**An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand** Β James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best
Enchantment: A Classic Fantasy with a Modern Twist
β Scribed by Orson Scott Card
- Book ID
- 110735360
- Publisher
- Random House Worlds
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 526 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780345484505
- ASIN
- B000FCK5P8
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In Enchantment, Orson Scott Card works his magic as never before, transforming the timeless story of Sleeping Beauty into an original fantasy brimming with romance and adventure.
The moment Ivan stumbled upon a clearing in the dense Carpathian forest, his life was forever changed. Atop a pedestal encircled by fallen leaves, the beautiful princess Katerina lay still as death. But beneath the foliage a malevolent presence stirred and sent the ten-year-old Ivan scrambling for the safety of Cousin Marek's farm.
Now, years later, Ivan is an American graduate student, engaged to be married. Yet he cannot forget that long-ago day in the forestβor convince himself it was merely a frightened boyβs fantasy. Compelled to return to his native land, Ivan finds the clearing just as he left it.
This time he does not run. This time he awakens the beauty with a kiss . . . and steps into a world that vanished a thousand years ago.
A rich tapestry of clashing worlds and cultures, Enchantment is a powerfully original novel of a love and destiny that transcend centuries . . . and the dark force that stalks them across the ages.
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