The Legend of The Ice People – Challenge

1. The Legend of The Ice People is a 47 book opus by the Norwegian writer Margit Sandemo. I read parts of it years ago, but never finished. The books were, for a long time, exclusivily blook club orders, and I never felt like engaging myself for 24 months (2 books/month).

But so it happens it showed up in the bookstores online, sold one by one, and when I later heard that one of my new neighbours had the entire collection – I couldn’t help to decide and read it again – the whole story this time!

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The Legend of The Ice People was published between 1982 and 1989, an epic story following a family from the 1500s and all the way up to modern day (1900s). It follows The Ice People, a family cursed by one of their own as he admittedly sold himself to the devil. Ever since, one person from each generation is cursed with the evil heritage that holds supernatural powers, looks either hideous or deadly beautiful, and more often than not… an evil mind.

My goal is to finish the entire series of 47 books before the end of 2013. The books themselves are not very long, nor complicated reading, and if one has the time – you might finish a book in no more than 4 hours… but it is always good to take plenty of time, especially when you are to follow one story for so long.

Unfortunately, as of today, the series is not available in English translation – which is a shame! – there is; however, a small press in the U.K. that has been trying to get them translated – though the project is currently on hold after only six books were published. You can find out more on this website: http://www.margitsandemo.co.uk/books.php

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These are the books (Swedish Titles):

1. Trollbunden (Spellbound)
2. Häxjakten (Witch-Hunt)
3. Avgrunden (Depths of Darkness)
4. Längtan (Yearning)
5. Dödssynden (Mortal Sin)
6. Det Onda Arvet (Evil Inheritance)
7. Spökslottet
8. Bödelns dotter
9. Den ensamme
10. Vinterstorm
11. Blodshämnd
12. Feber i blodet
13. Satans fotspår
14. Den siste riddaren
15. Vinden från öster
16. Galgdockan
17. Dödens trädgård
18. Bakom fasaden
19. Drakens tänder
20. Korpens vingar
21. Vargtimmen
22. Demonen och jungfrun
23. Våroffer
24. Djupt i jorden
25. Ängel med dolda horn
26. Huse i Eldafjord
27. Synden har lång svans
28. Is och Eld
29. Lucifers kärlek
30. Människadjuret
31. Färjkarlen
32. Hunger
33. Nattens demon
34. Kvinnan på stranden
35. Vandring i mörkret
36. Trollmåne
37. Stad i skräck
38. Små män kastar långa skuggor
39. Rop av stumma röster
40. Fångad av tiden
41. Demonernas fjäll
42. Lugnet före stormen
43. En glimt av ömhet
44. Den onda dagen
45. Legenden om Marco
46. Det svarta vattnet
47. Är det någon där ute?