by Margrét Helgadóttir (Editor), John Ajvide Lindqvist (Author), Maria Haskins (Author)
**The first true celebration of contemporary Nordic science fiction, fantasy and horror! **
Tales of the dark, fantastical and delightfully strange from the best voices in Nordic fiction. Storytelling has been a major force in the Nordic countries for thousands of years, from the epic Icelandic Sagas to best-selling crime with a noir flair. This anthology collects stories by the best names in Nordic speculative fiction, many of which are appearing in English for the first time. Across dark dystopian sci-fi, mythical fantasy, and terrifying horror, from the rational to the eccentric, these stories combine a deep sense of place with social criticism, themes of loneliness and identity, and the concern for humanity's impact on the wilderness. Stories by John Ajvide Lindqvist, Maria Haskins, Karin Tidbeck, Kaspar Colling Nielsen, Jakob Drud, Lene Kaaberb l, Rakel Helmsdal, Johann Thorsson, Tone Almhjell, Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson, Tor Åge Bringsv rd, Thore Hansen, Margrét Helgadóttir, Johanna Sinisalo, Hannu Rajaniemi and Emmi Itäranta.Author Biography
Editor:
Margrét Helgadóttir is a Norwegian-Icelandic author and anthologist living in Oslo, Norway. Her stories have appeared in a number of both magazines and print anthologies, and her debut book "The Stars Seem So Far Away" was shortlisted to British Fantasy Awards 2016 as Best Collection. Margrét is also editor for the anthology Winter Tales (2016). She is editor of the anthology series "Fox Spirit Books of Monsters", 7 volumes published between 2014-2020. Both "African Monsters," "Asian Monsters" and "Pacific Monsters" was shortlisted to British Fantasy Awards as Best Anthology (2016, 2017 and 2018). Margret was also awarded with Starburst Magazine's Brave New Words Award in 2018 for her editor work on Pacific Monsters.