The Legend of the Ice People

From an early age, Tula Backe realized that she was different from everyone else: she was one of the Ice People’s stricken. She did not use her extraordinary gifts solely for good purposes, and her secret was revealed because an evil power, much stronger than her, had devilish plans for her. It was Tengel the Evil who had chosen Tula to be the one to wake him from his long slumber …

Anna Maria Olsdatter arrived in the small mining town of Ytterheden in Sweden to teach the miners’ children there. But not everyone was entirely enthusiastic about her presence, and at one point someone even tried to kill her.

Anna Maria wrote to her relative, Heike Lind, to ask for his help. And he arrived only just in time, because now even more people were in danger.

Vinga Tark and Heike Lind, both members of the Ice People, started their fight to regain the family’s property. But the ruthless Judge Snivel was still firmly in possession of Graastensholm, which was Heike’s lawful inheritance.

Heike was forced to make use of his “evil” inheritance and invoke supernatural powers in order to break the judge’s hold, and he would need the help of a virgin to do so – but was he willing to sacrifice his beloved Vinga …?

At long last, Heike Lind of the Ice People reached Norway to take possession of his rightful inheritance. But when he arrived, he found that all his relatives had passed away and unscrupulous bandits had seized his property.

Heike did not know what to do – but then he discovered a shy girl who roamed the forest like a shadow ...

Gunilla of Knapahult was brought up under the discipline and admonitions of the Lord. This meant beatings for sins she had never committed. Although she loved somebody else, her father’s fervent dream was for her to marry the distinguished Arv Grip.

Then Arv’s relative, Heike Lind of the Ice People, came to the parish. With his special gifts, he soon discovered that Gunilla and Arv needed his assistance. He sensed the fatal danger that threatened them all from a ravine in a dense forest ...

In a gloomy valley deep in the Transylvanian Alps there lay an isolated village and an imposing castle. Numerous men had lost their way when travelling there, and none had ever been seen again. When Heike Lind and his companions, Mira and Peter, arrived there they soon discovered that the villagers lived in a constant, paralysing state of fear – a fear that was somehow connected with the ladies who lived in the castle, the Princess Feodora and the stunningly beautiful Nicola ...

It was not until Sölve Lind was nearly grown up that he discovered that he was one of the “touched” of the Ice People, and that he had abilities that were out of the ordinary.

He always got what he wished for, even when his wishes were selfish or even criminal. Sölve cynically took advantage of his abilities to gain wealth and seduce beautiful women. But one day he was told that he had a son – a monster, whom no one in the world must ever see ...

Elisabet Paladin had the courage of her convictions. She would not allow herself to be influenced by her mother’s constant talk about influential families and a rich husband. No man had succeeded in awakening her interest – not until she met Vemund Tark.
When Vemund came to talk to her parents about marriage, he was not making a proposal for himself – but on behalf of his younger brother …

Daniel Lind of the Ice People embarked on a long, solitary journey to the Nenets by the rim of the Kara Sea. That was where he met Shira, Vendel’s daughter. She had been chosen to lift the evil curse of the Ice People.
Before she could so, Shira had to undergo a series of inhuman tests. She faced a long and terrifying journey through the very Garden of Death.

Three members of the family set out on the long journey north to the forgotten Valley of the Ice People. They were the young Dan Lind and his two relatives, Ingrid Lind and Ulvhedin Paladin, who were both touched by the curse of the Ice People and born with supernatural abilities.

Dan’s objective for the trip was purely scientific, while the other two wanted to get hold of the powerful, magical root that they were convinced they would find there, namely the mandrake, also known as the gallows flower because it was said to grow at places of execution.

When Karl XII decided to invade Russia he had no idea how much sorrow and despair his decision would cause. Vendel Grip was one of many miserable souls who landed in a prison camp deep in Siberia.

Vendel finally managed to escape in an old boat. Mighty rivers carried him northward to the tundra by the coast of the Kara Sea and, amazingly, to a distant branch of the descendants of the Ice People.

Tristan Paladin was the most sensitive member of the Ice People. He was deeply unhappy and had very little to live for. Then he met Hildegard, whose husband beat and bullied her. She was suffering from a life-threatening illness.
Chivalrous as he was, Tristan wanted to help the poor woman. Through her, he got to know of an evil order that practised human sacrifice and planned to overthrow the king …

The footprints were frightening: one naked human foot – and another that couldn’t be properly identified. He roamed the country like a devil, killing everyone who got in his way. Dominic, Villemo and Niklas of the Ice People understood that this was the devil they had been chosen to stop. But who was he – and how were they going to neutralize a monster who appeared to be immortal …

Villemo is the most powerful of the Ice People for generations. Her supernatural powers and passionate nature mean that no one can hold her back. Her passion for Dominic, another cursed member of the Ice People family, threatens her life, but she cannot resist him. So when Dominic is sent on a dangerous mission for the King, Villemo cannot help but follow him. They are threatened, hunted, and face danger at every turn. Villemo and Dominic must find their way out of a raging war and back home, to their family and their future.

Villemo is a force of nature. Her fiery red hair and striking beauty leave a strong impression on everyone who meets her. And her yellow eyes mark her out as one of The Ice People with supernatural powers. She's young, wilful and headstrong, so when she falls in love with the dangerous Eldar, no one can convince her to turn back. But Villemo's story is dangerously entwined with a blood feud – and the threat of rebellion between Norway and Denmark. As Villemo learns about love, and the startling extent of her powers, the Ice People are taken on another dramatic and dangerous journey into the unknown.

Mikael Lind of the Ice People has been separated from his family his whole life. He's obediently followed orders and expectations of those who raised him, but always against his own wishes. His life is suffocating, and dark visions are threatening to consume him. But a chance encounter changes everything. It leads him to his family, the Ice People.

When Mikael meets his extraordinary family, he finally finds his roots. Meanwhile, Mikael's young son Dominic develops powers of his own and joins the next generation of the Ice People – who are both powerful and cursed.

Rumour and suspicion continue to haunt the Ice People. When the bodies of four murdered women are found in the woods, the family with magical powers is immediately suspected. A young girl, Hilde, is also drawn into the investigation and accused of being a witch. She's lived alone with her cruel father for years, and is now threatened with death for witchcraft. But the Ice People are always kind to those in need. The family take Hilde in and protect her.
As the mystery of the murders unfolds, new threats – and new loyalties – emerge. The Ice People must once again pull together to survive.

As the clan of the Ice People are scattered across Norway and Denmark, their lives bring new joys – and new dangers. When young Tancred, great grandson of Tengel the Good, sets off on his first adventure, he's drawn into a nightmarish vision of deception and murder. Could it be real?

Here he meets Jessica, a young noblewoman, who could be his salvation. But she is haunted by the malice and madness of a family who were meant to protect her. As they are both drawn into the highest circles of Court, intrigue and betrayal surround them, and each must face their nemesis.

The future of the Ice People hangs in the balance. Their most powerful and guarded inheritance – Tengel's magic herbs and the cursed mandrake root – must be passed to a new generation.
But with the evil curse of the Ice People surfacing once a generation, who can be trusted with the unrivalled power their magical inheritance? Kolgrim is the rightful heir, but he has the blood of Tengel the Evil in him, so he could lose everything to his angelic younger brother.

The battle of good and evil rages on, and drags the Ice People into torment once more.