title: A Dream of Dragons: A Saga in Verse
author:  Willem Lange 
description: "Willem Lange has carved with his talents and his dreams a character of the north woods, not unlike the poet he has always admired, Robert Frost. With an eye to the grains of New England woods and a nose for the textures and odors of the great evergreen wilderness that stretches into Canada, he has become a bard of the cold, stony land of life and adventures that expand in his imagination as he brings us a saga of imagination, and draws us into a dream that travels from Norway to Iceland, to Greenland, and to the far northern wastes of Canada and our great American continent. Like the great Icelandic tales, his dream is vivid, sensitive to the sights and sounds of the North, and like them, is a realization of the Viking blend of curiosity and adventure, ranging from deep joys to heart-piercing sorrows."<br /><br />"A Dream of Dragons is a fascinating tale! In this true modern saga, Olav Erikson and his son Martin pursue their destiny against a background of stark natural beauty. The author heard parts of this story years ago from the son's wife and has recreated the whole of their adventure in a narrative poem. The young Olav, sailing west from Norway to Labrador in a boat more fragile than the ships of his Viking ancestors, is haunted on the harsh seas by the flickering dragon-fires of the night sky and the distant threat of Thor's hammer. It's as if the Norse gods first inspire his odyssey and then pursue him, and later his son, to their dramatic ends."<br /><br />"A Dream of Dragons: A Saga in Verse is a beautifully illustrated tale which spans the old and the new worlds. A journey across the North Atlantic at the turn of the twentieth century in the wake of the Vikings of old ends in love and loss, joy and sorrow, as the dragon-fires dance in the night, evoking longing and memories in the hearts of men."<br /><br />A Dream of Dragons is a fascinating tale! In this true modern saga, Olav Erikson and his son Martin pursue their destiny against a background of stark natural beauty. The author heard parts of this story years ago from the son's wife and has recreated the whole of their adventure in a narrative poem. The young Olav, sailing west from Norway to Labrador in a boat more fragile than the ships of his Viking ancestors, is haunted on the harsh seas by the flickering dragon-fires of the night sky and the distant threat of Thor's hammer. It's as if the Norse gods first inspire his odyssey and then pursue him, and later his son, to their dramatic ends. -- Robert Siegel, author of Finches: New &amp; Selected Poems<br /><br />A Dream of Dragons: A Saga in Verse is a beautifully illustrated tale which spans the old and the new worlds. A journey across the North Atlantic at the turn of the twentieth century in the wake of the Vikings of old ends in love and loss, joy and sorrow, as the dragon-fires dance in the night, evoking longing and memories in the hearts of men. -- Astrid Ogilvie, author of The Iceberg in the Mist, Fellow, Institute of Arctic &amp; Alpine Research, University of Colorado at Boulder<br /><br />Willem Lange has carved with his talents and his dreams a character of the north woods, not unlike the poet he has always admired, Robert Frost. With an eye to the grains of New England woods and a nose for the textures and odors of the great evergreen wilderness that stretches into Canada, he has become a bard of the cold, stony land of life and adventures that expand in his imagination as he brings us a saga of imagination, and draws us into a dream that travels from Norway to Iceland, to Greenland, and to the far northern wastes of Canada and our great American continent. Like the great Icelandic tales, his dream is vivid, sensitive to the sights and sounds of the North, and like them, is a realization of the Viking blend of curiosity and adventure, ranging from deep joys to heart-piercing sorrows. -- Alan T. Gaylord, Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College
zlib_text:     HER PERFECT MATE; MAKS STORY
   
      Annalese and the Immortals Book Three
   
   
      Author;  Annie Buff
   
   
      Editor;   Chris Cain
   
   
      Cover Design; Dark Waters Covers
   
   
   
   
   
   
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                                       THE BEGINNING
   
  “Did you just say dragon? How much exactly have you had to drink, because dragons don’t
  exist.” Vlad stood staring at his newly adopted son realizing how sheltered he’d been. Well, it was
  time to be his father, someone had to teach him all the thing