Giants of the Frost
From the author of "The Autumn Castle" comes a dark tale of immortal love and loss that brings together Norse gods and mortals. Original.
From the author of "The Autumn Castle" comes a dark tale of immortal love and loss that brings together Norse gods and mortals. Original.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780446617284 (0446617288)
ASIN: 446617288
Publish date: January 1st 2006
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Pages no: 531
Edition language: English
Very nicely written paranormal fantasy involving some of the norse gods.
Victoria Scott is a member of a meterological research team on Othinsey, an island about 200 nautical miles off the Norwegian coast. The island has a history of violence and legends of ghosts, or something like ghosts. Vidar is one of the host of the Aesir. He's looking for a woman he lost years...
Giants of the Frost turned out to be a slow read, but it was a very good book. I think that the use of Norse mythology was well done. I appreciate how Ms. Wilkins took Norse mythology and folklore and created something novel with these elements as a basis.Although it took me a while to get sucked...