Magesmith Book 3

Magesmith

Bo and Eg Bo is a Magesmith, a craftsperson who uses hot magic to shape metal. Eg is an apprentice sheep butcher with a taste for adventure. When the townspeople turn on Bo and she is sacrificed to a monster, Bo and Eg's lives take a turn through time and space. The Magesmith is a series that spans pre-human times, the Minoan era, the Middle Ages, and the far future when humans have colonized the moons of Jupiter. The rest of the Magesmith series is released in 2021 and 2022.

The Series

Viking Kite stories are written by English-Swedish writers, Andy Coombs and Sarah Scho — both authors and teachers with more than 40 books published and a million books sold in Sweden. They are the all-time, best-selling educational authors in Scandinavia and live just outside Stockholm in a forest cottage with their little black and white dog, Nimly. Viking Kite celebrates Scandinavia's progressive approach to gender, race, identity, social fairness, and inclusivity. Andy and Sarah have been educating and entertaining Sweden's youth for twenty years — and now, finally, in the Spring of 2021, their stories can be read anywhere in the world. All Swedish/English translations are done by Inger Stromsten. These 23 stories are aimed at MG and YA audiences and range from alien angels to time-traveling Romans. Themes include bullying, close friendships, personal identity and growth, animal minds, and ancient tribes of wild horses.

The Stories

Viking Kite stories take us to alien worlds, the distant past, Neanderthal life, lonely mermaids, lost Valkyrie, hungry vampires, and powerful wizards. Genre-spanning and fast-paced, the books are categorized into three exciting genres: Strange Life, Different Minds, and Shadow Side.

Strange Life stories explore ideas like identity, fitting in, bullying, family dynamics, and social issues.

Different Minds stories are an exploration of the other; if evolution were a living being, what would it say? What is animal consciousness, and how would the ancient Romans see us? These stories promote new ways of thinking, empathy, learning, and imagination.

Shadow Side stories are darker in tone, dealing with themes such as cheating, parental neglect, coping with inner rage, ending hatred, living with death and loss, and crime. There are also a few monsters, vampires, and ghosts — but not as you might expect.