Hello, allies and enemies! What I'm gonna do is that I'm gonna recommend you book that either set on winter, the Artic or just related to cold places in general.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrove
In the never-ending war between good and evil, The Chronicles of Narnia set the stage for battles of epic proportions. Some take place in vast fields, where the forces of light and darkness clash. But other battles occur within the small chambers of the heart and are equally decisive.
Journeys to the ends of the world, fantastic creatures, betrayals, heroic deeds and friendships won and lost -- all come together in an unforgettable world of magic. So the battle to end all battles.
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The second part of the Narnia series and the most famous. In this book we are first introduced to the Pevensie siblings. A fantasy classic set on an endless winter. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.
The Shining
Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
-Goodreeads
A book about a family locked in a hotel during the winter. Jack's descent to madness was incredibly well written and my favorite part. It was kinda slow-paced, but that has never been a problem to me, just don't start reading it expecting an action-packed thriller.
A Christmas Carol
Introduction and Afterword by Joe Wheeler
To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late.
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Of course that you can't make a list with books about winter without includying a Christmas classic. This book has mor adaptations that you can possibly imagine.
Norse Mythology
In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurable manipulator.
Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let ion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe life again.
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A book about the gods from a land famous for the cold. Did you knew that the Norse version of Hell is frozen? From all of Neil Gaiman's books I have read, this one is the one that exemplifies the best his amazing writting style. He makes the stories feel modern and fresh, yet still timeless.
The Snow Child
Alaska, 1920: a brutal place to homestead, and especially tough for recent arrivals Jack and Mabel. Childless, they are drifting apart - he breaking under the weight of the work of the farm; she crumbling from loneliness and despair. In a moment of levity during the season's first snowfall, they build a child out of snow. The next morning the snow child is gone, but they glimpse a young, blonde-haired girl running through the trees.
This little girl, who calls herself Faina, seems to be a child of the woods. She hunts with a red fox at her side, skims lightly across the snow, and somehow survives alone in the Alaskan wilderness. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own daughter. But in this beautiful, violent place, things are rarely as they appear.
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This book is based of a Russian fairy tale named The Snow Maiden a girl who is believed to be half-human and half made of snow, which is a interesting premise, not very common among re-tellings.
The Golden Com
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.
Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
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A book about a girl traveling to the North Pole, in a world fu of mysteries and a great Magic system. On top of that, it's soon gonna get a tv series.
The Book Thief
It is 1939. Nazi . The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.
By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.
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A book wit an interesting point of view of World War II, with the Angel of Deat as a narrator and an orphaned German girl living in Hitler's birthplace as the protagonist.
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These are great recommendations. Great blog. :blush:
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