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A Unique Speculative Fiction Collection From The Nordic Countries...

Storytelling has been a major force in the Nordic countries for thousands of years, renowned for its particular sense of dark humour, featuring pacts with nature and a view of the world you seldom find in other places.

Perhaps it is the freezing cold winter? The closeness to the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic? Maybe it’s the huge ancient forests...

Most have heard about Nordic crime fiction with its dark noir flare or the Icelandic Sagas. This anthology combines all that is unique about Nordic speculative fiction, from the darkest dystopian science fiction to terrifying horror. From the rational to the eccentric, these stories combine a deep sense of place with social criticism, themes of loneliness and the concern for humanity's impact on the wilderness.

Featuring 16 stories from the best contemporary speculative authors from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Faroe Islands, many of which are appearing in English for the very first time.

Contents:

Elegy for a Young Elk • (2010) • short story by Hannu Rajaniemi

Sing • [Aino • 1] • (2013) • short story by Karin Tidbeck

Lost and Found • (2015) • short story by Maria Haskins

A Bird Does Not Sing Because It Has an Answer • (2020) • short story by Johanna Sinisalo

Introduction (Nordic Visions) • short fiction by Margrét Helgadóttir

She • short fiction by John Ajvide Lindqvist

The False Fisherman • short fiction by Kaspar Colling Nielsen

Heather Country • short fiction by Jakob Drud

The Traveller Girl • short fiction by Lene Kaaberbøl

The Abyss • short fiction by Rakel Helmsdal

The Dreamgiver • short fiction by Johann Thorsson

Hamraborg Babylon • short fiction by Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson

As You Wish • short fiction by Tor Åge Bringsvaerd

The Cormorant • short fiction by Tone Almhjell

The Day Jonas Shadowed His Dad • short fiction by Thore Hansen

A Lion Roars in Longyearbyen • short fiction by Margrét Helgadóttir

The Wings that Slice the Sky • short fiction by Emmi Itäranta

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