The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart by Elizabeth H. Boyer

She was last reported living near Atlanta on a farm, and no longer writing.Īs an early contributor to the mass-market fantasy genre, Boyer's fate is similar to her contemporary Niel Hancock in that her books required the reader to be interested in a specialized area of study, in this case, Norse mythology, in order to fully appreciate the books, and thus she did not find the sort of wide acceptance which would have given her a more prominent place as a pioneer in the genre. Boyer's early books are dominated by the theme of the heroic quest.īoyer attended Brigham Young University where she studied English literature and Scandinavian mythology. : The Thrall and the Dragons Heart: 9780345314451: Boyer, Elizabeth: Libros. The Elemental HeartAlexandra A Romanczuk, The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in. Boyer tended to follow the Norse versions of these story elements closely without much deviation. Behind the Door of Delusion: By Inmate Ward 8James H. Her stories are characterized by light and dark elves, dwarves, trolls, sorcerers, ley lines, burial mounds, wizards, and so forth. The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart- Braktries to help the cursed Alfar girl Ingvold, and keep her magical Dragon's Heart from falling into the hands of the witch-queen Hjordisand the necromancer Myrkjartan. While Norse mythology has been an influence on the fantasy genre, and many authors such as Tolkien and Lewis were influenced by these myths, Boyer's books followed them much more closely. Her stories were deeply influenced by Norse mythology, and are set in a fantasy world whose climate and geography resembles that of the Scandinavia of Norse myths. Elizabeth Boyer is an American fantasy author who produced a number of books in the 1980s and early 1990s. The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart Boyer, Elizabeth Published by Del Rey (June 12, 1983)(1983) ISBN 10: 034531445XISBN 13: 9780345314451 NewSoftcover Quantity: 1 Seller: Big Bills Books (Austin, TX, U.S.A.

The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart by Elizabeth H. Boyer