“A place at a time not now, and in a place not of our world.”
Available in paperback and eBook here!
Available in paperback and eBook here!
The
Triumph of the Heart, The Windflower Saga, Volume 1
by Aleksandra Layland
Ansgar:
The Struggle of a people is the first book in the Windflower Saga trilogy.
It tells the story of a young duke who comes from a noble Kimbrian family. He
seeks out the remnants of an indigenous people, called the Kimbrii, to try to
help their culture survive. The Kimbrii are a horse culture, and renowned as
horse archers and herdsmen, but were subjugated when their lands were colonized
by the Kimbrians and pushed into a wasteland. Ansgar journeys into the
wasteland to find them, only to come near death. He is saved by a young woman,
named Keholani, who is a clan chief of the Kimbrii. He falls in love with her
and they marry, beginning a family line, the only one of four royal ducal lines
which is of mixed heritage, who carry on the language and traditions of the
Kimbrii, especially their love and respect for horses, in a secret Kimbrii homeland
hidden inside the wastelands.
The
story of their descendants continues in the other novels of the trilogy: “Of
Wisdom and Valor: The Art of War. The Path of Peace.” (Part II of the
Windflower Saga) and “Far
Haven: A Quest for certitude. A Fight for Justice.” As well as in the
related novellas: “The
Feathered Crown”, “Far
Endeavor,” and “Bind
Not the Heart.”
A Windflower Saga Story
for Kids
Bright
Star, A Pony of the Kimbrii is a
short kids picture book which tells about the first pony that Keholani had as a
child. Bright Star becomes the best friend of a seven-year-old girl named Keho.
As a young pony he leaves the high meadows to live with her in her village. He
later returns to the meadows to become a herd stallion, like his father,
protecting the mares and foals from danger. This is a story of courage and
friendship, as a young colt matures into a brave and courageous stallion.
Read
an excerpt here!
A related picture book called “Tiyo,
The Dog Who Saved Ansgar” tells the story of the herding dog who helped
Keholani rescue Ansgar in the Wastelands.
About the Author
Aleksandra
Layland is a retired civil engineer and federal civil servant who worked
primarily for the United States Air Force as a senior installation engineering
manager responsible for buildings, airfields, infrastructure, fire protection,
and emergency preparedness. She also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the
Western Caroline Islands where she helped build school classrooms and cafeterias,
low income housing, and simple village water distribution systems. Her other
interests include arts and crafts, family genealogy, religion and spirituality,
fostering peace in the world, and enjoying retirement with family and friends.
The
Windflower Saga book series is comprised of the following volumes which trace
the lives of members of the fictional Ansgar ducal family against a background
of struggles between forces such as good and evil, love and hate, and war and
peace.
Connect with Aleksandra…
The Windflower Saga Trilogy:
Related novellas and children’s books:
The
Feathered Crown,
A Windflower Saga Novella
Bind
Not the Heart,
A Windflower Saga Novella
Far
Endeavor,
A Windflower Saga Novella
Tiyo,
The Dog Who Saved Ansgar, A Windflower Saga Story for Kids
Bright
Star, A Pony of the Kimbrii, A Windflower Saga Story for Kids
Keri
and Kalina,
A Windflower Saga Chapter Book
Golden
Skye of Ansgar,
A Windflower Saga Middle Grade Novel
“A place at a time not now, and in a place not of our world.”
Available in paperback and eBook here!
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