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Norway, 1581. The plague is sweeping through the country and the city of Trondheim is falling. Hidden deep amid the mountains that surround the city is a place where evil spirits are said to roam. Silje has always been haunted by visions of what's out there. But when she loses her family to the plague, her only choice is to take a path into the Land of Shadows.Her journey takes her far beyond her imagination and into the realm of the Ice People. Could the legends be true? Even as S...

Budapest, 1956. In this darkest year in the modern history of Hungary, a national uprising against Soviet occupiers and their reign of terror is underway. Eleven-year-old Evike and her firebrand mother steal deep into battle zones in support of civilian freedom fighters armed only with primitive weapons and desperate courage against the heavy artillery of trained Russian troops. Taken in for interrogation by the secret police, little Evike spins a story to deflect attention from her mother...

Villemo's fiery nature and love of magic have already got her into plenty of trouble. She has become entangled with a blood feud that is raging through the generations, and threatens her life. She tries to protect herself and her family, but her journey takes her to the heart of a dangerous rebellion. The youngest generation of the Ice People are in their prime, with some extraordinary supernatural powers.Now they must find a way to save Villemo – and themselves.

Gain Blessings and Good Fortune with the Wisdom of the MagyarsThe magic of the past echoes through the ages and springs into new life with this treasure trove of Hungarian beliefs. Sharing lore and customs—some that have never been published in English before now—Margit Tóth introduces you to the folk religion of the Magyar people, past and present.Meticulously researched, this book features many aspects of Hungarian myth and magic, includi...

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This edited volume examines how economic processes have worked upon social lives and social realities in Latin America during the past decades. Through tracing the effects of the neoliberal epoch into the era of the so-called pink tide, the book seeks to understand to what extent the turn to the left at the start of the millennium managed to challenge historically constituted configurations of inequality. A central argument in the ...

This book argues that our success in navigating the social world depends heavily on scripts. Scripts play a central role in our ability to understand social interactions shaped by different contextual factors.In philosophy of social cognition, scholars have asked what mechanisms we employ when interacting with other people or when cognizing about other people. Recent approaches acknowledge that social cognition and interaction depend heavily on contextual, cultural, and social fact...

As a result of a multi-volume research project, funded by the Thyssen Foundations (Stiftung zur Industriegeschichte Thyssen and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung), ten books were published that served to greatly advance the available knowledge on the Thyssen family and their companies. The results of this project are summarized in this volume which provides both an explanation of how the project was conceptualized and executed and a detailed case study of a family and their business during the late-n...

The Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary was formed in 1867. Its titular sovereign was His Imperial and Royal Highness Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Though sceptical voices had warned that this arrangement would be detrimental to the autonomy and prestige of both sides, the Dual Monarchy nevertheless fl ourished for the next four decades, until it collapsed in ruins at the end of the First World War. The short stories in this collection are by Austrian and Hungarian aut...

Villemo is the most powerful of the Ice People for generations. Her supernatural powers and passionate nature mean that no one can hold her back. Her passion for Dominic, another cursed member of the Ice People family, threatens her life, but she cannot resist him. So when Dominic is sent on a dangerous mission for the King, Villemo cannot help but follow him. They are threatened, hunted, and face danger at every turn. Villemo and Dominic must find their way out of a raging war and back ho...

Villemo is a force of nature. Her fiery red hair and striking beauty leave a strong impression on everyone who meets her. And her yellow eyes mark her out as one of The Ice People with supernatural powers. She's young, wilful and headstrong, so when she falls in love with the dangerous Eldar, no one can convince her to turn back. But Villemo's story is dangerously entwined with a blood feud - and the threat of rebellion between Norway and Denmark. As Villemo learns about love, and the star...

Rumour and suspicion continue to haunt the Ice People. When the bodies of four murdered women are found in the woods, the family with magical powers is immediately suspected. A young girl, Hilde, is also drawn into the investigation and accused of being a witch. She's lived alone with her cruel father for years, and is now threatened with death for witchcraft. But the Ice People are always kind to those in need. The family take Hilde in and protect her.As the mystery of the murders...

Sol is a powerful witch who's ruled by a dark spirit – and a young girl who has to obey her parents. Finally, the day arrives when she's fully grown and free to unleash her powers. Her life, and those of all she loves, will never be the same.As Sol journeys through Norway and Sweden, witch hunts threaten her at every turn. But the thrill of her powers, and the sensual call of The Prince of Darkness, drive her on. The Legend of the Ice People takes a dark and dangerous twist.