Ghost Song by Susan Price

Ghost Song by Susan Price

Midsummer midnight: the endless white night of the far north.

Malyuta, slave and hunter, names his first born son 'Ambrosi' because it means 'Immortal.'

Then comes Kuzma, the bear-shaman, who claims the baby as his apprentice. In return for his son, he promises Malyuta riches or even the return of his youth.

Malyuta refuses, throughout the long night. The bear-shaman leaves, at last, declaring that keeping the baby will bring Malyuta nothing but misery.

Thwarted, Kuzma vents his spite on a family of reindeer herders, cursing them with being 'wolves by darkness.' In the far north, the winter night is six months long. The reindeer people soon long to be released from their curse.

Ambrosi grows into a beautiful, bright little boy, joining his father on hunting trips into the wilderness. Into their tent, lost in the vast Arctic darkness, comes the bear-shaman. He summons Ambrosi to be his apprentice.

Ambrosi says he will: when his ageing father dies. But the cruel bear-shaman will not wait. If only Malyuta's death prevents Ambrosi becoming his apprentice, then Malyuta will soon die.

Malyuta tells the reindeer people that he will free them from their curse if they kill Malyuta.

In their wolf-shapes, they set out on the hunt.

Can Ambrosi protect his father and escape the bear-shaman?

Book Two of the Ghost World sequence, which began with Ghost Drum and continues with Ghost Dance.

Susan Price has loved folk-lore and mythology since she was a child, and these ancient stories have had a major influence on her work. She is an acclaimed author of over 60 books, which have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, Chinese and Russian. She has written for almost every age-group, and has won several awards, including the Carnegie and the Guardian, and has been short-listed for the Whitbread. She is a founder member of the Authors Electric Collective (Find them on-line.) Vist her Amazon Author Page to find out more about her books, and links to her website and blogs.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780992820435
ISBN 10	099282043X
Title	Ghost Song
Author	Susan Price
Series	Ghost World Sequence
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Priceclan
Year published	2014-11-25
Number of pages	122
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.