Giants of the Frost

In this world of midnight sunshine, the Old Gods still watch the affairs of humanity - one of them has become fixated on Victoria, certain that she is the reincarnation of a woman he fell in love with over a thousand years before. It was a love affair which threatened the very existence of Asgard.

Dangerous love and desire are soon running out of control, as the spectacularly supernatural obliterates Victoria's refuge in scientific rationalism.

From AudioFile
When she joins a weather team on a Scandinavian island, Victoria stumbles upon the dark and mystical realm of the Norse Gods. Vidar, the son of Odin, pursues Victoria as she grapples with her identity and beliefs. Edwina Wren delivers a strong performance with steady accents and significant shifts in tone for the different characters. Her voicing of the mysterious Vidar is particularly compelling. Light music serves to segue from one section to the next. her Scandinavian accent for the humans is alluring. L.E. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine– Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine –This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Taking a job on an isolated island in the Sea of Norway, scientist Victoria Scott wants a quiet place to finish her doctoral thesis. But Victoria isn’t prepared for the strange shadows outside her cabin window, the rumors of a murderous hag who sucks one’s soul during sleep, and the tales of mythic monsters lurking in the forest. More frightening than the island’s nightmarish mysteries: to Victoria, everything is hauntingly familiar.

When an enigmatic stranger appears on the island, Victoria’s sense of foreboding peaks. For she learns that they are connected by a conflict centuries old—one that can end only with her death…

"A page-turning supernatural romance/dark fantasy novel with lashings of brooding Norse mythology." (The Age)
"Beautifully rendered….Quite possibly her finest work yet." (The Courier Mail)