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Golden Daughter #2
The Perilous Gate
When Lady Hariawan insists that her small traveling band take in a wounded stranger rescued from slavers, Sairu knows no good can come from it. Commanded to tend the stranger’s wounds and bring him back from the brink of death, she finds her attentions uncomfortably divided.
The situation grows dire when Lady Hariawan travels into the Realm of Dreams, far beyond Sairu’s protective reach. How can she guard her mistress from the perils of that world which she herself cannot see or touch?
Discovering that the rescued slave is himself a Dream Walker, Sairu sees an opportunity to extend her protective circle around Lady Hariawan. But will Jovann prove a help or a hindrance as he falls ever more deeply under the spell of the beautiful temple lady?
The situation grows dire when Lady Hariawan travels into the Realm of Dreams, far beyond Sairu’s protective reach. How can she guard her mistress from the perils of that world which she herself cannot see or touch?
Discovering that the rescued slave is himself a Dream Walker, Sairu sees an opportunity to extend her protective circle around Lady Hariawan. But will Jovann prove a help or a hindrance as he falls ever more deeply under the spell of the beautiful temple lady?
202 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 12, 2016
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Anne Elisabeth Stengl
20 books806 followersAnne Elisabeth Stengl makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she lives with her husband, Rohan, a passel of cats, and one long-suffering dog. When she's not writing, she enjoys Shakespeare, opera, and tea, and studies piano, painting, and pastry baking. She studied illustration at Grace College and English literature at Campbell University. She is the author of the TALES OF GOLDSTONE WOOD, which currently includes seven novels and two novellas, with plenty more works due to release over the next few years. Her novels HEARTLESS, VEILED ROSE, and DRAGONWITCH have each been honored with a Christy Award, and STARFLOWER was voted winner of the 2013 Clive Staples Award.
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May 8, 2018
Most of the time as I am reading these stories I feel lost. I got the "Christian" theme in this one, but still have trouble figuring out the Dara (which I understand are stars as well as unicorns when they are on earth) and the sun and moon being alive. A little bit too out there for me, even for a fantasy.
This is predominately a good versus evil story which takes place in two worlds, the mortal world and the dream world. At least two of our characters are dream walkers - they leave their mortal bodies and walk in the dream world. There is evil and good in the dream world.
It seems that no one knows of the ultimate God in the mortal world and everyone is worshiping the Sun and the Moon god and goddess (Anwar and Hulan); but we learn of the God of all (I can't remember what He is called) when Javan and Umeer's Daughter pass through Hulan's Gate in the dream world and meet the Dara who takes them to talk to Hulan, who gives Javan a task of telling the world of this God; which once Javan is back in the mortal world he seems to forget right away!
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series even though I'm not sure where I am half the time as I am reading and I keep waiting for that Christian theme to show up - but I am on the edge of my seat most of the time.
This is predominately a good versus evil story which takes place in two worlds, the mortal world and the dream world. At least two of our characters are dream walkers - they leave their mortal bodies and walk in the dream world. There is evil and good in the dream world.
It seems that no one knows of the ultimate God in the mortal world and everyone is worshiping the Sun and the Moon god and goddess (Anwar and Hulan); but we learn of the God of all (I can't remember what He is called) when Javan and Umeer's Daughter pass through Hulan's Gate in the dream world and meet the Dara who takes them to talk to Hulan, who gives Javan a task of telling the world of this God; which once Javan is back in the mortal world he seems to forget right away!
I'm looking forward to the next book in the series even though I'm not sure where I am half the time as I am reading and I keep waiting for that Christian theme to show up - but I am on the edge of my seat most of the time.
June 28, 2018
Wow...part 2 was no less exciting than part 1. Cliff-hanger due to this being a 4 part book. Can't wait to get the next part!!
January 7, 2019
Of Love and Loyalty...
Things are not at all what they seem and loyalties call into question loves truth. An exciting installment of the Golden Daughter Series. I must know how it ends. Another excellently written story and a truly great read!
Things are not at all what they seem and loyalties call into question loves truth. An exciting installment of the Golden Daughter Series. I must know how it ends. Another excellently written story and a truly great read!
August 25, 2017
Loved this story! Please see my review of all four volumes under The Crouching Shadow.
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