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Is part of Europa Suite Kim Wilkins , 2003 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Giants of the Frost
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Victoria Scott, scientist and hardened sceptic, accepts a job at an isolated weather station in the Norwegian Sea. But there are shadows outside her cabin window, rumours about a hag that visits in nightmares, and disturbing sense of familiarity in the deep, haunted forest: almost as if she has a connection with the island and its past. (Libraries Australia record).

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Note: Roughly a third of the book is set in Asgard and/or Scandinavia during the 11th century.

Notes

  • Dedication: Ian Brothir minn gerthi mer eyju. Ek fyldi hana sogum.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Gollancz ,
      2005 .
      person or book cover
      Extent: 448p.
      ISBN: 0575077212 (pbk), 9780575077218 (pbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Warner Books ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 7868938171678457373.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 531p.p.
      ISBN: 9780446617284, 0446617288
Alternative title: Prīzrak Ostrova
Transliterated title: Призрак острова
Language: Russian
    • Moscow,
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      Russia,
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      Former Soviet Union,
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      Eastern Europe, Europe,
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      Mir Knigi ,
      2004 .
      image of person or book cover 5040941856107663148.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 414p.
      ISBN: 9785486019173 (hbk.)

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  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

Critical Exegesis Kim Wilkins , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Giants of the Frost 2006; (p. 349-440)
The Process of Genre: Authors, Readers, Institutions Kim Wilkins , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 9 no. 2 2005;
Kim Wilkins looks at the question of genre noting that '...genres are not static, ahistorical categories. Rather, genres are processes.' Wilkins uses as an example her own novel Giants of the Frost (2004) which 'was positioned and re-positioned in terms of genre: via my own intentions, via reader reception and via institutional influences (e.g. the university, my publishers, the media, booksellers).'
[Review] Giants of the Frost Sally Beasley , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , June/July no. 13 2004; (p. 117-119)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
Horror Novels Colin Steele , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 4 July 2004; (p. 19)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
In Short Fiction Michael McGirr , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 June 2004; (p. 13)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
Gothic Goddess Phil Brown , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 2 - 8 June no. 493 2004; (p. 10-11)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
Fiction Cameron Woodhead , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 June 2004; (p. 4)

— Review of The Affairs of Men John Holton , 2004 selected work short story ; Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
In Short Fiction Michael McGirr , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 June 2004; (p. 13)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
Horror Novels Colin Steele , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 4 July 2004; (p. 19)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
[Review] Giants of the Frost Sally Beasley , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , June/July no. 13 2004; (p. 117-119)

— Review of Giants of the Frost Kim Wilkins , 2004 single work novel
Why Are Publishers Afraid of Horror? Jason Nahrung , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 March 2004; (p. 6)
The Process of Genre: Authors, Readers, Institutions Kim Wilkins , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 9 no. 2 2005;
Kim Wilkins looks at the question of genre noting that '...genres are not static, ahistorical categories. Rather, genres are processes.' Wilkins uses as an example her own novel Giants of the Frost (2004) which 'was positioned and re-positioned in terms of genre: via my own intentions, via reader reception and via institutional influences (e.g. the university, my publishers, the media, booksellers).'
Critical Exegesis Kim Wilkins , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Giants of the Frost 2006; (p. 349-440)
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