Midwinterblood

Publisher Information: New York: Roaring Book, 2013

Summary: Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined--this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice. An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, and a Viking: the seven stories in this compelling novel all take place on the remote Scandinavian island of Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. What binds these stories together? What secrets lurk beneath the surface of this idyllic countryside? And what might be powerful enough to break the cycle of midwinterblood?

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Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox, 2013

Passenger by Alexander Bracken, 2016

The strange and beautiful sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walten, 2014

The obsidian mirror by Catherine Fisher, 2013

The brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan, 2012

A fierce and subtle poison by Samantha Mabry, 2016

City of the beasts by Isabel Allende, 2002

 

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The Messengers by Edward Hogan

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Undertow by Michael Buckley

 

Links of Interest:

http://www.marcussedgwick.com/