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The King of Elfland’s Daughter
- Author
- Lord Dunsany
- Narrator
- Malk Williams
- Publish Date
- 14 August 2021
- Run Time
- 7 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A beautiful, whimsical, and powerful tale, Lord Dunsany’s poetic use of language captures the strangeness and mystery of fairy tale magic and reminds us that not all fantasy epics have to culminate in a pitched battle between good and evil.
Praised by writers as diverse as Neil Gaiman, Arthur C. Clarke, and H. P. Lovecraft, The King of Elfland’s Daughter stands alongside the works of Tolkien and C. S. Lewis as one of the cornerstones of twentieth-century fantasy literature.
Sent forth on a quest to bring magic to the Vale of Erl, the young lord Alveric obtains a sword of thunderbolt iron, and crosses the twilight border into Elfland, returning with the beautiful Princess Lirazel as his bride.
But, for two people from different worlds, however much in love, happiness is not guaranteed, and in the fields we know, where all things are subject to the remorseless march of time, nothing truly lives happily ever after …
Critics Review
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“The novel’s unique journeys and events are matched by Dunsany’s rich and lyrical prose and by his contagious intoxication with the magic and marvels of both Elfland and our own world.”
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Details
- Author
- Lord Dunsany
- Narrator
- Malk Williams
- Duration
- 7 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 August 2021
- ISBN
- 9798200701469
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Classic fiction
Synopsis
A beautiful, whimsical, and powerful tale, Lord Dunsany’s poetic use of language captures the strangeness and mystery of fairy tale magic and reminds us that not all fantasy epics have to culminate in a pitched battle between good and evil.Praised by writers as diverse as Neil Gaiman, Arthur C. Clarke, and H. P. Lovecraft, The King of Elfland’s Daughter stands alongside the works of Tolkien and C. S. Lewis as one of the cornerstones of twentieth-century fantasy literature.Sent forth on a quest to bring magic to the Vale of Erl, the young lord Alveric obtains a sword of thunderbolt iron, and crosses the twilight border into Elfland, returning with the beautiful Princess Lirazel as his bride.But, for two people from different worlds, however much in love, happiness is not guaranteed, and in the fields we know, where all things are subject to the remorseless march of time, nothing truly lives happily ever after …
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