A Thinking Person's Fantasy Novel Urges People to Face their Fears

The Woman and the Raven by Marlene vor der Hake is an awe-inspiring Icelandic fantasy about the power of words and the force of imagination.

Kiel, Germany (PRWeb) March 17, 2007 -- In The Woman and The Raven, world traveler Marlene vor der Hake uses the awe-inspiring backdrop of a wintry Icelandic landscape for a fantasy about a woman who realizes that the greatest dangers to her aren't the monsters and ghosts, but her own inner turmoil.

Modern day life is full of fears. While many people escape into even more violent distractions, such as movies or video games, author Marlene vor der Hake, in her stunning fantasy The Woman and the Raven, suggests the answer lies in confronting the terrors.

In the novel, a mysterious woman living by an icy sea struggles to reach the stars, but is instead sidetracked into a dangerous adventure. Her nightmares begin to come to life, and as she battles them, she soon realizes that the dangers come from inside her, and that like all people, she is responsible for creating her own heaven or hell on earth by the words that she whispers to her heart.

Although meant to be a fantasy, The Woman and the Raven has its roots set firmly in reality. An intrepid world-traveler, the author wrote the novel during a chilling Icelandic winter as a writer in residence at Gunnarsstofnun. Real places, local Eastfjord legends and medieval sagas are threaded into the narrative to give the book a stunning authenticity. Gorgeously written and hauntingly told, The Woman and the Raven is both a ravishing adventure tale and a probing exploration into the meaning and power of words.

"A story of incantatory power and wistful fantasy ..."

- Ellen Tanner Marsh, New York Times best-selling author

For more information or to request a free review copy, please contact the author at mroeder @ fastmail.fm. The Woman and the Raven is available for sale online at Amazon.com, Borders.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author

Journalist, author and world-traveler Marlene vor der Hake earned two Master's Degrees in English and Romance languages from the University of Konstanz. The recipient of an award for her manuscript for a children's book, COCKTAIL, she has also published poetry in Germany and several non-fiction titles. The author lives near Kiel, Germany.

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