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Daring Quests of Mystics

by Shirley Cheng

Category: Fantasy, Inspirational, Short Stories  Collection

Description:

The prodigious stone castle overlooks a prominent countryside of the kingdom known as Noxellia, where days are filled with the blissful sunshine kissing the gentle rolling hills yonder, while impish winds playfully tease women's hair as trees whistle tunes of joy. It is certainly a scene of exquisite tranquility--or so it seems.

Thousands of people of all ranks and ages flood into King Fulacian's castle for charming Princess Sophia's seventeenth birthday. Dancing, music, and feasting of all varieties of dishes are the main menu of the day. At last, the highlight of the event is brought forth--a reading of fortune by Dawn, a special friend of the royal family. Turning to the princess, the oracle utters the startling omen: "Terror and adventure you shall face on your wedding day." Where upon, Dawn bestows two magical gifts upon Princess Sophia: a white dove and a multicolored ring of rhinestones. How can a dove and a ring possibly help her? Little does she know that these presents will be of so much help as daring quests are conquered, and that the importance of life is taught an cherished more so in each tale.

*Available from Amazon.com, BN.com, and many other online bookstores, and through Ingram and Baker & Taylor. Paperback version is returnable through Ingram.

Reviews:

"A return of the classical fairy tale. ..This is a book that reminds me of bedtime stories when I was a child. All the stories have a moral. I found it to be wonderfully refreshing and look forward to seeing more books by this author." ~ W. R. Logan, author of The Song of Steel

"The reader really gets a sense for the land of Noxellia. Princess Sophia is a classical fairy tale character, and indeed, The Magical gifts is a classical fairy tale. It is extremely well written and highly enjoyable..." ~ Donard Publishing, 2004

"Daring Quests of Mystics by Shirley Cheng is for all lovers of fairy tales and fantasy--young and old. A dire warning leads Princess Sophia through a mystical and magical adventure that will delight the reader." ~ Marilyn Meredith, author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree series