Drink, slay, love book by sarah beth durst official. Read the queen of blood by sarah beth durst for free with a 30 day free trial. Sarah beth durst is the author of young adult novels conjured, vessel, drink slay love, enchanted ivy, and ice, as well as middle grade novels into the wild and. She lives in stony brook, ny, with her husband and daughter. Cassie, the redheaded, impulsive daughter of a researchstation director in the arctic, follows a huge polar bear until he abducts her to make her his. She won an ala alex award and a mythopoeic fantasy award and has been a. Supporting characters, especially cassies parents, are rather underdeveloped, and superpicky readers may have trouble following the occasionally choppy plot. Ice book by sarah beth durst official publisher page. Ya novels include andre norton award nominee ice 2009. As soon as i heard about sarah beth dursts retelling of the east of the sun.
She has been a finalist for sfwas andre norton award three times, for vessel, ice, and into the wild. I enjoyed sarah beth dursts previous novels into the wild and out of the wild, and i was excited to see shed keep writing about fairy tales. Demons are persons the untold truth about demons very powerful duration. She won an ala alex award and a mythopoeic fantasy award and has been a finalist for. When cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the polar bear king and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Lauren chase is resigned to a boring office job while she supports her mother, who is recovering from cancer, after abandoning her dreams of becoming an artist. Publisher harpervoyager expects the series to win over readers, but the first step is. The first edition of the novel was published in september 14th 2009, and was written by sarah beth durst. During her bedtime, gram used to narrate to cassie a bedtime story, which was about her mother. In ice, sarah beth durst has crafted a beautiful novel that both delights and horrifies. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 308 pages and is available in hardcover format. I try to keep the spoilers at minimum, but there will be hints of major events if you are unfamiliar with the fairy tale east of the sun and west of the moon. Sarah beth durst is the awardwinning author of twenty fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults, including the girl who could not dream, drink slay love, and the queens of renthia series.
Im the author of twenty fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults. Read the queen of blood online by sarah beth durst books free. Jeffrey ford is the author of the novels, vanitas, t. Sarah beth durst primary author only author division.
I recently read and liked conjured by sarah beth durst, and after putting together our list of favorite holiday reads that included a retelling of east of the sun, west of the moon, i discovered the perfect combination of the two with ice. Pdf ice book by sarah beth durst free download 308 pages. I think what i admired most about this novel was the fact that cassie was her own heroine, she didnt rely on anyone to save her but she wasnt shy of asking for help in her quest. Now that cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of saying her mother had died. Ice is certainly not without some weaknesses, of course. Several of these have won awards, including the queen of blood, which won the ala alex award, and vessel, which won the mythopoeic award. Sarah beth durst is currently considered a single author.
Sarah beth durst is the awardwinning author of nineteen fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults, including the girl who could not dream, drink slay love, and the queens of renthia series. When cassie was little she thought her mother had been taken prisoner by trolls because of a deal shed made with the polar bear king. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Website created and maintained by sarah beth durst and adam durst. Cassie dasent grew up in a research station on the arctic ice, learning to survive on the frozen tundra and to track polar bears when most children her age were learning cursive and long division. The main characters of this fantasy, young adult story are cassie dasent, bear the polar bear king. The natural magic of the classic the island of the blue dolphins meets the danger and courage of the hunger games in this dazzling, intricate standalone fantasy novel set in awardwinning author sarah beth dursts beloved world of renthia. Which is funny because we both live in the same city and i see her often enoughi guess we could have book clubbed in person. Sarah lives in stony brook, new york, with her husband and children. Ice is a novel written by sarah beth durst, a modernized retelling of the norwegian fairy tale east of the sun and west of the moon.
This fall, acclaimed ya author sarah beth durst ice, the lost will publish her first fantasy novel for adults, the queen of blood, the start of an epic of political intrigue and magic in a world in which the violent spirits of nature can only be tamed by one woman, without whom all of civilization will fall. Review copy from the publisher uk why did i read this book. Ice by sarah beth durst 2010 1012 sarah beth durst on. Cassie has grown up on an arctic research station in alaska with her father. Ice by sarah beth durst january 6, 20 march 16, 2017 kai raine warning. Sarah beth dursts novel ice is one of the most engaging, imaginative retellings of the old fairy tale east of sun, west of the moon around. Currently, sarah resides in stony broke with her children, husband and her very illmannered cat.
The ice is all shes ever known and all shes ever wanted to know. In ice, she takes the story of east of the sun, west of the moon and gives it a twist its a modern setting, and cassies mother was the first one to make a deal with the polar bear king. Young adult 3 out of 5 stars when cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the polar bear king and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Durst mixes breathtaking magic and wonders with modern day technology and conveniences to craft an unexpected, entertaining, and engrossing tale of love, friendship, and sacrifice that is both adventurous.
In fall, the leaves changed to red and gold, and in winter, it was laced in ice. Sarah beth durst books list of books by author sarah. Sarah beth durst sets her book in presentday north america rather than norway, and draws on inuit folklore to make her bear one of the spirit guardians of a. Sarah beth durst is the author of young adult novels conjured, vessel, drink slay love, enchanted ivy, and ice, as well as middle grade novels into the wild and out of the wild. Sarah beth dursts new novel has been popping up all around. Ice by sarah beth durst i havent done a book recommendation in a while, but i am motivated to do so this morning, having just closed sarah beth dursts new novel ice. Shes been told stories of her mother, who made a deal with the polar bear king and is now imprisoned by trolls. Author sarah beth dursts complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. Your favorite authors on rick riordans percy jackson and the olympians series, and drink, slay, love, and more on.
Ice is a romantic fantasy novel, a retelling in the young adult fashion of shannon hale and robin mckinley. She won an ala alex award and a mythopoeic fantasy award and has been a finalist for sfwas andre norton award three times. Theres delight to be found everywhere in the incredibly pure love story of cassie and the polar bear king, and in the many whimsical moments. Kiirstin, from a book a week, and i read ice by sarah beth durst and have online bookclubbed it here for you. Dursts fantastic storytelling in ice will be appreciated by fans of her first two novels as well as by those who enjoyed princess ben by catherine murdock and beastly by alex flinn. However, readers looking for an oldfashioned fairy tale would do well to check sarah beth dursts ice out. See all books authored by sarah beth durst, including demigods and monsters. Sarah beth durst is the author of several books, including into the wild which was selected as a finalist for a cybil award childrens and ya bloggers literary in the fantasy and sf category. These events later inspired her novels, into the wild and out of the wild, as well as her. A daughter caring for her terminally ill mother must find her way out of an unusual desert town in dursts debut novel for adults. When cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the polar bear king and was swept away.