All the Horses of Iceland

Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, and small, and free, but few have heard their story. Sarah Tolmie'sAll the Horses of Icelandweaves their mystical origin into a saga for the modern age. Filled with the magic and darkened whispers of a people on the cusp of major cultural change,All the Horses of Icelandtells the tale of a Norse trader, his travels through Central Asia, and the ghostly magic that followed him home to the land of fire, stone, and ice. His search for riches will take him from Helmgard, through Khazaria, to the steppes of Mongolia, where he will barter for horses and return with much, much more.

All the Horses of Icelandis a delve into the secret, imagined history of Iceland's unusual horses, brought to life by an expert storyteller. (From Tor Books)

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Sarah Tolmie is a professor, novelist and poet based in Waterloo, Ont. Her poetry collection The Art of Dying was shortlisted for the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize. She is also the author of the collection Trio.

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