Victoria Scott is running -- from a broken engagement, from
love in general, from the fear that she'll be doomed to
live her mother's life. Victoria ends up running all the
way to Othinsey, Odin's Island, which lies about 200 miles
off the coast of Norway. Once there, she accepts a job as
an intern at an isolated meteorological research station
where she'll work on her doctorate. Victoria settles in,
albeit uneasily, to her new and rather lonely life. Plagued
by insomnia, Victoria starts to experience night frights. A
vision the other scientists call "the hag" begins a
nocturnal campaign of terror. Victoria is also shaken by a
growing feeling of déjà vu as she explores her new island
home where everything seems strangely familiar.
Vidar, one of Odin's sons, has been waiting a thousand
years for the reincarnation of his murdered lover. At last
a day comes when he knows Halla has been reborn. But she's
different. She's changed into a modern woman living in a
new Midgard. And her name is now Victoria Scott. Vidar's
task is far from simple. He's forced to enlist the help of
his devious cousin, Loki, in seeking out Victoria and
convincing her to return to him without revealing any part
of their shared past. Vidor's task is made more treacherous
by the price he knows he may ultimately have to pay by
defying his father and manipulating fate.
There's nothing predictable or clichéd about Kim
Wilkins' storytelling. Often brutal, always fiercely
honest, she tells her story in her own unique way. And it's
not always the one you expect, or even the one you think
you want to hear. Her research is impeccable, her vast cast
of characters believable and well-drawn, a perfect blend of
mythology and the real world. The story arc takes you along
on a bone-jarring ride and drops you off with a thump at
the end. This incredible author deserves a much wider
readership in the U.S., where her books have been hard to
find. Bravo to Warner for publishing her Europa Suite.
GIANTS OF THE FROST follows THE AUTUMN CASTLE in this
stunning series.
Taking a job on an isolated island in the Sea of Norway,
scientist Victoria Scott wants a quiet place to finish her
doctoral thesis. But Victoria isn’t prepared for the
strange shadows outside her cabin window, the rumors of a
murderous hag who sucks one’s soul during sleep, and the
tales of mythic monsters lurking in the forest. More
frightening than the island’s nightmarish mysteries: to
Victoria, everything is hauntingly familiar.
When an enigmatic stranger appears on the island,
Victoria’s sense of foreboding peaks. For she learns that
they are connected by a conflict centuries old—one that can
end only with her death…
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