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Häxmästaren #1

by Margit Sandemo

Den första boken börjar i Bergen på slutet av 1600-talet. Tiril Dahl växte upp som ett ensamt, osjälviskt barn i skuggan av sin vackra syster Carla. Med åren började onda saker att ske omkring de unga systrarna. Tiril befann sig i ett hopplöst dilemma, och till slut kunde det bli livsfarligt.Hjälpen kom i form av den unge affärsmannen Erling - men samtidigt dök en mystisk, skrämmande islänning upp. Hans namn var Móri, och han hade bestämt sig för att bli tidernas störste häxmästare...

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Historical, Supernatural, Swedish Literature, Adult

253 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Margit Sandemo was a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She has been the best-selling author in the Nordic Countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, The Legend of the Ice People, was published. She has also written many other book series such as Häxmästaren and Legenden om Ljusets rike.

Reviews

[Joanna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Oh go ahead and judge me (you, theoretical reader of these reviews and you, judgy part of my brain). Judge away, shake your head with pity and horror. I shall happily nod along to the rhythm of your judging and agree with your every devastating criticism of this series. It's bad, it's trash literature by the numbers, it's about as low as you can get - badly written, sentimental junk. Yes, yes, I agree. I shall agree till the day I die. And I shall also happily devour the 15 volumes of this saga and just about anything else Margit Sandemo has ever written. Why? Because somehow I simply don't care. I stopped trying to understand why is it that I like her books so much. I can see all their flaws, and they are huge and plentiful, hence my ratings of them rarely reach above 2 stars. But unlike with other authors and other books, these flaws are simply not an issue for me. It's silly reading to be sure, but it's also thoroughly enjoyable. I compared reading The Legend of the Ice People (I believe that's the English title for that particular saga) to eating a whole jar of peanut butter with a spoon. Now I'm simply starting on another jar. Every so often it's nice to be unreasonable with your reading choices :)

[Mari]

Eg har lenge prøvd å skjule det for omverda ved å ikkje registrere dei her på goodread, men eg har bestemt meg for å stå i det, stå for det: Eg høyrer på Margit Sandemo på lydbok.

No har Fabel byrja å legge ut Heksemesteren. Eg har høyrd på Sagaen om Isfolket i 2 år trur eg, det kjem ei ny i månaden. Dessverre er innlesaren å Heksemestern på langt nær så god som ho som gjer ein strålande jobb med Isfolket.

Eg las denne serien på VGS, og eg kan ikkje hugsa noko anna enn at eg slukte dei som tidtrøyte. Det ligg an til å bli slik med denne serien også.

[Johanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wohoo another Margit Sandemo series as audio book. Looking forward to hearing this again :-D Easy read, lots of trolldom (traditional witchcraft), folklore and warlocks. I remember the books having pictures of the galdr (magical binding runes of sort) the warlock uses and the 13 year old me enthusiasticly copying them to friends for various reasons. That ended with my friends hystericaly coming back claiming all sorts of weird experiences. And some angry parents. Good old days :-)

[Josefine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Virkelig en fantastisk bog ;) Glæder mig til at læse den næste i serien.

[Heidi Marie Håkedal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nesten lyst til å gi den 5 stjerner, men blir litt urettferdig ovenfor mine absolutte favoritt bøker 😆

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeg glædede mig meget til at læse denne bog. Jeg er rigtig glad for Margit Sandemo’s bøger, specielt Sagaen om Isfolket. Denne bog er jeg også blevet rigtig glad for. Jeg elskede Tiril med det samme, også hendes navn. Jeg kan også rigtig godt lide Móri, og alt det research hun har lavet til bogen, for hun har lavet meget, det finder man hurtigt ud af.
Jeg har lidt svært ved at finde ud af om Móri er ond eller god, men det finder man vel ud af senere i serien. Han hjælper Tiril alt hvad han kan, og han hjælper tydeligvis også mange andre, men de andre beskriver ham også som farlig. Og han vil jo virkelig gerne have fingrene i den sidste af de onde bøger, den rødskindede.
Det der dog irriterer mig, og som desværre trækker lidt ned i karakteren, er at der er utrolig mange stavefejl og tastefejl i bogen. Også ved navne. Det er ikke Margit Sandemo’s skyld, men oversætteren og hvem der nu ellers skal læse den igennem, inden den skal udgives. Der måtte de godt have været lidt ekstra grundige. Der var det sammen problem ved Sagaen om Isfolket, husker jeg. Det irriterede mig i hvert fald rigtig meget, nogle gange var der flere på en side.
Men jeg skal helt klart have fingrene i de næste i serien.

[Overlady · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't believe that after reading 47 books of The Ice People, here I am picking yet another series written by Margit Sandemo.

Now here we go... Haxmastaren, original title in Swedish which can be translated into "Witch-King".
The story takes place in late 17th century so 1670-1700 I presume.

So yeah witches and historical setting, that's what Margit is best at.
This book brings a fresh yet familiar feel to it.
A bittersweet story that makes you expect a good ending with a bumpy ride to get there.

I tend to dislike the overly good characters, but Tiril is different. She's written in such a realistic way to the point that I very much care for her and cheer her on.

There's so much going on you just can't be bored. (for the most part)
I disliked the moments where the story shifted to another character, I know it was necessary but I still did not enjoy those moments.

[Gottfrid Wännberg · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series (and Sagan om Isfolket) was the first books I ever read when I was seventeen. I loved them then but when I tried to re-read them eight years later, after reading other books by other authors, I couldn’t understand why I’ve loved them.

[Jeanette Eriksson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jag antar, berättelsen om historien kommer igång, vartefter böckerna läses i denna saga för vuxna, eller saga för alla, med kärlek mystik & övernaturliga krafter - som vi möts av i serien på 15 böcker av älskade margit (R.I.P) I ÅR 2018.//
HAR LÄST isfolket en gång i tiden, har nu införskaffat 3 andra i hennes serier, så nu har jag denna jag läser 1 då& då emellan mina andra böcker jag läser-
Hamnar i 1600 talet där i denna bok, vi mest då får följa Tiril och Mori (häxmästaren) hans jakt på bl.a rödskinna……...En episk saga, där det händer massor, margit skriver som om hon sett/vet om framtiden....då de skrevs slutet på 80 mitten på 80 gavs ut med början 1991. Så självklart invävt i 1600 talet, fashinerande kvinna, margit =) !!

[Ellinor Hagberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

People who don't know good books will obviously not understand these books at all. It's well written and she actually mention people who have existed in the real world ages before, she does research about people and places before she write about them and she have help from specialisted people as well so people who cannot handle the truth and how the world was, clearly cannot see the good in these books but I love them because while being amazing and exciting in the story then you get so much history as well when you read it and that's what I really love with her books.

[Regitze Xenia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite short audiobook that I managed to get through while doing a lot of laundry and cleaning (procastination anyone?). I like this new-to-me series of Margit Sandemo's as I am a big fan of the long Ice People saga. I'm enchanted by the Icelandic nature description and language and the story is a promising start to a series.

[Elias · Rating 1 out of 5]

*1.5*

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

It did what it was meant to do - entertain. Not really all that much more to say about it.
It's a good book to read when you don't want to feel forced to keep track of a lot of complications?

[Elisabet Johansson · Rating 3 out of 5]

My grandmother had the series at home and I got to read them when I visited, so it holds a special place to me, as I re-read it again as adult. It was still entertaining :)

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Läste nyligen färdigt Sagan om Isfolket och har saknat den, blev jätte glad när jag upptäckte att Margit Sandemo skrev flera serier till som jag kan sluka och njuta av!!

[Alice Mollington · Rating 2 out of 5]

2,5 Tråkig. Gillade Sagan om Isfolket mycket mer

[Vilde Bjørklund]

After 47 books I'm starting a new series by Margit Sandemo. This book was good and had interesting characters. This was a quick read but I'm already spellbound and ready for more.

[Silvereyedlynx · Rating 1 out of 5]

Liian synkkää, ei ollut mukava lukea, jäi kesken.

[Katharina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Den var ok, men overalt liker jeg bedre Sagaen om Isfolket.

[Björn Lidenmark · Rating 4 out of 5]

mycket välskriven. man vill definitivt läsa nästa.

[Maja · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐️

[Ingrid Darlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Isfolket vibe, bra så länge man orkar igenom tråkiga island delarna med biskoparna

[♡ YellowBirb · Rating 2 out of 5]

Þetta er með ekkert spice sem er fínt fyrir fólk sem vill það ekki. Endar á kliffhanger sem er óþolandi. Smá villur hér og þar en ef þú ert góð/ur lesandi þá er það ekkert mál.
Svolítið erfitt að sjá fyrir sér allt í huganum þegar útskýringarnar eru svona lélegar. Myndi ekki gera ☆☆☆ ef að ég hefði lesið betri fullorðins (aðallega táninga) bók.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Egészen sok mindent szerettem ebben a könyvben, kezdve az északi boszorkánymesterek kalandos életének bemutatásától kezdve a kopár Izland tájleírásáig.

Könnyű olvasni, a rengeteg folklór pedig egészen emészthetővé teszi Sandemo ponyvájának édeskés stílusát.

Aktuális bajba jutott szűzlányunk ebben a könyvben nem más mint Tirill: de személye sajnos borzasztó, megkockáztatom a kifejezést, hogy buta, mint a föld. (Mínusz egy csillag.)

Hősszerelmesünk Móri, aki túl szép, hogy igaz legyen. Távoli, egzotikus és természetesen rögtön heves vágyat érez Tirill iránt, de idegesítő tökéletessége megbocsájtható míg meg van fűszerezve a tradicionális boszorkányság ijesztő mondáival, népszokásaival. (Mínusz egy csillag.)

A többi szereplőt felesleges is kiemelni, gyakorlatilag más szerepük nincs mint drámai kellékekként funkcionálni a két főhős mellett. (Mínusz egy csillag.. áh dehogy felejtsük el, jó lesz egy három csillagnak.)

Ismerve Sandemo különös tehetségét miszerint csak az első három-négy kötetet tudja rendesen megírni már előre féltem, hogy mi történik.. nem is kellett csalódnom :) De ez már egy másik könyv története!

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Margit Sandemo writes a bit odd, but eventually I got used to it. The story was quite boring at first, the main character is too good to be true (almost annoying at times) and the story is without many descriptions and lacks depth. However, it gets better about halfway through, when Erling and Mori meet up with our main character Tiril - and the ending is quite good so I am looking forward to reading the second book in this series as well.

[Beate · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the second series Margit Sandemo has written. She's taken the mystical and supernatural aspects of the first series, and upped the stakes, so to speak. Roughly translated, this series is named "Witchmaster" - which is very fitting for the books.

I loved these books. Passionately, and I've read them several times. My only "tiff" with the series, is that it ended up being too short. Only a mere 15 books.

Just adding all these books today, makes me want to re-read the whole thing.

[Rikke Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was 12 or 13 the first time I picked up this book. I´m 19 now, and I still love it. The story is so beautifully written, and I fell in love with the characters at once. I just love it. It so brilliant. If I only could read one book/series for the rest of my life, it would be this one. Beautiful. Brilliant. Ah. <3

[Sabine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book actually surprised me in a positive way. When I was getting used to the writing style, it really captured me, and I loved that it's so much about history, love and drama. Can't wait to read the next book in this series.

[KG · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collected entry for all of “Heksemesteren”. I like this series a lot. It is both different and much of the same as “Legenden om Isfolket”. The magic in this series is especially great, and a nice change. Runes, blood etc.

A good series, especially if you have read about the Ice People.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Świetny pierwszy tom kolejnej sagi napisanej przez Margit Sandemo.