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North Is The Night The Bear and the Nightingale meets Spinning Silver in this epic Finnish fantasy
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The Tuonela Duet
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Sprache:Englisch
8,99 €
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
26.11.2026
Verlag
Quercus Publishing PlcSeitenzahl
592
Maße (L/B)
19,8/12,9 cm
Farbe
Schwarz / Blau
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-5294-3653-2
With the dark, mythical magic of the Winternight trilogy, and the slow-burn romance of Spinning Silver, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is a feminist fantasy adventure that shows the power of female friendship and how love - both romantic and familial - can conquer even death itself.
In the harsh interior of the Finnish wilderness, best friends Aina and Siiri are inseparable despite their opposite natures: Aina is gentle and cautious while Siiri is headstrong and brave. But their friendship is put to the test when Aina is kidnapped by a death goddess and taken to the mythical underworld Tuonela.
Determined to save her friend, Siiri embarks on a dangerous journey north to seek out Väinämöinen, the only mystical shaman to travel to Tuonela and return alive. As the dark winter looms, Siiri uses all the strength she possesses to survive her journey, which is plagued by trappers, a band of roving wolves, and a cunning snow witch with her own quest for power. But finding Väinämöinen is only the beginning. Siiri must convince him to share his magic so she can sneak into Tuonela and save Aina.
In Tuonela, Aina is forced to play the sadistic games of Tuonetar, the cruel queen of the underworld, alongside other captured maidens. But Aina's kindness allows her to make allies in the dark, harsh environment. She soon discovers that Tuoni, the god of death and king of Tuonela, is also a victim of Tuonetar's spells that can only be broken when he remarries. To save him and the other girls, Aina offers herself as his bride.
As she spends more time in the underworld, Aina falls in love with Tuoni and must make a decision that will alter the course of her fate forever . . . not knowing her fearless friend is on the way and plotting a daring escape.
Readers LOVE North Is The Night!
'Beautifully weaves together elements of Finnish mythology' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'Has everything you could ever wish for, all wrapped up in a fantasy masterpiece. I didn't read this book, I devoured it!' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'Beautifully crafted, utterly captivating, drenched in folklore, drowning in danger and dripping with emotion . . . wondrously enchanting' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'Truly magical . . . packed with action, magic, love and Finnish mythology, this tale is perfect to get lost in' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'The core of it is all Emily: excellent visuals, compelling writing, slooooow burn, and complex characters you are rooting for' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'I absolutely LOVED this book! Everything about it is fantastic' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
An extraordinary story of love, of courage, of friendship and of magic, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is the stand-alone first novel in an incredible duology.
In the harsh interior of the Finnish wilderness, best friends Aina and Siiri are inseparable despite their opposite natures: Aina is gentle and cautious while Siiri is headstrong and brave. But their friendship is put to the test when Aina is kidnapped by a death goddess and taken to the mythical underworld Tuonela.
Determined to save her friend, Siiri embarks on a dangerous journey north to seek out Väinämöinen, the only mystical shaman to travel to Tuonela and return alive. As the dark winter looms, Siiri uses all the strength she possesses to survive her journey, which is plagued by trappers, a band of roving wolves, and a cunning snow witch with her own quest for power. But finding Väinämöinen is only the beginning. Siiri must convince him to share his magic so she can sneak into Tuonela and save Aina.
In Tuonela, Aina is forced to play the sadistic games of Tuonetar, the cruel queen of the underworld, alongside other captured maidens. But Aina's kindness allows her to make allies in the dark, harsh environment. She soon discovers that Tuoni, the god of death and king of Tuonela, is also a victim of Tuonetar's spells that can only be broken when he remarries. To save him and the other girls, Aina offers herself as his bride.
As she spends more time in the underworld, Aina falls in love with Tuoni and must make a decision that will alter the course of her fate forever . . . not knowing her fearless friend is on the way and plotting a daring escape.
Readers LOVE North Is The Night!
'Beautifully weaves together elements of Finnish mythology' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'Has everything you could ever wish for, all wrapped up in a fantasy masterpiece. I didn't read this book, I devoured it!' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'Beautifully crafted, utterly captivating, drenched in folklore, drowning in danger and dripping with emotion . . . wondrously enchanting' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'Truly magical . . . packed with action, magic, love and Finnish mythology, this tale is perfect to get lost in' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'The core of it is all Emily: excellent visuals, compelling writing, slooooow burn, and complex characters you are rooting for' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
'I absolutely LOVED this book! Everything about it is fantastic' ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄ ❄
An extraordinary story of love, of courage, of friendship and of magic, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is the stand-alone first novel in an incredible duology.
Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
Finish mythology woven into a wonderful story
Lesesucht am 26.01.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2396006
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In the Finish wilderness of the past Siiri and her best friend Aina even so the young women couldn´t be more different. Aina is gentle, cautious and wondering who she will marry and Siiri on the other hand is headstrong, brave and is not thinking about to marry. They are used to the harsh nature of their town and that their believes into the old goods are question due to the harsh live and the dying. So priests try to change the believe into the one and only good which is clashing against their old way of live and their believes. Most think the goods are not exiting any longer.
All changes when one day a death goddess appears and Aina is kidnapped. Siiri is determined to save her friends and is risking all in search of the old shaman who shall help her to find a way to Tuonela, the world of the death.
What a story! I really did not expect such a great story.
I must confess I was not aware of Finish mythology hence all here was new to me. I really like the way the author is mixing mythology with a great fantasy story line. This is not a nice story. As this is Nordic mythology this is cruel, lots of fighting, killing, revenge and cruelty.
We have two story lines here. We read how Siiri is searching for the shaman and a way to get into Tuonela and to save Aina. On the other hand we read how it is to be in Tuonela and how Aina is fighting to survive there.
I really like how different Siiri and Aina are and that we ready both heir stories, how these young women change during the book, how they learn more about themselves, how they fight for the ones they love and for the greater good. They are willing to risk all. Both have difficult journeys and decision to make, different fights to survive.
Tuonela is greatly described and for me it was really a great story what goes on there. Not all is at it seems in the world of death and the fight for it. I really liked this idea!
So for me a really great combination of mythology and fantasy, great characters, strong storyline . For me a really great first book.
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