The Night of the Scourge

The Sister Bells Trilogy, Book 3

By: Lars Mytting

Narrated by: Roger May

A riveting and epic family drama set in WWII-era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's The Night of the Scourge is also the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogy

Butangen, Norway, the years before WWII: Astrid Hekne has inherited the fighting spirit and hypersensitivity of her grandmother, who was a protector of the mythic Sister Bells that had once hung in the village’s centuries-old stave church. The once-traitorous priest Kai Schweigaard, now in his eighties, is wondering how his death, prophesied in a centuries-old tapestry, will come true. Schweigaard tries to understand the myths about the Night of the Scourge, which, according to old village beliefs, is the night when the known world will fall and the Earth will be scraped down to bare rock.

Then Norway is occupied by the Nazis. Astrid joins the Resistance, and Kai is thrown out of his own church. Betrayal within Astrid’s own family unites the Sister Bells in Dresden. Special effort and sacrifice, not only from the Hekne family, will be needed to combat the postwar rumors and mistrust.

This family drama, set in the tumultuous times of WWII, beautifully completes the Sister Bells trilogy. But while it connects to the previous books in surprising and thrilling ways, it can also be enjoyed as a standalone, a grand and epic novel that intertwines Norwegian folklore and myths with a rich story of hardship and passion.

©2025 Lars Mytting (P)2025 Recorded Books

Easily one of the best series I’ve read

This is a story of generations in a small village in Norway. The characters are well developed and will live on in my imagination. I don’t want to give anything away. I read a lot and this is easily one of the best series I’ve read. The writing is excellent and the story is full of love and life. Lars Myttig never disappoints.

An excellent conclusion to an excellent trilogy

Each of these novels added a layer of heart and history that I knew nothing of when I first started reading about The Sister Bells. Butangen will always be a part of me❤️

The second half of the book was more interesting to me. I have loved this trilogy.

I thought this third book of the trilogy was a little bit slow getting started. That said, it's worth the wait, it's a beautifully written book.

A magnificent trilogy

Having seem remarkable stave church’s and the charming villages of Norway, the lakes and mountains, I enjoyed returning to those memories. The environment and Norwegian characters are written with beauty and depth.