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| Original Title: | The Snow-Walker Trilogy |
| ISBN: | 0060724765 (ISBN13: 9780060724764) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Snow-Walker #1-3 |
Catherine Fisher
Paperback | Pages: 640 pages Rating: 3.77 | 1269 Users | 127 Reviews
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This trilogy brings together in one volume the three spell-binding titles in the Snow-walker sequence; The Snow-walker's Son, The Empty Hand, and The Soul Thieves. From the swirling mists and icy depths beyond the edge of the world came the snow-walker Gudrun, to rule the Jarl's people with fear and sorcery. But a small band of outlaws are prepared to risk their lives to defeat Gudrun and restore the land to its rightful leader. This trilogy follows them in their quest, from the first terrifying journey to meet the mysterious snow-walker's son, to the final battle in the lands beyond the rainbow bridge... The Snow-Walker's Son Since Gudrun came from the frozen mists beyond the edge of the world, the Jarl's people have obeyed her in hatred and terror. But the enchantress has one weakness: a son, Kari, banished to a forbidding fortress in the north, never seen by the Jarl's people. In secret they wonder: Are the rumours true? Was he born a monster? Now Jessa and her cousin Thorkil have been exiled to the north, and if they survive the journey, they will find the truth: Is Kari a beast? Or the means to stop the sorceress? The Empty Hand From frost and magic, the sorceress Gudrun conjures a rune beast and sends it from the land of the Snow-Walkers, southwards towards the stronghold of the new Jarl, Wulfgar. The approach of the beast spreads fear amongst the people. Jessa, Skapti the poet, and a slave named Hakon Empty Hand must help the Jarl confront this horror while around them, mistrust and conspiracy grow. In some hidden way, these dark events are linked with Gudrun's mysterious son, Kari, whose own talents as sorcerer are beginning to reach their terrifying potential. The Soul Thieves In the dramatic conclusion to the "Snow-Walker" trilogy, the sorceress Gudrun places an enchantment of frost and dreams upon the people of the Jarlshold and steals the soul of the Jarl's young bride. To reclaim the girl, Jessa and her friends must now begin a perilous quest to the land of Snow-Walkers, a place not shown on any map. They must journey beyond the edge of the world, beyond the rift into darkness, where the final battle between Gudrun and her son must take place.
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| Title | : | Snow-Walker (The Snow-Walker #1-3) |
| Author | : | Catherine Fisher |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 640 pages |
| Published | : | September 20th 2005 by Greenwillow Books (first published April 3rd 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 1269 Users | 127 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books Snow-Walker (The Snow-Walker #1-3)
I read the first two books in this trilogy when I was a kid but never got my hands on the third. I'd always remembered how much I loved them, though, and so finally, at the age of 28, I bought the three-in-one trilogy and read the whole thing. So glad I did! This is absolutely one of those kids' books that reads well to an adult.I'd remembered the fantasy elements of the book but had forgotten the extent of the horror. There's some genuinely creepy stuff in here, and the author is so good atI have liked Catherine Fisher's other works quite a bit, but this one just seemed half-formed. Like the characters, settings and plots are sketches waiting to be filled out. I suppose they were written early in her career, so it makes sense that she's really come into her own with time. If I started out by reading this, I don't know if I would have sought out her later books.Similar Titles:The Ruins of GorlanFroi of the Exiles
Another wonderful magical haunting, icy fantasy which derived from Norse legend from the workshop of Catherine Fisher (Catherine Fisher is the author of the Incarceron Trilogy which I love too). as an author, Catherine Fisher, should be far, far better known because she has a rare gift of being able to tell gripping stories in beautiful, shapely proseThe story has all the right elements of a good epic - good rebel-turned-King, mysterious monsters, magic, scheming chancellor, father-figure
It was okay. Fast read. Interesting plot ideas, just kinda bland.
The first book didn't seem as interesting as books two and three. The first book was a good introduction to our characters and world, and the following books built on it nicely. The third book felt like a game of Dungeons & Dragons, and I mean that in a positive way.
I read these first in spanish as a teen and now, rereading them, they uh, they did not hold up.I suspect these were written for a younger audience than what the stories asked for. They wanted to be longer books for sure, and all the characters were asking for further development.Still enjoyed it but I mean it was better in my memory. I was particularly amused at all the very obvious (now) norse myth references that completely flew over my head when I first read it.
A beautifully and yet so simply written adventure. A wonderful blending of Norse mythology and fantasy and magic.
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