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The reading is on Friday, 25.10.2024 in the Cafe Böcklein Ilmenauadmission 19:30, start 20:00.

Tickets, in advance for 5 EUR (students) and 8 EUR (earners) , are available in the Ilmenau city information and the Ilmenau book shop , at the box office one euro more.

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Reading with CARINA SCHNELL

Carina Schnell studied translation studies and has lived in various countries. She took the bestseller lists and readers’ hearts by storm with her Summer in Canada series. She remains loyal to the North and is now making magical hearts beat faster with A Breath of Winter. As a trained translator, Carina Schnell is fascinated by other languages and cultures, and she is still particularly fond of Norse mythology. When she’s not traveling the world, she can be found at her home on the edge of the forest, writing, cuddling with her cat or taking long walks with her husband. Her novel A Breath of Winter was awarded the SERAPH for Best Book 2024.

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“A Breath of Winter”

Middangard is a place of ancient magic, the home of witches and seers. Since the gods withdrew from the troubled realm, trolls have made the forests unsafe and Valkyries roam around murdering and pillaging.

When a merciless murderer kills more and more witches, the squad of the feared mercenary leader Gent is sent after the witch slayer. Young Smilla joins the mercenaries under a pretext: No one is to know that she is a witch and finally wants revenge for the murder of her family. During their perilous search for the murderer, Smilla and Gent grow closer. But Smilla has no idea how dark the secret is that is tormenting Gent …

Awarded the SERAPH for the best book of 2024