Published: July 12, 2012
Words: 5,321 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9789526645018

Short description

Somewhere far in the north, in the middle of a dense forest, two girls have embarked on a sacred journey: a journey that is to end their carefree days among the children of their tribe. Grim as their world is, the destiny that is set upon them seems even darker, but such is often the way for the people of this land. First chapter of Fargoer, a novel set in the mythic far north.

Extended description

Somewhere far in the north, in the middle of a dense forest, two girls have embarked on a sacred journey: a journey that is to end their carefree days among the children of their tribe. Grim as their world is, the destiny that is set upon them seems even darker, but such is often the way for the people of this land.

We welcome you to step into the dark northern forest. A place where no plow had touched the ground this far in the wilderness. Where the tall shapes of Viking ships struck terror and awe everywhere they set their sails. This was the age of dreams and legends, of powers now long forgotten. Tales carried by whispers in the cold wind in this dark land.

Vierra is a young woman among the Kainu people, a tribe of age-old traditions and ways. Hers is the grim and solitary existence of a woman cursed with greatness and destiny.

Can she break her path painted in stone and find a place for herself in her tribe and in her turmoil-filled world? Or will she become 'the Fargoer?'.. (Read more) Somewhere far in the north, in the middle of a dense forest, two girls have embarked on a sacred journey: a journey that is to end their carefree days among the children of their tribe. Grim as their world is, the destiny that is set upon them seems even darker, but such is often the way for the people of this land.

We welcome you to step into the dark northern forest. A place where no plow had touched the ground this far in the wilderness. Where the tall shapes of Viking ships struck terror and awe everywhere they set their sails. This was the age of dreams and legends, of powers now long forgotten. Tales carried by whispers in the cold wind in this dark land.

Vierra is a young woman among the Kainu people, a tribe of age-old traditions and ways. Hers is the grim and solitary existence of a woman cursed with greatness and destiny.

Can she break her path painted in stone and find a place for herself in her tribe and in her turmoil-filled world? Or will she become 'the Fargoer?'

End of Innocence is the first part of Fargoer, a novel that draws its power from the harsh yet beautiful nature and folklore of Finland. The combination of fast-paced action and wonder for the long lost worlds of yesterday borrows heavily from pulp-literature of the 1930's.
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Tags

drama, pulp, fantasy, magic, stories, tribal, vikings, finland, rite of passage, history and legends

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Review by: sarah uk on Nov. 02, 2012 :
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to author Petteri Hannila.)
Vierra and Aure have both turned 13, and have both started menstruating. Now they go on a journey in the hottest part of the summer to give offerings to a figure known as ‘the mother’ and to return to their village as adults.

This was a good and intriguing short story, with just enough back story to set the scene, and a glimpse at who Vierra and Aura really are, and who they will become in the future.
Overall; A great start to this fantasy series.
6 out of 10.
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Review by: sarah uk on Nov. 02, 2012 :
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to author Petteri Hannila.)
Vierra and Aure have both turned 13, and have both started menstruating. Now they go on a journey in the hottest part of the summer to give offerings to a figure known as ‘the mother’ and to return to their village as adults.

This was a good and intriguing short story, with just enough back story to set the scene, and a glimpse at who Vierra and Aura really are, and who they will become in the future.
Overall; A great start to this fantasy series.
7 out of 10.
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Review by: J A-M on Sep. 10, 2012 :
Very good historical fantasy with approachable characters.

In my opinion, writing a historical fiction mixed with fantasy elements is one of the most challenging things you can do in fantasy genre. However, the writer of Fargoer stories succeeds to deliver interesting and historically acceptable fiction with just enough mystique so you can call Fargoer stories fantasy.

I've read Fargoer stories both in original Finnish format and in English. In my opinion, versions in Finnish serve the stories' setting better, but English versions are enjoyable too. Writer's style reminds me a bit of Robert E. Howards pulp adventures. However, style in Fargoer stories isn't as verbose and flamboyant as Howard's, and Fargoer is a bit less "pulpy", if that's even a word.

Here and there the pace of stories is a bit fast, and I could see these stretched out as longer stories. There are places where, the story goes forward a bit too fast and the opportunity to flesh out the scenes is a bit wasted. However, the Fargoer stories are enjoyable enough in short story format.

In my opinion, the strongest point of Fargoer is, that even if these are pulp stories, the writer manages to write believable fiction with approachable characters. These kind of stories in short story format don't have a lot of opportunities to flesh the characters out, but the writer manages to slip enough backstory to the characters to make them interesting. The characters aren't Conans or other mighty pulp heroes, but flawed and common people in brutal and dangerous times.
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Review by: nimetu on July 26, 2012 :
I have read all three parts that have been published so far and was very pleased to find there that much of historical and even mythological reference ranging to Proto-Uralic cosmogonic myths. It’s obviously not easy to seamlessly combine historical references and a fantasy narrative, but the author managed the task. The story was also very plausible in terms of psychology and logic of action:
- psychology/inner story logic itself are as they should be: the actions are motivated and understandable;
- historical psychology is great. It’s obvious that characters in fantasy worlds, which are somewhat ancient/medieval, cannot act following the logic that we people of the industrial age follow. But nevertheless many authors let their characters act like modern human beings which are just set in a historical scenery. This makes stories always implausible, even fantasy ones. Here, this was not the case except of a few minor slips.
- every character has his own temper and behavior. I would say, the protagonists’ tempers even develop as story goes on, which is a characteristic of good fiction literature.
I personally liked most the scene where Aure and Vierra are fighting with Vierra saving her cousin sister in the end. I dare say that from this scene it could be seen that they two are on different stages of psychological development, with Aure being more primitive and Vierra more advanced. This scene makes the story even more plausible by giving it even more depth. Nobody knows for sure, but I truly believe that archaic societies developed not only slowly and evolutionally, but also by sudden breakthroughs which were possible when people were born who were psychologically and intellectually way ahead of their tribe. Further parts of the story are not published yet so I don’t know how it will go further, and maybe the author didn’t ever meant all the things that I see there. Then it’s cool anyway because it’s always cool when characters start living their own life besides the author’s will.
And, last but not least: great cover artwork.
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Review by: Tony Farnden on July 19, 2012 :
Fargoer - End of Innocence is a great short story for anyone who likes excitement, mysticism and adventure. It is a great introduction to the series. The characters are very real and have difficult decisions to make.

There is real poetry to be found here.
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Review by: Juha Salmi on July 17, 2012 :
Fargoer is an exciting short-story series from a novice writer Petteri Hannila. The driving force behind the stories is Finnish nature and its mysticism, which gives unique environment for fantasy stories. Stories are set in Iron Age, when in Finland hunters and gatherers give way for people who get food from agriculture. Fargoer combines fantasy with real issues successfully, creating a unique atmosphere.

Stories bring mind the Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and his The Witcher series which draws from its strength eastern European cultural heritage. While Witcher draws much from dialogue between differed kinds of persons, Fargoer draws from action.
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