Dragons Of The Mind Seven Fairy Tales

About the Book

“Our battles do not cover us with riches, with glory. We marry no princesses, gain no kingdoms. We wrap no monsters’ tongues in silken handkerchiefs embroidered with the monogram of the beloved, take no trophies which, when later our claims are challenged, we can show the king as proof of our worth and thus gain the prize. The dragons we face are in the mind….”

We never learn her name, but we do learn her story. Being sent away from her home village to apprentice with the Wiseman of the Wood is the best thing that ever happened to her. Then she learns that her cousin, a foolish dreamer of a boy, has undertaken a quest that could either bring him a princess and a kingdom or lose him his head. Against her will she gets caught up in his dream—a dream that will take her to the far reaches of the kingdom in search of the Water of Life. And although she has been told that the stories of the wise are never told, she learns a lesson that makes her story worth repeating.

The seven tales of enchantment in this book range from modern versions of old stories to new stories with common fairytale themes. They take place in the present day and in the mythic past, but they all have something in common. Although there are ogres to be fought and princesses to be won, curses to be broken and quests to be fulfilled, the real challenge each of the heroes must face is personal. And beyond fear, beyond doubt, beyond the consequences of unbearable choice comes the poignant realization that life is what you make it, and contentment means more than “happily ever after.”

About the Author

The daughter of an English teacher and a Presbyterian minister, Katherine Lampe has always been fascinated with fairy tales, myths and folklore, which she has written from a very young age. Ms. Lampe’s stories have won a handful of obscure awards and been printed in several even more obscure publications; however, fear of being hunted down by a torch-bearing mob of angry villagers has prevented her from seeking a wider audience. A wildly eclectic life has included everything from teaching classes in Neo-Pagan Witchcraft to hosting a weekly Celtic music show on public radio. She lives in Colorado with her husband and four cats.