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Winter is coming. Frost pierces through everything, harsh winter storms rage and the sun is leaving, not to return for many months. Winter is gruesome and cold a dark time that seems to never end. But it's not the whole picture. There is beauty and magic. There is the deep dark forest where pine trees reach for the sky, mountains looming under the green northern lights, wolf packs who howl to the moon, and the vast plains covered by deep snow, the ice crystals glinting like stars in the pale moonlight.

When the temperatures drop, people and creatures gather around the camp fires to share warmth, friendship and tales, to chase away the frost and the knowledge of the terrifying creatures lurking in the darkness.

Contents:

• 7 - Introduction (Winter Tales) - essay by Margrét Helgadóttir?
• 9 - The Frost Sermon - short story by Mat Joiner
• 13 - The Bothy - short story by Su Haddrell
• 24 - The Wolf Moon - short story by Sharon Kernow
• 31 - The Love of a Season - short story by Ruth EJ Booth
• 34 - When the Trees Were Enchanted - short story by Masimba Musodza
• 47 - Sunday's Child - short story by Fiona Clegg
• 61 - Winter in the Vivarium - short story by Tim Major
• 71 - Snow Angel - short story by Lizz-Ayn Shaarawi
• 76 - Under Your Skin - short story by Amelia Gorman
• 77 - Among the Wolves - short story by B. Thomas
• 97 - Yukizuki - short story by Eliza Chan
• 107 - Frose - short story by DJ Tyrer
• 115 - Cold-Hearted - short story by G. H. Finn
• 137 - Voliday - short story by David Sarsfield
• 150 - Coldness Waits - short story by Deborah Walker [as by Kelda Crich]
• 151 - The Siege - short story by K. N. McGrath
• 171 - Spirit of the Season - short story by Jonathan Ward (2000s)
• 184 - The Red Lawns - short story by James Bennett
• 203 - Frost Fair - short story by Anne Michaud
• 209 - Shaman Red - short story by Jan Edwards
• 221 - The Coming of the Cold - short story by Adrian Tchaikovsky
• 224 - The Frost of Heaven - short story by Verity Holloway

A Unique Speculative Fiction Collection From The Nordic Countries...

Storytelling has been a major force in the Nordic countries for thousands of years, renowned for its particular sense of dark humour, featuring pacts with nature and a view of the world you seldom find in other places.

Perhaps it is the freezing cold winter? The closeness to the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic? Maybe it's the huge ancient forests...

Most have heard about Nordic crime fiction with its dark noir flare or the Icelandic Sagas. This anthology combines all that is unique about Nordic speculative fiction, from the darkest dystopian science fiction to terrifying horror. From the rational to the eccentric, these stories combine a deep sense of place with social criticism, themes of loneliness and the concern for humanity's impact on the wilderness.

Featuring 16 stories from the best contemporary speculative authors from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Faroe Islands, many of which are appearing in English for the very first time.

Contents:

• Elegy for a Young Elk - (2010) - short story by Hannu Rajaniemi
• Sing - [Aino - 1] - (2013) - short story by Karin Tidbeck
• Lost and Found - (2015) - short story by Maria Haskins
• A Bird Does Not Sing Because It Has an Answer - (2020) - short story by Johanna Sinisalo
• Introduction (Nordic Visions) - short fiction by Margrét Helgadóttir
• She - short fiction by John Ajvide Lindqvist
• The False Fisherman - short fiction by Kaspar Colling Nielsen
• Heather Country - short fiction by Jakob Drud
• The Traveller Girl - short fiction by Lene Kaaberbøl
• The Abyss - short fiction by Rakel Helmsdal
• The Dreamgiver - short fiction by Johann Thorsson
• Hamraborg Babylon - short fiction by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson
• As You Wish - short fiction by Tor Åge Bringsvaerd
• The Cormorant - short fiction by Tone Almhjell
• The Day Jonas Shadowed His Dad - short fiction by Thore Hansen
• A Lion Roars in Longyearbyen - short fiction by Margrét Helgadóttir
• The Wings that Slice the Sky - short fiction by Emmi Itäranta

Twenty nightmarish horror tales featuring folkloric beasts, apocalyptic disasters, and psychological terrors are brought together in a collection sure to keep readers up at night, from the very best voices in contemporary Nordic fiction.

You know them from the stories whispered around the campfire. Sometimes, they're dark creatures from tall forests or murky bogs, luring their victims to their death, or the apocalyptic roar of a volcanic eruption. Other times, they're closer to home: an unsettling new neighbour, or the overly friendly people you meet on the train, or the bureaucrat who thinks he's saving the world.

Nordic Nightmares opens a window into the horror landscape of the Nordic countries, from Finland to Greenland. The anthology is expertly curated to showcase the work of twenty modern masters of horror -- the majority appearing in English for the first time -- to keep you company during long, cold nights.