Sagt om “Broder själ, syster flamma”/Comments about “Brother soul, sister flame”
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"It feels very credible in its description of how different values and beliefs mercilessly collide and how xenophobia and ignorance flourishes."swedishzombie.com:
"It's a skilfully composed novel that deserves praise."Spektakulärt.se:
"... the violent opening doesn't prevent the build-up towards an even more intense end."Åsa Böker (author of "Nordland"):
"It's a fantasy – but it's so much more! A reality-fantasy! A brutal depiction of real life, set in a fantasy world. [...] I think it's a magnificent work of literature."BTJ:
"This is a well processed novel, written with commitment."
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"One of the best books I've read in a long time. And definitely the best looking."Läser just nu/Currently reading
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Tag Archives: fantasy
The first analysis of “Brother soul, sister flame”
Pernilla Lindgren, author of the fantasy novel Alvhilda, has finished her analysis of my novel Brother soul, sister flame. The book comes out pretty well, with the exception of the skin-colour issue. Interesting reading. Therefore: read it. Do it HERE. … Continue reading
Interesting, with a touch of the nerves
Swedish writer and blogger Pernilla Lindgren, author of Alvhilda, has a project where she reads and grades modern Swedish fantasy novels based mainly on gender issues, such as how women and men are depicted and how they interact. How much … Continue reading
Did someone say my name?
Kaj Karlsson, winner of this years Indie Book Awards, kindly mentioned me in a post on his blog: http://www.aldabergr.se/parsifal-direktivet/1a-i-indie-book-awards-2014.html/ There is also a nice picture.
Lack of patience = lack of relevance
It has happened many times, of course, but now when I’ve actually published a novel it strikes me harder: the apparent lack of patience among readers. “If the first twenty pages don’t get me hooked I put the book away.” … Continue reading
The sound of an award
Here are two clips from the Indie Book Awards ceremony in Gothenburg this year. Swedish journalist Helena Frank recorded the ceremony and interviewed me afterwards. And yes, of course it’s in Swedish! Silly question. Here’s the ceremony: And here’s … Continue reading
Susanna Clarke delivers again
British author Susanna Clarke gave us one of the best fantasy novels ever with Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell in 2004. It was a stilistic triumph, experimental and efficient, in spite of it’s clocking in at over 700 pages. How do you … Continue reading
Sent and delivered
I have mailed my novel, Brother soul, sister flame, to a new reviewer, connected to LitteraturMagazinet. He has an interesting approach: if he doesn’t like the book he won’t review it, instead he will give me feed-back. The reason is … Continue reading
