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Die Tränen der Einhörner #1
Temptation
The angel Caylen is entrusted with guiding Eliya back on the path of light, but when his assignment is terminated she takes her life in despair.
He cannot bear losing his charge, and desperately searches for a way to bring her back to life. That is when he stumbles upon the Holy Grail, which seems to show its amazing powers in combination with unicorn blood.
Because of her gift for foreseeing the future, Miriel, the sister of Caylen, is sent to bring back the Grail which has been stolen by him.
Sirion, a mage, is helping her with her task.
An adventurous and dangerous journey begins, because there is much more at stake than at first seemed …
He cannot bear losing his charge, and desperately searches for a way to bring her back to life. That is when he stumbles upon the Holy Grail, which seems to show its amazing powers in combination with unicorn blood.
Because of her gift for foreseeing the future, Miriel, the sister of Caylen, is sent to bring back the Grail which has been stolen by him.
Sirion, a mage, is helping her with her task.
An adventurous and dangerous journey begins, because there is much more at stake than at first seemed …
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 6, 2013
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About the author
Stephanie Rose
8 books50 followers- ENGLISH -
Equipped with a lively imagination and always fascinated by myths and fantastic stories, I began to write poetry and short stories during education.
The first ideas for my Fantasy trilogy "The Tears of the Unicorns" came to me at the spur of the moment during a little project - a role play - I did with my best friend. It was a love story between the elements of Water and Fire. This story finally inspired me to pick up the idea of elemental magic and create a mystic new world.
In addition to writing, I am following my second major hobby - collecting Mangas - with great enthusiasm. I also draw in this style. My artistic talent was given to me by my father, a master goldsmith and successful painter of expressionistic paintings :)
I specialize in drawings that represent light, peace and serenity and my fascination with magical beings also provides me with ideas for my drawings.
Professionally, I have also dedicated myself to the artistic sector. After school education I founded a small company for advertising design. In addition, I work at the Red Cross in Heilbronn driving the ambulance car and support my husband, a doctor and jazz musician, in the management of his practice and organize his musical activities.
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- GERMAN -
Ausgestattet mit einer regen Fantasie und stets fasziniert von Mythen und fantastischen Geschichten, habe ich bereits während der Schulzeit Gedichte und Kurzgeschichten verfasst.
Die ersten Ideen zu meiner Fantasy-Trilogie "Die Tränen der Einhörner" entstanden spontan vor einigen Jahren im Rahmen eines kleinen Projekts - einem RPG - mit meiner besten Freundin, wobei es um eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen den Elementen des Wassers und des Feuers ging. Diese Geschichte beflügelte mich letztlich, das Thema der Elemente aufzugreifen und eine mystische neue Welt zu erschaffen.
Neben dem Schreiben verfolge ich mein zweites großes Hobby, das Sammeln von Mangas, mit großer Begeisterung. Zeichnerisch bin ich auch selbst in diesem Stil tätig. Meine künstlerische Begabung wurde mir von meinem Vater, einem Goldschmiedemeister und erfolgreichen Maler expressionistischer Werke, in die Wiege gelegt :)
Spezialisiert habe ich mich auf Zeichnungen, die das Licht, Frieden und Gelassenheit repräsentieren. Auch meine Faszination von magischen Wesen lieferen mir des Öfteren Motive für meine Zeichnungen.
Beruflich habe ich mich nach der Schulausbildung ebenfalls dem künstlerischen Sektor verschrieben und betreibe ein kleines Unternehmen für Werbedesign. Nebenher arbeite ich im Krankentransport des Roten Kreuzes in Heilbronn und unterstütze meinen Mann, einen Arzt und Jazzmusiker, bei der Praxisplanung und Organisation seiner musikalischen Aktivitäten.
Equipped with a lively imagination and always fascinated by myths and fantastic stories, I began to write poetry and short stories during education.
The first ideas for my Fantasy trilogy "The Tears of the Unicorns" came to me at the spur of the moment during a little project - a role play - I did with my best friend. It was a love story between the elements of Water and Fire. This story finally inspired me to pick up the idea of elemental magic and create a mystic new world.
In addition to writing, I am following my second major hobby - collecting Mangas - with great enthusiasm. I also draw in this style. My artistic talent was given to me by my father, a master goldsmith and successful painter of expressionistic paintings :)
I specialize in drawings that represent light, peace and serenity and my fascination with magical beings also provides me with ideas for my drawings.
Professionally, I have also dedicated myself to the artistic sector. After school education I founded a small company for advertising design. In addition, I work at the Red Cross in Heilbronn driving the ambulance car and support my husband, a doctor and jazz musician, in the management of his practice and organize his musical activities.
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- GERMAN -
Ausgestattet mit einer regen Fantasie und stets fasziniert von Mythen und fantastischen Geschichten, habe ich bereits während der Schulzeit Gedichte und Kurzgeschichten verfasst.
Die ersten Ideen zu meiner Fantasy-Trilogie "Die Tränen der Einhörner" entstanden spontan vor einigen Jahren im Rahmen eines kleinen Projekts - einem RPG - mit meiner besten Freundin, wobei es um eine Liebesgeschichte zwischen den Elementen des Wassers und des Feuers ging. Diese Geschichte beflügelte mich letztlich, das Thema der Elemente aufzugreifen und eine mystische neue Welt zu erschaffen.
Neben dem Schreiben verfolge ich mein zweites großes Hobby, das Sammeln von Mangas, mit großer Begeisterung. Zeichnerisch bin ich auch selbst in diesem Stil tätig. Meine künstlerische Begabung wurde mir von meinem Vater, einem Goldschmiedemeister und erfolgreichen Maler expressionistischer Werke, in die Wiege gelegt :)
Spezialisiert habe ich mich auf Zeichnungen, die das Licht, Frieden und Gelassenheit repräsentieren. Auch meine Faszination von magischen Wesen lieferen mir des Öfteren Motive für meine Zeichnungen.
Beruflich habe ich mich nach der Schulausbildung ebenfalls dem künstlerischen Sektor verschrieben und betreibe ein kleines Unternehmen für Werbedesign. Nebenher arbeite ich im Krankentransport des Roten Kreuzes in Heilbronn und unterstütze meinen Mann, einen Arzt und Jazzmusiker, bei der Praxisplanung und Organisation seiner musikalischen Aktivitäten.
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March 28, 2015
The descriptions are profound and detailed put in words. The emotions described in this book are appreciable and comprehensible.
The life of Eliya and ultimately her fate are very well described. It is really profound and charged with emotions, I felt sad when she felt sad, I was happy when she was. You almost believe to see yourself in her role even though you have nothing in common with that character.
The author masters to fascinate the reader so that you cannot do other than somewhat bond with the character and feel for her and her fate.
It is not just that you put yourself in her position … you live it as if you are the character yourself.
The despair of Caylen when he loses his charge is deeply moving and reaches the heart of the reader. It also makes his feelings of hatred, which eventually manifest in his wish to destroy the world, understanding and comprehensible.
The author managed to create something special with this story and I can´t wait to get the second volume to continue my reading!
The life of Eliya and ultimately her fate are very well described. It is really profound and charged with emotions, I felt sad when she felt sad, I was happy when she was. You almost believe to see yourself in her role even though you have nothing in common with that character.
The author masters to fascinate the reader so that you cannot do other than somewhat bond with the character and feel for her and her fate.
It is not just that you put yourself in her position … you live it as if you are the character yourself.
The despair of Caylen when he loses his charge is deeply moving and reaches the heart of the reader. It also makes his feelings of hatred, which eventually manifest in his wish to destroy the world, understanding and comprehensible.
The author managed to create something special with this story and I can´t wait to get the second volume to continue my reading!
March 9, 2020
Tolles Buch, sehr temporeich erzählt. Rasche Perspektivwechsel, vile Charaktere, viele Namen.. Hier sollte man den Leser auf den Szenenwechsel hinweisen. Ansonsten bin ich gespannt auf den 2. Teil
January 17, 2020
I thought the story was going to be a typical "guardian angel falls in love with girl he is meant to protect" but the story ended up taking a turn into a potential apocalypse that I didn't see coming. There were some characters mentioned that I felt it wasn't really explained who they were/ what their importance is. I don't know if that comes into play later in the series but it bothered me to read about characters that I had no clue why they were even mentioned. Also, I felt the book jumped around to different characters and places too much to where it would become confusing. Lastly, I didn't like how the author added this "Jekyll and hyde" split to the main male angel at the very end of the book when there was no prior indication that this could even be a factor. Since when do angels have "other selves?"
I won this book thru a Goodreads Giveaway.
I won this book thru a Goodreads Giveaway.
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February 23, 2016
Unfortunately, I didn't like The Tears of the Unicorns. It was okay but I was quite confused through a lot of the book. This disappointed me as I was very interested in the story before I read it. I felt that it was quite an original story (compared to everything I've read anyway).
There were so many different narrators (particularly after Eliya's death) that I felt that I didn't really get to know any of the characters. The narrator would also change quite regularly with multiple narrators per chapter. This really confused me. This confusion led me to become a bit bored reading in places and I struggled to continue reading. The book may have been easier to read if each narrator was a separate chapter with the narrator stated at the beginning of the chapters (if that makes sense - I'm kind of thinking along the lines of the chapters in the Song of Ice and Fire series).
I also felt that the language used was hard to follow. It was quite choppy in places and I questioned a few of the word choices, such as "Get you gone". This may have just been from translating the text into English.
However, I do think the story does have potential. It just needs a few tweaks to make it easier to read and keep the reader engaged. Then, I think the The Tears of the Unicorns would be a great read for fans of fantasy and teens or young adults.
I received a copy of The Tears of the Unicorns I - Temptation from Stephanie Rose in exchange for a review.
There were so many different narrators (particularly after Eliya's death) that I felt that I didn't really get to know any of the characters. The narrator would also change quite regularly with multiple narrators per chapter. This really confused me. This confusion led me to become a bit bored reading in places and I struggled to continue reading. The book may have been easier to read if each narrator was a separate chapter with the narrator stated at the beginning of the chapters (if that makes sense - I'm kind of thinking along the lines of the chapters in the Song of Ice and Fire series).
I also felt that the language used was hard to follow. It was quite choppy in places and I questioned a few of the word choices, such as "Get you gone". This may have just been from translating the text into English.
However, I do think the story does have potential. It just needs a few tweaks to make it easier to read and keep the reader engaged. Then, I think the The Tears of the Unicorns would be a great read for fans of fantasy and teens or young adults.
I received a copy of The Tears of the Unicorns I - Temptation from Stephanie Rose in exchange for a review.
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