{"product_id":"the-shapeshifters-paperback","title":"The Shapeshifters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefan Spjut\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fantastic novel in every sense of the word...about the existence of trolls and other mythical creatures in the Nordic forests . . .\"--Karl Ove Knausgard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSummer 1978. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young boy disappears without a trace from a summer cabin. His mother claims he was carried away by a giant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is never found.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years later, another child goes missing. This time there's a lead, a single photograph taken by Susso Myrén. She's devoted her life to the search for trolls, legendary giants known as stallo, who can control human thoughts and assume animal form. Convinced that the trolls are real, she follows the trail of missing children to northern Sweden. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut humans, some part stallo themselves, have been watching over the creatures for generations, and this hidden society of protectors won't hesitate to close its deadly ranks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixing folklore and history, suspense and the supernatural, \u003cem\u003eThe Shapeshifters\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary journey into a frozen land where myth bleeds into reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantastic novel in every sense of the word not only because Spjut has accomplished the masterstroke of writing convincingly about the existence of trolls and other mythical creatures in the Nordic forests, but also because all this unfolds in a language that captures the everyday reality we know so well, with such precision and exquisite style that the words seem to sparkle on the page. \u003cbr\u003e Karl Ove Knausgard\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summer 1978. A young boy disappears without a trace from a summer cabin. His mother claims he was carried away by a giant. He is never found.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Twenty-five years later, another child goes missing. This time there s a lead, a single photograph taken by Susso Myren. She s devoted her life to the search for trolls, legendary giants known as stallo who can control human thoughts and assume animal form. Convinced that the trolls are real, she follows the trail of missing children to northern Sweden. But humans, some part stallo themselves, have been watching over the creatures for generations, and this hidden society of protectors won t hesitate to close its deadly ranks.\u003cbr\u003e Mixing folklore and history, suspense and the supernatural, \u003ci\u003eThe Shapeshifters\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary journey into a frozen land where myth bleeds into reality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spjut turns Scandinavian mythology upside down in a shades-of-gray world built for lovers of fantastical suspense. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stefan Spjut was raised on the rural islands of Malaren. He served with the Lapland Ranger Regiment and studied art, literature, philosophy, and journalism at Stockholm University. He lives in Stockholm with his two children.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTEFAN SPJUT was raised on the rural islands of Mälaren. He served with the Lapland Ranger Regiment and studied art, literature, philosophy, and journalism at Stockholm University. He lives in Stockholm with his two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.03 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263044927737,"sku":"9780544084087","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZOyrUdrCl29780544084087.webp?v=1768813926","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-shapeshifters-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}