All the Horses of Iceland

Name: All the Horses of Iceland
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SKU: 9781250807939
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By Sarah Tolmie

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Summary

In All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie, readers embark on a captivating journey blending historical fiction with fantasy. The story delves into a Norse trader's adventures through Central Asia, where he seeks to bring extraordinary horses back to Iceland. This enchanting narrative intertwines myth and magic, exploring the cultural exchanges and mystical elements that contribute to Iceland's equestrian legacy.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate blending myth with historical fiction and exploring Norse adventures and folklore. This tale brings a magical perspective to the origins of Icelandic horses, intertwining mystical elements with a rich, imaginative narrative that will fascinate fans of fantasy and historical storytelling.

All the Horses of Iceland

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A hypnotic historical fantasy with gorgeous and unusual literary prose, from the captivating author of The Fourth Island.

Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, small, and free, but few have heard their story. Sarah Tolmie's All the Horses of Iceland weaves their mystical origin into a saga for the modern age. Filled with the magic and darkened whispers of a people on the cusp of major cultural change, All the Horses of Iceland tells the tale of a Norse trader, his travels through Central Asia, and the ghostly magic that followed him home to the land of fire, stone, and ice.

His search for riches will take him from Helmgard, through Khazaria, to the steppes of Mongolia, where he will barter for horses and return with much, much more.

All the Horses of Iceland is a delve into the secret, imagined history of Iceland's unusual horses, brought to life by an expert storyteller.

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All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie has been praised for its elegance and enchanting narrative. It's noted for its vivid depiction of time and place, combining a scholarly yet magical touch. The storytelling has been described as refreshing and graceful, evoking comparisons to writers like Naomi Mitchison and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781250807939

Publisher: St Martin's Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: St Martin's Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 126g

Pages: 112

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Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Sarah Tolmie Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

Sarah Tolmie is the author of the Tordotom novella The Fourth Island (2020), the poetry collection The Art of Dying (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018), the 120-sonnet sequence Trio (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015), and the chapbook Sonnet in a Blue Dress and Other Poems (Baseline Press, 2014). She has published two novels with Aqueduct Press, The Little Animals (2019) and The Stone Boatmen (2014), as well as two short fiction collections, Two Travelers (2016) and NoFood (2014). She is a medievalist trained at the University of Toronto and Cambridge and is an Associate Professor of English at the University of Waterloo.