Be one of the first to read the series that has taken Scandinavia by storm… The already celebrated international bestselling series The Legend of the Ice People by Margit Sandemo is to be published in the English language for the first time. With sales of over 25 million books in 9 languages, The Legend of the Ice People has made Margit Sandemo something of a legend herself and she says that having them published for the first time in English is ‘fulfilling a lifelong dream’.   Margit has been writing since the 1980’s and is a much-loved author throughout the Nordic countries. She has drawn deeply on her own rich and varied life and Europe’s history in creating a wide body of fictional work that is always passionate, earthy, mystical, often erotic and imbued above all else with a powerful narrative drive. Visit the Margit Sandemo Official Website now and subscribe to the Official Margit Sandemo News Service to get email updates delivered direct to your Inbox! The books will be published monthly and the first four books are expected to be published between June and December 08 under the following titles:

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“There was nobody to be seen. She shivered now that she had left the warmth of the hut. She raised her head to look around. The blood drained from her face, her heart froze. ‘Oh dear God NO!’ she groaned…‘The Land of the Shadows…”

Silje’s life is turned upside down in the events of the 1581 plague that has gripped her village and wiped out her family and she is forced to flee in search of safety. On route she finds companions in two abandoned children whom she must protect, but where will Silje lead them? And who will they encounter on their journey towards the mountains she has feared all her life?

Sagan om Isfolket - The Legend of the Ice People by Margit Sandemo are now published for the first time in English. This saga of love and turmoil which moves compellingly through the next four centuries into modern times, weaves historical events and the supernatural together in engrossing narratives that have already captivated countless readers in a dozen countries. They have also made the author herself something of a legend with sales of over 25 million books in the Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Russian and Polish languages.

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