Deep within the icy grip of the Whispering Fjord lies a chilling secret, a lost civilization whose whispers echo through the ages. Driven by a thirst for knowledge and a yearning for discovery, a team of intrepid explorers ventures into the unknown, their journey leading them to the heart of a forgotten world. As they delve deeper, they uncover the remnants of a once-great civilization, its technology far exceeding anything humanity has ever known. But their brilliance was their downfall. The whispers, initially a tool for communication and manipulation, were twisted into a weapon, corrupting the civilization from within. Now, the team faces a daunting task: to contain the whispers and prevent their destructive potential from reaching the outside world. Their actions will shape the future, not just of the Whispering Fjord, but of humanity itself. Embark on a thrilling adventure with "The Whispering Fjord": Unravel the mysteries of a lost civilization: Discover the secrets of a technologically advanced society, their rise and their ultimate demise. Face the chilling whispers: Experience the haunting power of the whispers, a force that holds the potential for both immense good and devastating destruction. Witness a desperate struggle for survival: As the team races against time to contain the whispers, their every move could trigger a catastrophic chain reaction. Explore a breathtaking yet perilous landscape: Journey through the treacherous beauty of the Whispering Fjord, a world of ice, danger, and hidden wonders. This captivating tale is a must-read for anyone who enjoys: Science fiction and fantasy with a touch of historical intrigue Adventure stories filled with suspense, exploration, and thrilling discoveries Thought-provoking narratives that explore the ethical implications of scientific progress Characters driven by curiosity, courage, and the responsibility to protect humanity Delve into the Whispering Fjord and discover a secret that will forever change the course of human history.

Pregnant after rape, seventeen-year-old Josephina Hansen is exiled from her family home in Kiel in the north of Germany. She finds refuge with her sister's Danish family in S&ønderborg, then in Hamburg with a philanthropic businessman and, later, a radical journalist and his sister. In 1880 the worsening political situation forces this makeshift family into exile &– and a new life in a small farming settlement in the Kaitieke valley in New Zealand.Accompanying Josephina on the journey is an ancient sewing sampler given to her by her grandmother. In its lovingly stitched pictures she finds a way of mapping the world she has come from &– and that is traversed by the birds of her childhood, the Rohrs&änger or reed warblers, which migrate yearly from the salt marshes near her home to &‘somewhere nice and warm where the oranges grow'.Josephina's story is framed by the reunion of Frank and Beth, descendants of two of her three children by different fathers. It is Beth's discovery of the reason for the disappearance from the family story of Josephina's third child that unlocks memory and meaning from the intricately stitched story of the migrating reed warblers.The Reed Warbler is a beautiful and rich family saga that weaves together the lives of six generations, overseen, as Josephina's son Wolf would observe at a family reunion in 1915, by &‘Ma with that glint in her eye'.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Spellbinding adventure from Canada's most beloved modern-day explorer. Traverspine is not a place you will find on most maps. A century ago, it stood near the foothills of the remote Mealy Mountains in central Labrador. Today it is an abandoned ghost town, almost all trace of it swallowed up by dark spruce woods that cloak millions of acres. In the early 1900s, this isolated little settlement was the scene of an extraordinary haunting by large creatures none could identify. Strange tracks were found in the woods. Unearthly cries were heard in the night. Sled dogs went missing. Children reported being stalked by a terrifying grinning animal. Families slept with cabin doors barred and axes and guns at their bedsides. Tales of things that "go bump in the night" are part of the folklore of the wilderness, told and retold around countless campfires down through the ages. Most are easily dismissed by skeptics. But what happened at Traverspine a hundred years ago was different. The eye-witness accounts were detailed, and those who reported them included no less than three medical doctors and a wildlife biologist. Something really did emerge from the wilderness to haunt the little settlement of Traverspine. Adam Shoalts, decorated modern-day explorer and an expert on wilderness folklore, picks up the trail from a century ago and sets off into the Labrador wild to investigate the tale. It is a spine-tingling adventure, straight from a land steeped in legends and lore, where Vikings wandered a thousand years ago and wolves and bears still roam free. In delving into the dark corners of Canada's wild, The Whisper on the Night Wind combines folklore, history, and adventure into a fascinating saga of exploration.

Now, I’m not one to shy away from a good midlife crisis. I mean, who doesn’t fantasize about a flashy sports car and a scandalous affair? But in my case, the reality was a bit more… mundane. I’d reached a point where I felt like I was sleepwalking through life, stuck in a rut of routine and unfulfilled dreams. So, I did what any sensible person would do: I booked a cruise to Norway. I envisioned myself sipping champagne, gazing at the majestic fjords, and finally finding clarity about my purpose in life. Sounds idyllic, right? Well, things didn’t quite go according to plan. Let’s just say that a misplaced passport, a missed return boat, and a growing fondness for cinnamon buns are not exactly what I had in mind for a midlife crisis escape. But as it turned out, those unexpected twists and turns ended up being the most important part of the journey. This book is my attempt to capture the essence of that experience – the hilarity, the heartache, the surprising moments of self-discovery, and the heartwarming connections I made along the way. It’s a story about finding laughter in the midst of chaos, finding beauty in the unexpected, and discovering that sometimes, the most remarkable things happen when you least expect them.

Winner of the Danish Golden Lauren Award Winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize Shortlisted for the International DUBLIN Literary Award An ALA RUSA Notable Book (Fiction) The award-winning, internationally best-selling saga of a Greenlandic community torn apart by the forces of colonialism and the one priest whose wavering guidance will determine its fate. From the swarming streets of Copenhagen to the frozen villages of Greenland, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord is a grand, magisterial story of epic proportion. Earning rave reviews and scores of readers across the world, Kim Leine's masterpiece—sweeping across the sea in a whaler and scurrying, panicked, from the Great Fire of 1795—arrives on American shores erupting with pathos, lust, faith lost and found, and a cast of characters clinging to life amidst persecution and calamity. Idealistic, foolhardy Morten Falck, the hapless hero, is a newly ordained priest sailing to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to the Danish church. He's rejected the prospect of a sleepy posting in a local parish and instead departs for the forsaken Sukkertoppen colony, where he will endeavor to convert the locals. A town battered by unremittingly harsh winters and simmering with the threat of dissent, it is a far cry from the parish he envisioned; natives from neighboring villages have unified to reject colonial rule and establish their own settlement atop Eternal Fjord. A bumbling and at times terrifically destructive mix of Shakespeare's Falstaff and Nathaniel Hawthorne's Arthur Dimmesdale, he's woefully ill prepared to confront this new sect. Torn between his instinctive compassion for the rebel congregation perched atop Eternal Fjord and his duty to the church, Falck is forced to decide where he belongs. His exploits in this brutal backwater include an accidental explosion after a night curled around a keg, a botched surgery, a love affair with a solitary and fatalistic widow, and an apprenticeship with an eager young scholar that ends in tragedy. Based on authentic events in the 1780s and '90s, The Prophets of Eternal Fjord moves from the quiet rooms of the Copenhagen bourgeoisie to the stark, hardscrabble village of the Fjord where Falck finds himself—surprisingly—at home. Kim Leine's textured, earthy prose evokes the sting of the cold, the itch of the wool, and the burn of the roughest swig of aquavit. In gritty detail, Leine reveals the corrosive effects of colonial rule—both on the colonized, bitterly ground down as they are, and on the colonizers, compromised and corrupted by their baseless power. In rich, Dickensian descriptions, Leine charts the tragic events that intertwine seemingly disparate lives, illuminating the brutal and tender impulses of those seeking redemption and the shifting line between religion and mysticism. The Prophets of Eternal Fjord is a visceral panorama of a fragile colony caught in the throes of history, marking the American debut of a major international writer.

Hildur Rúnarsdottir is the only police detective working on the isolated west coast of Iceland. She is desperate to forget her traumatic past by burying herself in her cases alongside her new trainee, Jakob Johanson. But Jakob's life has its own complications, and it soon becomes clear that neither can run from their pasts for long. When a local man is found with his throat slit, underneath an avalanche that has buried much of the evidence, Hildur and Jakob must set their own problems aside and unravel the dark secrets to expose a killer . . . Translated by Kristian London