Beyond Thundering Waters

A Modern Norwegian Folktale

by Georgina Jeffery

Beyond Thundering Waters - Georgina Jeffrey - Dark Folklore

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Part of the Dark Folklore series:

A dark fairy tale in a modern Norwegian setting. Ida, a young girl grieving the loss of her mother, is wandering in the snowy wilderness when she meets the mysterious Maja - a huldra from myth and legend. Taking comfort in Maja's kind arms, Ida makes a desperate wish for her family to be whole again... and gets far more than she bargained for.

With her own home turned against her, Ida must race across the wild valley to save her Pappa and confront the huldra before time runs out.

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Published: May 3, 2022
Genres:

Fantasy, Fantasy - Contemporary, Fantasy - Dark Fantasy, Fantasy - Faery & Fae, Fantasy - Fairy Tale / Folklore, Horror, Horror - Fairy Tale/Folklore

Tags:

author - british, format - short stories, what - concept - curse, what - topic - magic, where - general - forest, where - general - mountains, where - general - rural, who - type - fae

Tropes: Becoming a Monster
Word Count: 8700
Setting: Norway
Languages Available: English
Tropes: Becoming a Monster
Word Count: 8700
Setting: Norway
Languages Available: English

About the Author

Georgina Jeffery is a speculative fiction writer in Shropshire, England. Her stories blend elements of fantasy, humour and horror, and tend to reflect her penchant for mythology and folklore. She writes in frenetic sprints during her daughter’s naptimes, or very late into the night.

Her debut novel The Jack Hansard Series: Season One was released in 2020. Her work can also be found in a variety of anthologies and journals, including The San Cicaro Experience from Thunderbird Studios; Unbreakable Ink from Indomitable Ink; and Copperfield Review Quarterly, a journal of historical fiction.

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