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Inheritance of Scars

by Crystal Seitz

Narrator Nina Yndis

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Length 15 hours 21 minutes

Language English

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Bookseller recommendation

“The narrator brought this already gorgeous story to a whole new level. I loved every second. ”
— Lindsay • Reads by the River

Bookseller recommendation

“This book is unlike anything I’ve read before. Be prepared to be transported into the snowy Swedish wilderness. Monsters, secrets, betrayals, generational trauma, Norse mythology, and romance. Everything you could want and more in this dark fantasy! I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time! ”
— Lindsey • The Traveling Book Bus

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“I love a good vampire story and it's even better when embellished with other culture mythology. I couldn't wait to listen to this story and I think I may have to hear it again before the year is out.”
— Becky • Books Etcetera

Summary
About the author

Belladonna meets Norse mythology in this gorgeous dark fantasy debut that follows a teen who accidentally awakens an imprisoned draugr and must follow him into a deadly magical forest to rescue her grandmother.

Never go beyond the stave church.

Within Tiveden Forest, bloodthirsty monsters known as draugr lurk behind every tree, and secrets run through the soil like twisted roots. When her grandmother vanishes into the forest, Astrid won’t let Crohn’s disease get in the way of finding her. But in searching for her lost loved one, Astrid soon uncovers an even greater mystery:

A conflict that’s haunted her village and family for generations.
An ancient blood oath her ancestor made to protect them.
A deadly draugr imprisoned for centuries…who Astrid accidentally awakens.

Newly revived, Soren first mistakes Astrid for her ancestor, his ex-lover turned enemy. Astrid can’t tell if he would rather kill her or kiss her. But Soren knows the forest better than anyone, and Astrid quickly realizes that she’ll need his help to rescue her grandmother.

The deeper they venture into Tiveden, the closer Astrid gets to the cold, alluring Soren and the truth behind her grandmother’s disappearance. To save her home, a dark ritual must be performed before Midwinter—and only Astrid can fulfill her ancestor’s blood oath…or break it.

That is, if Soren—or the forest—doesn’t break Astrid first.

Romance Fantasy YA Fiction

Crystal Seitz is a young adult contemporary fantasy writer. A Viking at heart, Crystal battles Crohn’s disease and raids libraries for all the books on Norse mythology she can find. She works in marketing and web design, but only because she can’t be a professional shield-maiden. She has a penchant for mythology, history, and all things creative. When she isn’t writing, Crystal can be found doing archery, drawing, or rewatching Game of Thrones.