My Swordhand Is Singing

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In the bitter cold of winter, Tomas & his son, Peter, come to a small Eastern European village & settle there as woodcutters. But Tomas is a man with a past; a past that is tracking him with deadly intent. When a flamboyant band of gypsies arrives, Peter is quickly infatuated by the beautiful gypsy princess, Sofia. But meanwhile, the dead don’t seem to be staying in their graves. & as surely as the snow falls in the forest of a hundred thousand silver birch trees, father & son must face a soulless enemy & a terrifying destiny… Drenched in an atmosphere of creeping terror, & inspired by the dark forests & vampire folklore of Eastern Europe, My Swordhand is Singing won the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007. “ Breathes new life into the tale of the living dead.” Booktrust “A finely written, bone-chilling gothic tale… the myriad horrors of the deep woods will transfix readers.” Publishing News