Shadows of the Short Days Quotes

“Only the most vile users of svartigaldur in Hrímland would dare to cast this galdur, as more often than not the ritual failed in a catastrophic manner. No matter who was on the receiving end of a níðstöng's power, the result would be complete disaster, without exception.”
― Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, Shadows of the Short Days

“On the stage a band played a lethargic funeral jazz. The band members were clad in black from head to toe, wearing hoods over their heads.”
― Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, Shadows of the Short Days

“Some of the words of power were like nothing he'd seen before, although he understood enough to recognize that he stood on the deranged precipice of galdur and pure insanity.”
― Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, Shadows of the Short Days

“So you have found yourself on the very edge of the Commonwealth, away from familiar sights and comforting languages, stranded on a sorcerous island and surrounded by unwelcoming faces speaking a savage tongue that seems to have avoided the passing of time and ignored progress.”
― Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, Shadows of the Short Days