Nordic Visions : : the Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction

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"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 16 stories from the best contemporary speculative authors from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Faroe Islands, including John Ajvide Lindqvist, Hannu Rajaniemi, Tor Åge Bringsværd and more, many of which are appearing in English for the very first time."-- Provided by publisher.
Sweden. She / John Ajvide Lindqvist -- Lost and found / Maria Haskins -- Sing / Karin Tidbeck -- Denmark. The false fisherman / Kaspar Colling Nielsen -- Heather country / Jakob Drud -- The traveller girl / Lene Kaaberbøl -- Faroe Islands. The abyss / Rakel Helmsdal -- Iceland. The dreamsgiver / Johann Thorsson -- Hamraborg Babylon / Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson -- Norway. As you wish / Tor Åge Bringsværd -- The cormorant / Tone Almhjell -- The day Jonas shadowed his dad / Thore Hansen -- A lion roars in Longyearbyen / Margrét Helgadóttir -- Finland. A bird does not sing because it has an answer / Johanna Sinisalo -- Elegy for a young elk / Hannu Rajaniemi -- The wings that slice the sky / Emmi Itäranta.
"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 16 stories from the best contemporary speculative authors from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and The Faroe Islands, including John Ajvide Lindqvist, Hannu Rajaniemi, Tor Åge Bringsværd and more, many of which are appearing in English for the very first time."-- Provided by publisher.

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