Shadows of the Short Days
$70.34
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2020
Summary
A striking Icelandic debut, set in a world where wild and industrialised magic meet.
WELCOME TO REYKJAVIKHere, people do as they are told. They follow the rules. They stay in line. Citizens are watched over by the flying fortress, and dissidents are vanished deep into the dungeons of the Nine.A CITY OF WONDROUS POWERS mundur is a student of magic, hungry for knowledge. Except his dangerous theories have seen him expelled from university. …Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473224124 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473224128 |
| Author: | Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2020 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 38mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Norse mythology like you’ve never seen it before, set in a Reykjavik that you never knew existed - Shadows of the Short Days is a new breed of fantasy
A marvellous, quirky, original fantasy - Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and The Gospel of Loki
A masterfully crafted dark tale … one of the most ambitious, intense, original and thrilling debuts I’ve read in a long time - Grimdark MagazineFresh and exciting: full of dark, demonic, revolutionary shenanigans - Peter Newman, author of The VagrantA pacy, racy read … it will bring an icy chill to your summer reading - StarburstNorse mythology like you’ve never seen it before, set in a Reykjavik that you never knew existed - Shadows of the Short Days is a new breed of fantasy - Edward Cox, author of The Song of the SycamoreAbout The Author
Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
Alexander Dan Vilhjalmsson is an Icelandic author who lives in Reykjavik. He writes in both Icelandic and English and is the founder and editor of Iceland’s first SFF magazine, Furousogur (Weird Stories). Alexander is also the vocalist and lyricist for Icelandic black metal band Carpe Noctem.
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