Crown of Ice
Snow Queen Thyra Winther is immortal, but if she can't reassemble a shattered enchanted mirror by her eighteenth birthday she's doomed to spend eternity as a wraith.
Armed with magic granted by a ruthless wizard, Thyra schemes to survive with her mind and body intact. Unencumbered by kindness, she kidnaps local boy Kai Thorsen, whose mathematical skills rival her own. Two logical minds, Thyra calculates, are better than one. With time rapidly melting away she needs all the help she can steal.
A cruel lie ensnares Kai in her plan, but three missing mirror shards and Kai's childhood friend, Gerda, present more formidable obstacles.
Thyra's willing to do anything--venture into uncharted lands, outwit sorcerers, or battle enchanted beasts--to reconstruct the mirror, yet her most dangerous adversary lies within her. Touched by the warmth of a wolf pup's devotion and the fire of a young man's love, the thawing of Thyra's frozen heart could prove her ultimate undoing.
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"The Snow Queen is one of my favourite fairy stories... Crown of Ice was a masterful re-telling of it. Wonderfully manipulated by the author into a YA book and was enjoyable as an adult too. Overall, I'd give Crown of Ice 5 out of 5 stars - a must read - especially on a winter's night wrapped up by the fire with a mug of hot chocolate and purring cat on your lap - or on a train or anywhere else!" -- Nicky Peacock blog
"Crown of Ice is a clever and solid enchanting adventure filled with magic, love, friendship and self-discovery that was perfectly paced and wonderfully written and I look forward to reading what [Gilbert] has in store next! A fun escape!" -- Winterhaven Books blog
"I was enchanted by this book from the opening paragraphs." -- A Dream Within a Dream blogspot
"Crown of Ice was great young adult fantasy novel. It offers an interesting and refreshing retelling of Snow Queen fairytale, but also so much more - realistic, confident and a bit bad heroine, magic, cute animals, subtle romance, ... I warmly recommend it to all YA fantasy fans." -- Bookworm Dreams blog
