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Ice Land

A beautiful epic of love, longing, redemption, and enchantment in the tradition of Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon

Iceland, AD 1000
Freya knows that her people are doomed. Warned by the Fates of an impending disaster, she must embark on a journey to find a magnificent gold necklace, one said to possess the power to alter the course of history. But even as Freya travels deep into the mountains of Iceland, the country is on the brink of war. The new world order of Christianity is threatening the old ways of Iceland's people, and tangled amidst it all are two star-crossed lovers who destiny draws them together—even as their families are determined to tear them apart

Infused with the rich history and mythology of Iceland, Betsy Tobin's sweeping novel is an epic adventure of forbidden love, lust, jealousy, faith and magical wonder set under the shadow of a smoldering volcano.
 

Reviewer: Kyraninse
Review: Sep 24, 2009
Genre(s): Historical Romance, Sci-Fi / Fantasy Romance
Betsy Tobin does a great job in twisting together mythology, magic, and legend with the very real pathos of humanity and history. Her characters are not unbelievable although the setting is definitely not entirely of this world and magic is casually and discreetly interwoven into the very fabric of the tale so that it belongs without rendering the world unbelievable. That said, I found it hard to relate to t

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