Johann Thorsson

Detective John Dark's daughter has been missing for two years. In his frantic and unfruitful search for her two years ago, J Dark overreached and was reprimanded and demoted. Now suddenly back into the homicide department, Dark is put on a chilling case - a man who killed his wife in their locked house and then dressed the body up to resemble a deer, but claims to remember none of it. A few days later an impossibly similar case crops up connecting the suspects to a prep school and a thirty year old missing persons' case. Just as Dark is getting back into his old groove, a new lead in his daughter's disappearance pops up and threatens to derail his career again. Time is running out and John Dark needs to solve the case before more people are killed, and while there is still hope to find his daughter. In the style of True Detective and Silence of the Lambs, WHITESANDS is a thrilling supernatural crime novel.

A John Dark Case

Whitesands

Kaspar Colling Nielsen

Emmi Itäranta

Karin Tidbeck

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Hannu Rajaniemi

Johanna Sinisalo

Tone Almhjell

Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson

Thore Hansen

Tor Åge Bringsværd

Maria Haskins

Margrét Helgadóttir  (Editor)

Jakob Drud

Lene Kaaberbø

Rakel Helmsdal

The first true celebration of contemporary Nordic science fiction, fantasy and horror!

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 worlds 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 15 stories from the best contemporary speculative authors from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Faroe Islands, including John Ajvide Lindqvist, Hannu Rajaniemimany, Tor Åge Bringsværd and more, many of which are appearing in English for the very first time. 

Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction

Nisi Shawl

Patrick Lacey

Marlena Frank

Michael Picco

Richard Barber

Betty Rocksteady

Pete Kahle

John Taff

Wednesday Friday

Aaron Worth

Leigh Harlen

B. T. Joy

Shawn Francis

Erin Jendras

Jared Adams

Sallie McDaniel

Logan Noble

Jenny Orosel

Meryl Stenhouse

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD VENTURE OUT OF YOUR HIDING PLACES, HERE COMES ANOTHER HORDE OF HORRORSSlithering, wriggling, lurking, and creeping. Leaving slick trails of pustulent slime behind them. These aren't your run-of-the-mill monsters populating the pages of this tome. No, these critters feed on the fear that bubbles up inside you when all appears lost and the scent of blood is on the wind. Now is the time to face these demons and read on. NOT YOUR AVERAGE MONSTER, VOL. 2:A MENAGERIE OF VILE BEASTS 19 more creatures gestated in the sick minds of: Jared Oliver AdamsRichard Farren BarberShawn FrancisMarlena FrankWednesday Lee FridayLeigh HarlenErin Michelle JendrasB.T. JoyPatrick LaceySallie McDanielLogan NobleJenny OroselMichael PiccoBetty RocksteadyNisi ShawlMeryl StenhouseJohn F.D. TaffJohann ThorssenAaron Worth THIS NIGHTMARE HAS JUST BEGUN!

A Menagerie of Vile Beasts

Not Your Average Monster, Vol. 2

Johann Thorsson

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