Writing in Ice: A Crime Writer's Guide to Iceland
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- Author：Michael Ridpath
- ISBN：1999765567
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Summary
If you had to choose a new location for a crime series， where would you look？
Michael Ridpath had to do just that。 He chose Iceland， a country of fjords， glaciers and volcanoes， of long， manic summer days and long， sinister winter evenings， a place where everyone is on Facebook and everyone's grandmother has spoken to an elf。
This is his account of researching the country: the breathtaking landscape， its vigorous if occasionally odd people， the great heroes and heroines of its sagas， and （of course） those troublesome elves; with a little bit thrown in about how to put together a good detective story。
Entertaining and informative， it's a guide to Iceland for the visitor， and a guide to crime writing for the reader。
Michael Ridpath had to do just that。 He chose Iceland， a country of fjords， glaciers and volcanoes， of long， manic summer days and long， sinister winter evenings， a place where everyone is on Facebook and everyone's grandmother has spoken to an elf。
This is his account of researching the country: the breathtaking landscape， its vigorous if occasionally odd people， the great heroes and heroines of its sagas， and （of course） those troublesome elves; with a little bit thrown in about how to put together a good detective story。
Entertaining and informative， it's a guide to Iceland for the visitor， and a guide to crime writing for the reader。
Reviews
Joan Alison Croasdale
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Glad I bought itFascinating insight to the author's process， Iceland and the Magnus sagas。 Looking forward to the next book。 Definitely worth the price Glad I bought itFascinating insight to the author's process， Iceland and the Magnus sagas。 Looking forward to the next book。 Definitely worth the price 。。。more
Chris
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As a fan of the author's Magnus books， I really enjoyed learning about the inspiration， background， and writing process involved in creating the characters and storylines。 It's informative， humorous at times， and provides the reader with some insight into both the author's life， as well as the country that helped inspire some of his work。 It was also interesting to read about the writing process in general -- researching， drafts， edits， marketing， and so on。I've been fascinated with Iceland for As a fan of the author's Magnus books， I really enjoyed learning about the inspiration， background， and writing process involved in creating the characters and storylines。 It's informative， humorous at times， and provides the reader with some insight into both the author's life， as well as the country that helped inspire some of his work。 It was also interesting to read about the writing process in general -- researching， drafts， edits， marketing， and so on。I've been fascinated with Iceland for many years and， in fact， my wife and I chose it as our honeymoon destination a few years ago。 I loved reading about many of the places we ourselves had visited。 There is a great deal of information about the country -- the people & culture， the history， the geography， and so much more。 I loved his descriptions of the landscape; they were incredibly detailed and really made me feel as though I were back there once again， staring out over a snow-covered lava field or walking along a black sand beach。Highly recommended for anyone interested in Iceland or in Mr。 Ridpath's other works。 。。。more
Bragi Valsson
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A smart and often entertaining look at Iceland and the Icelandic nation and a very interesting insight into how a crime writer does his research。
Christina Deventer
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