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When a Viking boy and his sister are hunted by the ferine, arctic wolves cursed to the Dreadlands, they must reach the city by the sea within one moon cycle; before a sorceress captures them, seals a spell with their blood, and returns the realm to Darkness. Leif Erikson abandoned the settlement in Labrador, Canada, many years ago when the ferine attacked and murdered his small crew. A band of families stayed behind to build, learning to find balance with those who hunted them. Arud is a third generation Norse on this strange soil, and with a grandmother who is unnatural, an anxious mother, and a missing father, his family tree is rooted in secrets. The harvest moon approaches, a single night when the ferine's binds to the Dreadlands are broken, freeing them to hunt. But when one appears beneath Arud's window, his mother rushes him off, urging him to take care of his sister whose sickness grows worse. After meeting a beautiful girl with questionable motives, Arud discovers a prophecy in which the blood of a human and ferine hybrid would shift all power to the Sorceress Edda and her wild pack of hunters. But when Arud learns his sister is the hybrid in this prophecy, his world is shaken as family deceptions unravel. Now the stakes are raised, and getting safely to the city in the sea becomes more than a quest. It becomes survival.… (más)
The story develops in a good rhythm; secrets are revealed at a proper time without disturbing the pace of the story; it keeps you interested in the book. Each chapter has new information what turns the story interesting and keeps it moving forward. Arud has a task, to take his sister Lykke to Vithalia City before the next full moon; it´s a long and dangerous trip. Considering the fact that he doesn´t know why he´s doing it and what he´s family is, it seems to become an impossible mission. So many things happen during their journey that you believe they won´t make it. The book is full of action and unexpected events, you don´t have time to relax and take a deep breath because there´s always something new happening. Some events are predictable, but it doesn´t spoil the surprise; there are always new elements. When other characters cross Arud and Lykke´s path, a tense atmosphere involves you. Are they trustworthy? You´ll see that even the reliable ones have a dark side and hidden interests. In the middle of all of that, Arud has to understand what is happening to him. His body is changing, as well his sister´s body and it scares the hell out of him. He needs answers, but can he trust the ones that are around him and seem to know more about his story than him? An unexpected ending. I confess that I was expecting a different ending. I thought that things that happened in the first book would happen only in the second or third one. However, it isn´t a bad thing; on the contrary, I´m more curious about the story. ( )
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Arud Bergson crept out of his house before dawn, his sleep cut short by nightmares of the ferine hunting him in broad daylight.
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For now, he would mend and find peace. Before he was forced to once again shift. Before the ferine rose to seek vengeance. Before Arud would have to fight another battle.
When a Viking boy and his sister are hunted by the ferine, arctic wolves cursed to the Dreadlands, they must reach the city by the sea within one moon cycle; before a sorceress captures them, seals a spell with their blood, and returns the realm to Darkness. Leif Erikson abandoned the settlement in Labrador, Canada, many years ago when the ferine attacked and murdered his small crew. A band of families stayed behind to build, learning to find balance with those who hunted them. Arud is a third generation Norse on this strange soil, and with a grandmother who is unnatural, an anxious mother, and a missing father, his family tree is rooted in secrets. The harvest moon approaches, a single night when the ferine's binds to the Dreadlands are broken, freeing them to hunt. But when one appears beneath Arud's window, his mother rushes him off, urging him to take care of his sister whose sickness grows worse. After meeting a beautiful girl with questionable motives, Arud discovers a prophecy in which the blood of a human and ferine hybrid would shift all power to the Sorceress Edda and her wild pack of hunters. But when Arud learns his sister is the hybrid in this prophecy, his world is shaken as family deceptions unravel. Now the stakes are raised, and getting safely to the city in the sea becomes more than a quest. It becomes survival.
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Arud has a task, to take his sister Lykke to Vithalia City before the next full moon; it´s a long and dangerous trip. Considering the fact that he doesn´t know why he´s doing it and what he´s family is, it seems to become an impossible mission. So many things happen during their journey that you believe they won´t make it.
The book is full of action and unexpected events, you don´t have time to relax and take a deep breath because there´s always something new happening.
Some events are predictable, but it doesn´t spoil the surprise; there are always new elements.
When other characters cross Arud and Lykke´s path, a tense atmosphere involves you. Are they trustworthy? You´ll see that even the reliable ones have a dark side and hidden interests.
In the middle of all of that, Arud has to understand what is happening to him. His body is changing, as well his sister´s body and it scares the hell out of him. He needs answers, but can he trust the ones that are around him and seem to know more about his story than him?
An unexpected ending. I confess that I was expecting a different ending. I thought that things that happened in the first book would happen only in the second or third one. However, it isn´t a bad thing; on the contrary, I´m more curious about the story. (