Eleganta: A novel of Fairykind [Kindle Edition]

Denny Swartzlander (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Motherhood is easy for no one, but especially not for Ethywyne Eleganta. Eleganta tells the story of fairies off the coast of Dark Age England. For the first time in long time, a new fairy is born. But this young one's life is threatened off the bat, and her mother must travel long and far to keep her daughter alive. Eleganta is a fun fantasy and a treat for fairy-lovers everywhere. --The Midwest Book Review

Product Description

On a hidden isle in the seas near dark age England, a young fairy named Ethywyne Eleganta secretly gives birth to the first youngling in fourteen years. She and her child become the hunted prize of the wicked troll general Sunderin. Ethywyne must make the perilous journey across the Fairy Realms, to get her child to the Fairy Queen, the only one who can protect her from the shadow that seeks to destroy all of Fairykind.

Her experience takes her from a humble life of gardening and craft-making to the center of an adventure that grows to involve fickle goblins, giant ogres, magic fairy dust, thieving pixies, an enchanted hedge maze, and even Vikings of the Norse lands who happen upon the isle in their plundering voyages.

This book is intended for a young adult audience, aged 12 and up. However, anyone who treasures fantasy and imagination will wildly enjoy this novel.

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 594 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001OW608E
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,514 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Fantasy Read!, January 14, 2010

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LunaMoth (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Eleganta: A novel of Fairykind (Kindle Edition)

Eleganta follows the journey of Ethywyne Eleganta, a fairy who is the only one to have seeded a youngling in fourteen years. A darkness however wants her youngling, Lirratywne (Lira for short). When the dark ones and trolls, led by the General Sunderin descend upon her peaceful home of Bila Eutay it is up to Ethywyne and her guardian Weiyna to take Lira to the Queens Castle saftely.

Alright I will be completely honest, I only got this book on my kindle because it was one dollar. However, after reading Eleganta, I would have gladly paid more!
Eleganta may start off happy, but it quickly becomes a race for survival. The trolls are dead set on destroying the Fairy realms, led by the horrible Sunderin and the Dark Ones. Ethywyne starts off very pure, and well.. ends that way also but during her journey she grows, she gets stronger, braver, and I appreciate a heroine that is not a whiney brat and when the time comes, acts.
There are alot of neat places in Eleganta, I loved the descriptions, it was informative but it did not bore you with mundane details of every rock and tree. On Ethywynes journey she will travel to places such as the shineing, silvery, Sparkling Woods, the Pixie Glades and the muddy swamps that lie before the glades.
There are many who would help Ethywyne as well, besides Weiyna you will meet the actor Feolyn, the father of Aurellia Julay, the guardians of Aurellia Ayson and Rae and many more. Nymphs, Goblins, Fairy Eaters and grogs are a few of the mystical creatures presented to you as well.
Eleganta is said to be a young adults novel, and while true, anyone who enjoys fantasy will love this book. There is no sexual content, no swearing, the bloodshed is kept to a minimum (there are no decapitated heads or severed body parts!) The writing is fluid, clean and understandable. The emotions are conveyed beautifully and not overdone. This was truely a great read and I can only hope the next book in the Eleganta series comes out soon!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Journey into the Fantastical, February 15, 2010

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Monique Hernandez "film cricket" (MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eleganta: A novel of Fairykind (Paperback)

What a great read! The imagery is just wonderful, the characters are likeable, and the heroine is one worth cheering for. The book is very hard to put down and easy to get into. If you like fantasy then you will like this book. It's definitely not just for the tweens. Anticipating the next installment!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely enjoyable book!, February 22, 2010

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A. M. Brown - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eleganta: A novel of Fairykind (Kindle Edition)

We downloaded a sample of Eleganta to see if we would like to give it a shot and just that small sample pulled us in. (we have several kindles on one account) All of us enjoyed this book VERY much and look forward to reading any future books by the author. You get pulled in as soon as you start reading and can't put it down until the very end. It is definitely worth buying and checking it out!!

Thanks for such a wonderful and entertaining novel!