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The Blood of the Vanir

A standalone story within The Roots of the World.

Published · Available in English, Spanish and French

The awakening of the bloodline has begun.

Europe, 1931.

After surviving the northern snows, Max and Eline can no longer simply run from what they have inherited.

Aboard a merchant vessel crossing the North Sea, Max travels with his cousin Ingrid, whose extraordinary abilities may prove as dangerous as the enemies pursuing them.

In Uppsala, Eline begins to understand the strange power awakening within her while following messages left behind by her mother.

And beneath the streets of Bergen, Anna and Thorvald search for a hidden sanctuary that may reveal what happened to their missing family.

Three paths. One inherited conflict.

While Europe moves inexorably toward war, the forces hunting them are adapting to the modern world. Money, political influence and technology are becoming weapons in a struggle whose origins reach far beyond recorded history.

What began as a fight for survival is becoming a battle over who will control the future.

The old world is not returning. It has been here all along.

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What readers say

★★★★★

A MUCH BIGGER ADVENTURE

“Max and Ingrid’s voyage aboard His Majesty is one of the best parts of the book. I liked Lorenzo from the moment he appeared, and the storm and the Stórhvalur sequence is spectacular.”

— Valentina Mas

★★★★★

INGRID, MY FAVOURITE

“I already liked Ingrid, but after this book she is probably my favourite character. I love that her weapons are knowledge, chemistry, and runes—not simply having stronger powers than everyone else.”

— Ana de Torres

★★★★★

I LIKED IT EVEN MORE THAN THE FIRST

“The world becomes much larger without losing sight of the characters. Eline, Ingrid, and Lorenzo were my favourites, and the ending in Uppsala left me with so many questions. Now I have to wait for the third.”

— José Miguel Lopez

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