommended this book to at least 100 people already!
The Wonderfultales truly live up to the title. The stories within this collection are entertaining and, best of all, completely original. While the stories will read like any of our favorite childhood classics, you will not find any cliches or over-done stories here. The characters and plots are fresh and exciting, yet the heart of the stories, the morals that speak to and touch us as readers, are familiar. I would highly recommend this book to anybody looking for a fresh new set of fairy tales that will leave them with the same, warm, familiar feeling.
These are indeed wonderful tales ... they seem familiar, and yet they are utterly new. Inventive, funny, moving ... van Sise creates a fascinating parallel mirror world with reflections both of classic fairytale worlds, and of the real world as we know it. Don't miss this one."
Featured Reviews
Perry S, Educator
This is a very easy read with great flow. I like how it starts with a narrator. It draws in as if someone is actually telling you the story. The stories themselves are not bad. They are interesting, and enjoyable to read.
The stories do not follow the traditional fairy tail style. However, I do like the modern style. This would be a great book for children, and teens, to read, since it is about the fifth to seventh grade reading level. However, it is written in a way that even adults would enjoy them.
Overall, a good book.
Diana (Lucretia) S, Reviewer
I love fairytales! Often when you grab a collection of fairytales you get a ton of derivative stories, not here. Here you will find a collection of brilliantly imaginative and original tales perfect for readers of all ages. The stories have heart and moral, while still being full of wonder and adventure that will hold the attention of younger readers. They are a great length for reading in one sitting, though I have to admit I read through them very fast. I was totally sucked into the world.
Recommended for young and young at heart readers.
Lisa J, Reviewer
I’m not usually a fan of short stories but I have been trying to widen my reading pool recently and this was a great start.
It’s a series of 20 short stories/Fables set in a fantasy world and although they are written for a younger audience I really enjoyed them (37 year old *waves*)
The book is told as though narrated and this was a style I enjoyed, although the stories are short they are well told and easily understood.
Overall a good read which can be shared between the whole family.
Susan M, Reviewer
Wonderful short stories that are given a short introduction to each. The stories are more than fairy tales even though many have the element of fantasy. There are heroes and heroines, evil creatures and more. Many of the stories are about right and wrong. The stories are amazing. One of my favorite stories was about a sparrow and a farmer. These short stories will be enjoyed by all who’re read them!
Linda S, Reviewer
1-9 i loved reading this book, 21 short fairytales, it’s fun and exciting.
But if there would have been illustrations in the book, it would have been an amazing and awesome experience. That’s what I missed.
Account D, Reviewer
this was a really good fairy tale book, the characters were great and it had what I was looking for in this type of plot.
catherine h, Reviewer
There is still a kid inside me and it loves fairy tales of all kinds. I found this book irresistible! I enjoy a good read with make believe and great characters. This book should delight kids 10-100! The stories are just the right size to read in a sitting, if pressed for time, or reading from start to finish in a few hours (but I like to savor these kind!) The world building is wonderful and I enjoyed the characters. The stories themselves are interesting and well-written. I loved the narrator, very knowledgeable and personable- drew one right in to the tales!
Educator 689461
Lovers of traditional fairy tales will enjoy this book. Each story follows on in a narrative style which is engaging and a little quirky. I loved that the stories were short enough to read in a single session and were full of the richness you'd expect from a traditional fairy tale with princesses, dragons, baddies, goodies and the expected moral to the story. Great to share in a huge range of settings from family to schools. A nice change from well known with enough familiarity for even the little ones to recognise. Thoroughly recommended.
Kathleen R, Reviewer
This is another entertaining delightful tale of tells
Told by a bard. Glimpses of the old world that man destroyed through greed & war stick up like barbs in the ew world tales of wonder & strife. Each tale is short enough to digest quickly if reading between getting other things accomplished. Fromm hard sacrifices like the Queen of the Wolves to outwitting evil to magic. It has al the ingredients of the old fables as every story has uplifting moral compass nudges, so stories that teach kids how to maybe be better people. I like the way the tales progress further through the ages of the peoples if you catch it.
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