Books with author Terry Graves

A fairytale retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, reimagined as an epic Saga during the Viking age.Old prophecies of the Norse say that, before Ragnarök, a great winter will fall upon the world.The gods have been defeated and vanquished from the Nine Realms. Skaði, the Snow Queen, is the last line of defense. From the highest peaks of Ásgarð, she protects the Bifröst Bridge and wards off the trolls and giants that try to conquer Miðgarð.But dark omens run freely. There is word of two ravens that fly once again over the world, and fishermen have seen the scales of a giant serpent slithering under the waves of the sea. The song of winter that Skaði sings every night is slowly dying away into nothingness. And when the Snow Queen’s power finally falters, the winter will end and Ragnarök will begin.Meanwhile, Gerda has been living in the small village of Veraheim for all her life. The daughter of a swineherd who loves to drink and tell tall tales, Gerda dreams of traveling far away and performing mighty feats, together with her friends Kairan, Runa and Alarr.She has always thought this was an impossible dream... until she finds the giant trapped under the ice of the frozen lake.

There is a presence that haunts the streets at night – a black carriage with ghostly horses that is scaring the hell out of Lundenwich’s citizens. Now the Metropolitan Police are looking for help once again, and the children of Mrs Wickfield’s Undertaker – half-detectives, half-mediums – are the only ones who can assist them. But the ghost carriage will only appear for three nights, when the moon is full in Frimaire. Will Tom, Neil and Ligeia be able to solve the mystery that surrounds the terrible accident before the phantasmagorical vehicle disappears into thin air again?The ‘pocket mysteries’ are a series of short stories and novelettes that expand the universe of the Lundenwich Society saga and its Victorian-esque world full of quirkiness and ghoulish fun. They can be read independently, in any order you like. Join the orphans of Mrs Wickfield’s Undertaker as they help the police to solve a crime in one of the most haunted cities in the world!NOTE FOR READERS: "The Phantom Carriage" is a short story of around 10,000 words.

A fairytale retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, reimagined as an epic Saga during the Viking age.Old prophecies of the Norse say that, before Ragnarök, a great winter will fall upon the world.The gods have been defeated and vanquished from the Nine Realms. Skaði, the Snow Queen, is the last line of defense. From the highest peaks of Ásgarð, she protects the Bifröst Bridge and wards off the trolls and giants that try to conquer Miðgarð.But dark omens run freely. There is word of two ravens that fly once again over the world, and fishermen have seen the scales of a giant serpent slithering under the waves of the sea. The song of winter that Skaði sings every night is slowly dying away into nothingness. And when the Snow Queen’s power finally falters, the winter will end and Ragnarök will begin.Meanwhile, Gerda has been living in the small village of Veraheim for all her life. The daughter of a swineherd who loves to drink and tell tall tales, Gerda dreams of traveling far away and performing mighty feats, together with her friends Kairan, Runa and Alarr.She has always thought this was an impossible dream... until she finds the giant trapped under the ice of the frozen lake.