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Just A Girl

Ansuz  (Whisper of Ravens, volume 1)

By Malene Sølvsten  

29 Jan, 2025

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2016’s Ansuz is the first volume in Malene Sølvsten’s Whisper of the Ravens teen contemporary fantasy series. The 2023 English translation is by Adrienne Alair.

Black-haired Danish teen Anna Sakarias’ life thus far has been less than ideal. Abandoned by her parents as a baby, Anna has been handed from foster-parent to foster-parent, finally ending up living on her own under the watchful eye of caseworker Greta. Although she saved one set of fosters from a fire, she was then blamed for the fire. When she defended herself from the local bully, Anna was the one who faced charges. If the preceding were not bad enough, Anna dreams of terrible murders.

Now Anna’s life will be utterly transformed… but not for the better.

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