Spring of Sparkling Song

A Magic Flute Retelling (Seasons of Music and Magic)

By: Sarah Beran

Narrated by: Tawnya Rollingson

A missing princess. A magic flute. An adventure retold.

Prince Tamric Madeus was expecting nothing more than a routine tour of the Spring Court. When an encounter with a dragon disrupts all of his carefully laid plans, his mysterious rescuers tell him the tale of a captive princess held by a powerful enchanter. As a second-born prince with a penchant for scholarship rather than physical prowess, Tamric leaps at the chance to become the hero that he’s always wanted to be.

After running away from home, Princess Mina finds herself in a bit of a bind. Her search for the mysterious Shield of the Sun has led her to nothing but a dead end, her steps are dogged by a dark and looming figure, and the help she was hoping to enlist is nowhere to be found.

With the aid of his flute, a bird-brained companion, and a little bit of magic, will Tamric be able to rescue the princess? Or is there more to the story than first meets the eye?

Seasons of Music and Magic is a series of four retellings of fairy tales found in classic operas and ballets, each featuring a unique cast of endearing characters, sweet romance, humor, and a happily-ever-after. The stories stand alone and can be listened to in any order, so experience the music and magic of Faerie at any time.

*Chapters 1-6 are previously published on Kindle Vella.

©2023 Sarah Beran (P)2025 Sarah Beran

Fun re-telling of The Magic Flute

This is a great introduction to The Magic Flute. I particularly enjoyed the voices given to each character by the narrator. If I had any caveat it would be that the relationship between Mina and Tamric could have been developed a bit more. But for the target audience, it was probably sufficient.

Fae fantasy

Spring Of Sparkling Sing by Sarah Beran is a great fantasy. Tawnya Rollingson did a great job with the narration. Spring of Sparkling Song is the first book in Seasons of Music and Magic series. The story is entertaining, interesting, unique, sweet romance , humorous, and more. A prince on a route tour of the kingdom, a Princess who runs away from home what trouble can they possibly get in to? A lot for the fae. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. recommend.