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Arriving in what is my home for the next months; a wooden house in green surroundings close to Dartmouth College in the US, I checked the mailbox. And guess what had come to me all the way from Norway, with a letter from author Siri Pettersen! 
*squeeks* 
It is an advance readers copy of her newest book Evna (the Might), and is the third and last book of her trioligy Ravneringene (the Raven Rings), scheduled for release on October 28th. Since I first picked up her first books Odinsbarn (Odin's Child) and Råta (the Rot) last year, I've had my nose stuck in between the black bindings time and again. Be it buried in pillows in the corner of my livingroom, on a crowded bus on my way to work, lying in the grass during viking markets or in a tent with raindrops splashing outside; I've read them both several times over. They're already quite worn after being been carried in my bag, under my arm and my backpack, they smell of bonfires and dirt, and the dust jackets are starting to look the part. :) 
The protagonist, Hirka, is a female outcast of the society, and strays far from the classic fairy queen. I see her as having twigs in her unruly and blood red locks, and she is probably in need of a bath or two. She has the knowledge of herbs and medical plants, be it remedies to disinfect wounds or illegal back-alley drugs that will make your mind drowsy... But she lacks basic abilities that come naturally to others. Being different and not knowing her heritage, she keeps to herself and trusts few. Because people are dangerous... 
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