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NEW SWEDISH BOOKS Elisabeth Östnäs THE RAVEN GODD
ESS (THE SAGA OF TURID PART III) Berghs Förlag Rights: Hedlund Agency The Raven Goddess (The Saga of Turid Part III) Turid’s world is the tough world of Vikings. Throughout three books we follow Turid’s fight for survival, her escape in times of war, and her wish to find her own place in life. The safe world of her childhood is in ruins and now she leads an uncertain life on the roads in a country savaged by war, where the rules and the dangers of men lurk behind every step she takes. She’s a chosen one, a ‘Völva’, a medium capable of seeing things, but she would much rather be free. Free to just be herself. But, during the winter when starvation hits the small village hard everything comes to a head. Turid needs to use the powers she possesses to survive and also those powers she is yet to learn how to control. Turid’s challenge is to travel to the kingdom of the Ires. A whole new life is waiting. Is this her new home? In her series The Saga of Turid Elisabeth Östnäs brings to life the Viking saga, describing with subtlety the deepest human conditions: what it’s like to be fleeing and live through war. She creates a thrilling and well-written adventure set in a historical setting full of detail. The King’s Daughter (The Saga of Turid Part I) was awarded the ‘Slangbellan’ prize in 2015. 66