The Night of the Scourge: A Novel
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By the 1930s, the isolated valley of Butangen is gradually yielding to modern life. Electricity, motor engines, and news from abroad reach deep into the Norwegian mountains, eroding the ancient traditions that once protected the community.
When foreign forces invade and occupy Norway during World War II, Butangen is pushed to its physical and moral limits. As neighbor turns against neighbor and survival requires terrible sacrifices, the lingering mysteries of the Hekne bloodline return to the surface. The lost prophecy of the twin bells demands a final reckoning over loyalty, heritage, and memory.
The Night of the Scourge brings Lars Mytting’s internationally acclaimed saga to a breathtaking, deeply moving conclusion.
Praise for The Sister Bells Trilogy:
"A rare literary accomplishment... The trilogy is a sprawling saga that evokes both James Michener in its sheer breadth and Ken Follett in its detail and brilliant historical storytelling." — BookBub
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About the author
Lars Mytting is one of Norway’s most celebrated contemporary novelists and writers. Born in Elverum in 1968, he worked as a journalist and editor before devoting himself full-time to writing.
Mytting achieved major international renown with his historical fiction, beginning with The Sixteen Trees of the Somme, which won the Norwegian Bookseller Prize. His landmark Sister Bells Trilogy—comprising The Bell in the Lake, The Reindeer Hunters, and The Night of the Scourge—has established him as a master of atmospheric, folklore-infused historical sagas.
His works have sold over one million copies across nineteen languages, earning widespread critical praise for their rich characterizations, meticulous historical research, and deep reverence for Scandinavian landscape and tradition. He is also the author of the nonfiction phenomenon Norwegian Wood. Mytting lives near Oslo, Norway.
