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All the horses of Iceland  Cover Image Book Book

All the horses of Iceland / Sarah Tolmie.

Tolmie, Sarah, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250807939
  • ISBN: 125080793X
  • Physical Description: 111 pages ; 21 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Tordotcom, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Includes "notes on names, sources, and poetic forms" on pages 107-109.
Summary, etc.:
Filled with the magic and darkened whispers of a people on the cusp of major cultural change, this tale follows a Norse trader on his travels through Central Asia, where he barters for horses and returns with much, much more.
Subject: Magic > Fiction.
Horses > Fiction.
Horse dealers > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Iceland > Fiction.
Asia, Central > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.

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0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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All the Horses of Iceland
All the Horses of Iceland
by Tolmie, Sarah
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All the Horses of Iceland


A New York Times Best Fantasy of 2022! " All the Horses of Iceland is a slim and beautiful chronicle in the tradition of Naomi Mitchison and Ursula K. Le Guin. ...The result is a sorcerous journey through hospitality and enchantment." -- The New York Times 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, and 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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