The Weight Of A Soul (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: signed bookplate laid-in
In a frost-bitten Viking village where the gods still whisper through the wind, a desperate girl strikes a bargain with Hel herself — a deal that may cost far more than she ever imagined. The Weight of a Soul follows Lena, a young woman consumed by grief and guilt after her sister Fressa is found dead under mysterious circumstances, who makes a harrowing pact with the Norse goddess of the underworld to resurrect her beloved sibling. What begins as an act of love quickly spirals into a dark web of deceit, sacrifice, and impossible choices, as Lena discovers that bringing back the dead demands a price measured not in gold, but in the currency of the living soul. Elizabeth Tammi crafts a richly atmospheric debut rooted in Norse mythology, drawing readers into a world where the boundary between life and death is perilously thin and the gods are indifferent to mortal suffering. The novel masterfully weaves themes of jealousy, identity, and the corrosive nature of obsession against a meticulously rendered ancient Scandinavian backdrop, echoing the moral complexity found in classic myth. Tammi's prose is elegant yet urgent, building to a crescendo that forces both protagonist and reader to confront a chilling question: how much of yourself are you willing to destroy to save someone you love?
Author: Elizabeth Tammi
Format: Hardback
Published: 2019, Flux (Mendota Heights, Minnesota)
Genre: Fantasy
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: signed bookplate laid-in
In a frost-bitten Viking village where the gods still whisper through the wind, a desperate girl strikes a bargain with Hel herself — a deal that may cost far more than she ever imagined. The Weight of a Soul follows Lena, a young woman consumed by grief and guilt after her sister Fressa is found dead under mysterious circumstances, who makes a harrowing pact with the Norse goddess of the underworld to resurrect her beloved sibling. What begins as an act of love quickly spirals into a dark web of deceit, sacrifice, and impossible choices, as Lena discovers that bringing back the dead demands a price measured not in gold, but in the currency of the living soul. Elizabeth Tammi crafts a richly atmospheric debut rooted in Norse mythology, drawing readers into a world where the boundary between life and death is perilously thin and the gods are indifferent to mortal suffering. The novel masterfully weaves themes of jealousy, identity, and the corrosive nature of obsession against a meticulously rendered ancient Scandinavian backdrop, echoing the moral complexity found in classic myth. Tammi's prose is elegant yet urgent, building to a crescendo that forces both protagonist and reader to confront a chilling question: how much of yourself are you willing to destroy to save someone you love?