Elizabeth Hall Boyer (born 1952) is an American fantasy author[1][2][3] who produced books in the 1980s and early 1990s.[4]
Career edit
Boyer studied English literature and Scandinavian mythology at Brigham Young University. She lives on a farm near Atlanta and no longer writes.[citation needed]
Influences edit
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. While Norse myths influenced fantasy, including authors like Tolkien and Lewis, Boyer's works followed them more closely than other writers. Her stories are characterized by elements like light and dark elves, dwarves, trolls, sorcerers, ley lines, burial mounds, and wizards. She follows the Norse versions of these elements closely without much deviation. Her early books are dominated by the theme of the heroic quest.[citation needed]
Criticism edit
Her works continue to be popular since their publication, although critics consider her later works inferior compared to her original Alfar series. The Skyla series was noted as "less ambitious" and darker yet slow-paced, patchy, and tentative.[4]
Bibliography edit
World of the Alfar edit
- The Sword and the Satchel (1980)
- The Elves and the Otterskin (1981)
- The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart (1982)
- The Wizard and the Warlord (1983)
- "The Stillborn Heritage" (Four from the Witch World, 1989)
Wizard's War edit
- The Troll's Grindstone (1986)
- The Curse of Slagfid (1989)
- The Dragon's Carbuncle (1990)
- The Lord of Chaos (1991)
- "The Stillborn Heritage" (Four from the Witch World, 1989)
Skyla edit
- The Clan of the Warlord (1992)
- The Black Lynx (1993)
- Keeper of Cats (1995)
Historical fiction edit
- A Story of Survival: Marguerite de la Roque (1975)
- Freydis and Gudrid (1976)
Short stories edit
- "Borrowing Trouble" (Catfantastic, 1989)
- "The Last Gift" (Catfantastic II, 1990)
- "A Foreigner Comes to Reddyville" (Washed by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the Corridor, 1994)
References edit
- ^ "Author Information: Elizabeth H. Boyer". Internet Book List. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Elizabeth Boyer". FantasyLibrary.net. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ "Author Elizabeth H. Boyer". SFBookcase.com. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- ^ a b D'Ammassa, Don (14 May 2014). Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction. Infobase Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4381-0909-1.
External links edit
- Elizabeth H. Boyer at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Boyer, Elizabeth H at The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
- Review of Wizard's War series.