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Synopsis
A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and the quiet work of becoming worthy of the future. In the ancient realm of Valoria-long before its green valleys vanished beneath the Antarctic snow-a child is born to a house already tested by sorrow, love, and stewardship. Elian's father, Cassian, governs with discipline and restraint, believing that power is never a possession but a trust. His mother, Liora, carries a gentler wisdom, one nearly swallowed by grief before she finds her way back to light. Their longed-for son enters a world where kindness is not softness, authority is not vanity, and every gift must one day become service. Around Elian gather those who will shape him: a healer from the deep woods who once escaped a poisoned court, an old advisor who knows the true cost of power, soldiers who understand fear, and ordinary people whose quiet endurance teaches more than any lesson spoken in a hall of state. From them, Elian learns that wisdom never arrives as a command. It takes root slowly-in daily discipline, in sorrow carried without bitterness, in responsibility accepted before one feels ready, and in the terrible hour when mercy must be chosen while anger still burns hot. But beyond Valoria's ordered gardens, darker ambitions are gathering. Intrigue sharpens its knives behind courteous words. Neighboring powers test the borders. And when war finally reaches the realm, Elian must discover whether the lessons planted in childhood can survive the mud, fear, and fury of the world outside his father's house. Inspired by the moral fairy tale Catherine the Great wrote for her grandson, The Steadfast reimagines an eighteenth-century lesson for modern readers. This is a fairy tale in the oldest and best sense: a story that enchants while it teaches, written for young readers yet never beneath the grown-ups who read alongside them. Its lessons-compassion, conscience, restraint, and the long patient work of becoming good-are ones a child can feel at eight and understand more deeply at fifteen, or fifty. For families who believe that stories can shape character-that mercy is not weakness, and that the future is built by what we quietly tend today-The Steadfast is a book to be read, returned to, and talked over. A tale for young readers and the adults beside them, it reimagines strength not as conquest, charisma, or spectacle, but as the quiet discipline of remaining humane when anger, fear, and power all demand otherwise.
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À propos de l'auteur
Igor Arien is the author of literary fairy tales and historical works exploring conscience, stewardship, courage, and the moral formation of character. His books include The Untarnished: A Fairy Tale of Truth and Becoming, The Tree That Touched the Moon, Snow and Shenanigans, and the Imperial Horizons history series. A former scientist and technology executive, he now writes stories for young readers and families that draw on history, myth, moral imagination, and the enduring questions of leadership and the human soul. He lives in Arizona.
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and the quiet work of becoming worthy of the future.In the ancient realm of Valoria-long before its green valleys vanished beneath the Antarctic snow-a child is born to a house already tested by sorrow, love, and stewardship.Elian's father, Cassian, governs with discipline and restraint, believing that power is never a possession but a trust. His mother, Liora, carries a gentler wisdom, one nearly swallowed by grief before she finds her way back to light. Their longed-for son enters a world where kindness is not softness, authority is not vanity, and every gift must one day become service.Around Elian gather those who will shape him: a healer from the deep woods who once escaped a poisoned court, an old advisor who knows the true cost of power, soldiers who understand fear, and ordinary people whose quiet endurance teaches more than any lesson spoken in a hall of state.From them, Elian learns that wisdom never arrives as a command. It takes root slowly-in daily discipline, in sorrow carried without bitterness, in responsibility accepted before one feels ready, and in the terrible hour when mercy must be chosen while anger still burns hot.But beyond Valoria's ordered gardens, darker ambitions are gathering. Intrigue sharpens its knives behind courteous words. Neighboring powers test the borders. And when war finally reaches the realm, Elian must discover whether the lessons planted in childhood can survive the mud, fear, and fury of the world outside his father's house.Inspired by the moral fairy tale Catherine the Great wrote for her grandson, The Steadfast reimagines an eighteenth-century lesson for modern readers. This is a fairy tale in the oldest and best sense: a story that enchants while it teaches, written for young readers yet never beneath the grown-ups who read alongside them. Its lessons-compassion, conscience, restraint, and the long patient work of becoming good-are ones a child can feel at eight and understand more deeply at fifteen, or fifty.For families who believe that stories can shape character-that mercy is not weakness, and that the future is built by what we quietly tend today-The Steadfast is a book to be read, returned to, and talked over. A tale for young readers and the adults beside them, it reimagines strength not as conquest, charisma, or spectacle, but as the quiet discipline of remaining humane when anger, fear, and power all demand otherwise. A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and becoming, in which a young prince learns that power is not possession, but a trust shaped through conscience and service. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256098391
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Buch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and the quiet work of becoming worthy of the future.In the ancient realm of Valoria-long before its green valleys vanished beneath the Antarctic snow-a child is born to a house already tested by sorrow, love, and stewardship.Elian's father, Cassian, governs with discipline and restraint, believing that power is never a possession but a trust. His mother, Liora, carries a gentler wisdom, one nearly swallowed by grief before she finds her way back to light. Their longed-for son enters a world where kindness is not softness, authority is not vanity, and every gift must one day become service.Around Elian gather those who will shape him: a healer from the deep woods who once escaped a poisoned court, an old advisor who knows the true cost of power, soldiers who understand fear, and ordinary people whose quiet endurance teaches more than any lesson spoken in a hall of state.From them, Elian learns that wisdom never arrives as a command. It takes root slowly-in daily discipline, in sorrow carried without bitterness, in responsibility accepted before one feels ready, and in the terrible hour when mercy must be chosen while anger still burns hot.But beyond Valoria's ordered gardens, darker ambitions are gathering. Intrigue sharpens its knives behind courteous words. Neighboring powers test the borders. And when war finally reaches the realm, Elian must discover whether the lessons planted in childhood can survive the mud, fear, and fury of the world outside his father's house.Inspired by the moral fairy tale Catherine the Great wrote for her grandson, The Steadfast reimagines an eighteenth-century lesson for modern readers. This is a fairy tale in the oldest and best sense: a story that enchants while it teaches, written for young readers yet never beneath the grown-ups who read alongside them. Its lessons-compassion, conscience, restraint, and the long patient work of becoming good-are ones a child can feel at eight and understand more deeply at fifteen, or fifty.For families who believe that stories can shape character-that mercy is not weakness, and that the future is built by what we quietly tend today-The Steadfast is a book to be read, returned to, and talked over. A tale for young readers and the adults beside them, it reimagines strength not as conquest, charisma, or spectacle, but as the quiet discipline of remaining humane when anger, fear, and power all demand otherwise. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256098391
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and the quiet work of becoming worthy of the future.In the ancient realm of Valoria-long before its green valleys vanished beneath the Antarctic snow-a child is born to a house already tested by sorrow, love, and stewardship.Elian's father, Cassian, governs with discipline and restraint, believing that power is never a possession but a trust. His mother, Liora, carries a gentler wisdom, one nearly swallowed by grief before she finds her way back to light. Their longed-for son enters a world where kindness is not softness, authority is not vanity, and every gift must one day become service.Around Elian gather those who will shape him: a healer from the deep woods who once escaped a poisoned court, an old advisor who knows the true cost of power, soldiers who understand fear, and ordinary people whose quiet endurance teaches more than any lesson spoken in a hall of state.From them, Elian learns that wisdom never arrives as a command. It takes root slowly-in daily discipline, in sorrow carried without bitterness, in responsibility accepted before one feels ready, and in the terrible hour when mercy must be chosen while anger still burns hot.But beyond Valoria's ordered gardens, darker ambitions are gathering. Intrigue sharpens its knives behind courteous words. Neighboring powers test the borders. And when war finally reaches the realm, Elian must discover whether the lessons planted in childhood can survive the mud, fear, and fury of the world outside his father's house.Inspired by the moral fairy tale Catherine the Great wrote for her grandson, The Steadfast reimagines an eighteenth-century lesson for modern readers. This is a fairy tale in the oldest and best sense: a story that enchants while it teaches, written for young readers yet never beneath the grown-ups who read alongside them. Its lessons-compassion, conscience, restraint, and the long patient work of becoming good-are ones a child can feel at eight and understand more deeply at fifteen, or fifty.For families who believe that stories can shape character-that mercy is not weakness, and that the future is built by what we quietly tend today-The Steadfast is a book to be read, returned to, and talked over. A tale for young readers and the adults beside them, it reimagines strength not as conquest, charisma, or spectacle, but as the quiet discipline of remaining humane when anger, fear, and power all demand otherwise. A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and becoming, in which a young prince learns that power is not possession, but a trust shaped through conscience and service. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256098391
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and the quiet work of becoming worthy of the future.In the ancient realm of Valoria-long before its green valleys vanished beneath the Antarctic snow-a child is born to a house already tested by sorrow, love, and stewardship.Elian's father, Cassian, governs with discipline and restraint, believing that power is never a possession but a trust. His mother, Liora, carries a gentler wisdom, one nearly swallowed by grief before she finds her way back to light. Their longed-for son enters a world where kindness is not softness, authority is not vanity, and every gift must one day become service.Around Elian gather those who will shape him: a healer from the deep woods who once escaped a poisoned court, an old advisor who knows the true cost of power, soldiers who understand fear, and ordinary people whose quiet endurance teaches more than any lesson spoken in a hall of state.From them, Elian learns that wisdom never arrives as a command. It takes root slowly-in daily discipline, in sorrow carried without bitterness, in responsibility accepted before one feels ready, and in the terrible hour when mercy must be chosen while anger still burns hot.But beyond Valoria's ordered gardens, darker ambitions are gathering. Intrigue sharpens its knives behind courteous words. Neighboring powers test the borders. And when war finally reaches the realm, Elian must discover whether the lessons planted in childhood can survive the mud, fear, and fury of the world outside his father's house.Inspired by the moral fairy tale Catherine the Great wrote for her grandson, The Steadfast reimagines an eighteenth-century lesson for modern readers. This is a fairy tale in the oldest and best sense: a story that enchants while it teaches, written for young readers yet never beneath the grown-ups who read alongside them. Its lessons-compassion, conscience, restraint, and the long patient work of becoming good-are ones a child can feel at eight and understand more deeply at fifteen, or fifty.For families who believe that stories can shape character-that mercy is not weakness, and that the future is built by what we quietly tend today-The Steadfast is a book to be read, returned to, and talked over. A tale for young readers and the adults beside them, it reimagines strength not as conquest, charisma, or spectacle, but as the quiet discipline of remaining humane when anger, fear, and power all demand otherwise. A luminous fairy tale of character, mercy, and becoming, in which a young prince learns that power is not possession, but a trust shaped through conscience and service. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798256098391
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