Vodník

When Tomas moves with his family to Slovakia, the Slovakian creatures from his youth come to life. Teacups: great for tea. Really sucky as places-to-live-out-the-rest-of-your-eternal-existence. Very little elbow room, and the internet connection is notoriously slow. Plus, they're a real pain in the butt to get out of, especially when you've gone non-corporeal. When Tomas was six, someone-something-tried to drown him. And burn him to a crisp. Tomas survived, but whatever was trying to kill him freaked out his parents enough to convince them to move from Slovakia to the United States. Now sixteen-year-old Tomas and his family are back in Slovakia, and that something still lurks somewhere. Nearby. Ready to drown him again and imprison his soul in a teacup. Then there's the fire víla, the water ghost, the pitchfork-happy city folk, and Death herself who are all after him. All this sounds a bit comical, unless the one haunted by water ghosts and fire vílas or doing time in a cramped, internet-deprived teacup is you. If Tomas wants to survive, he'll have to embrace the meaning behind the Slovak proverb, So smrťou ešte nik zmluvu neurobil. With Death, nobody makes a pact. When Tomas was six, someone some thing tried to drown him. And burn him to a crisp. Tomas survived, but whatever was trying to kill him freaked out his parents enough to convince them to move from Slovakia to the United States. Now sixteen-year-old Tomas and his family are back in Slovakia, and that some thing still lurks some where . Nearby. It wants to drown him again and put his soul in a teacup. And thats not all. Theres also the fire vla, the water ghost, pitchfork-happy city folk, and Death herself who are after him. If Tomas wants to survive, he'll have to embrace the meaning behind the Slovak proverb, So smrou ete nik zmluvu neurobil . With Death, nobody makes a pact. Sixteen-year-old Tomas and his Roma family left Slovakia because of mysterious attacks on his life when he was a child, but when they return, the same creatures of folklore begin to strike again and Tomas, aided by his cousin, will have to bargain with Death herself to set things right. Tomas returns to Slovakia where he must first avoid a vodník, straight out of a fairy tale, who wants to drown him and put his soul in a teacup, and then beat Death to save his cousin's life