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Steve Sem-Sandberg’s City of Saints is now out in Sweden

Steve Sem-Sandberg

Steve Sem-Sandberg’s highly anticipated new novel City of Saints is out today in Sweden, published by Albert Bonniers.

“Münster was said to be the New Jerusalem over which the final battle for God’s world domination would soon be fought. Then the earth would open beneath everyone’s feet and the universe would be consumed by the flames of destruction. Only those who sought refuge within the city walls would find that God held his hand of protection over them.”

IN 1534, MÜNSTER becomes the scene of one of the bloodiest and most protracted conflicts of the Reformation. Radical Anabaptists seize power and proclaim a new era and a new world order. Persecution and death await the doubters, and soon the city is surrounded by forces to stop the spread of revolutionary doctrine.

IN THE MASTERFUL City of Saints, as in the broadly conceived novels Emperor of Lies and W., a kind of primal scene is drawn for the European madness that seems doomed to be repeated over the centuries. With epic clarity and historical depth of vision, Steve Sem-Sandberg takes the reader into the heart of this besieged city, which will so brutally experience the lure and ruthlessness of faith.

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The Witch of Sea and Sorrow by Åsa Avdic is now out

Åsa Avdic

We are proud to announce that The Witch of Sea and Sorrow by Åsa Avdic is out today in Sweden.

The Witch of Sea and Sorrow is a Southern Gothic-inspired young adult novel about friendship, love, mysteries and grief.

The story is firmly set in the present day, and Avdic skilfully entwines themes of anti-racism and resistance to transphobia and homophobia with an extraordinarily captivating narrative, achieving a natural flow without it ever feeling forced.
– BTJ

“The legend of the Witch of Sea and Sorrow, who avenges the crimes of the adults by taking their sons, has always existed in the small town Kilavik in the south of Sweden. But is it really just a myth?”

A YEAR HAS passed since Tora’s older brother Ville and his classmate Selim disappeared. The police have given up and the investigation is closed. Tora and her best friend Esther are the only ones still working on their own investigation – red threads connecting school photos, maps and witness statements. There are whispers going around in the small town that the Witch of Sea and Sorrow has taken the boys.

AND WHEN SELIM is suddenly found on the beach, unconscious but alive, troubling things begin to happen. Tora and Esther soon realise that something is stirring in the darkness and that they must find Ville – before it’s too late.