Boyer follows the Norse versions of these elements closely without much deviation. Her stories are characterized by elements like light and dark elves, dwarves, trolls, sorcerers, ley lines, burial mounds, and wizards. While Norse myths influenced fantasy, including authors like Tolkien and Lewis, Boyer's works followed them more closely than other writers. Her work is deeply influenced by Norse mythology, and set in a fantasy world with a similar climate and geography as the Scandinavia of Norse myths. īoyer is considered an early contributor to the mass-market fantasy genre and a contemporary of Niel Hancock. She lives on a farm near Atlanta and no longer writes. Career īoyer studied English literature and Scandinavian mythology at Brigham Young University. H.Elizabeth Hall Boyer (born 1952) is an American fantasy author who produced books in the 1980s and early 1990s. Young human warriors do not stand a chance, but can become hero's in the struggle between light and dark. Fire wizards challenge the powerful ice wizards, and the dead walk the lands a night. In the Realm of the Alfar the dark Alfar contest the light Alfar with powerful magic. The stories are set in a world populated by elf-like Alfar, Warriors, Wizards, Frost Giants and Trolls. The Curse of Slagfid - Sequel to the Troll's Grindstone, with Leifr and Thurid. The Wizard and the Warlord - Yound Sigurd leaves his home to find out about his parentage, with the help of his grandmother's magical box that everyone is trying to get. The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart - Brak tries to help the cursed Alfar girl Ingvold, and keep her magical Dragon's Heart from falling into the hands of the witch-queen Hjordis and the necromancer Myrkjartan. The Elves and the Otterskin - Ivarr must lead a group of rebel Alfar against the wizard Lorimar and his army of dark Alfar.
The Sword and the Satchel - Young Kilgore must stop the evil wizard Surt from bringing an eternal winter to the land of Scarpsey, with only the help of a crotchety old wizard and the magic sword Kildurin. I would like to know what the " H" stands for, if anyone knows. Her Alfar world is very interesting and entertaining.
Great stories that are quiet funny in places.
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