I do love a good book cover, and today I am among the many who get to share the truly incredible cover for the upcoming second book in The Ten Worlds series by Bjørn Larssen.
But first? You got it… a little look at book number 1, because I like to do things in order. Sometimes.
Gods make lousy parents.
All Magni wants is peace and quiet, but when your father is the God of thunder, you don’t get to live the life you want. When Thor destroys all his son knows and loves, Magni vows to bring prosperity and end the violence… forever. But can you escape cruelty in a universe built on it, or the shadow of your father when everyone calls you by his name?
Maya, her rage more powerful than she knows, wants freedom to pursue her own destiny. Neither torture nor blackmail can make her obedient or pretty enough for Freya, her foster-mother and Goddess of love. Fighting for independence and revenge, can a mere human win a game where Gods dictate the rules?
Land, the sequel to Children, will be released on November 5th, 2024, and it is a grimdark retelling of discovery of Iceland. And, there is also a pre/order link: click me.
Oh goodness me! Just look at it…. Honestly, I have never seen anything more beautiful… It’s …. just…. gorgeous!
Loss. Love. Land. Happy Never After.
The truth Maya fought for all her life turns out to be a lie a thousand years long. She neither understands nor knows how to wield her hidden power, simultaneously endless and limited, forcing her to face responsibility for the harm she causes and parry countless questions she has no answers to. Neither time nor space can stop her – but can she stop herself?
Bound with an unbreakable love spell, Magni and Thorolf, both raised in darkness and pain, only share one thing: the fear of revealing their truths. One was born to be a God; the other only knows a slave’s life. One craves peace and quiet; the other believes peace is a brief reprieve between wars. As they mourn those they have lost, the constant war of their own threatens to destroy all they have left – each other.
Haunted by Gods old and new, in the shadow of Odin’s raven, they head to conquer the new Ásgard. Apart from their demons, nothing and nobody is what it seems. Unwilling to give up love, freedom, or land they’re fated to live happily never after… unless destiny can be altered after all?
The book includes strong language, depictions of sexual, physical, and emotional violence. Full list of triggers, which may contain minor spoilers, will be provided.
About Bjørn Larssen
Bjørn Larssen is an award-winning author of historical fiction and fantasy, dark and funny in varying proportions. His writing has been described as ‘dark,’ ‘literary,’ ‘cinematic,’ ‘hilarious,’ and ‘there were points where I was almost having to read through a small gap between my fingers.’
His debut novel, Storytellers, won a Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal (Best Historical Fiction Novel) and was shortlisted for Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Award. His fantasy works, Children and Why Odin Drinks have been shortlisted for eleven (11) Indie Ink Awards – so far; Children was also nominated for a Stabby Award (Best Indie Novel of 2020). Bjørn is a Queer Indie Award laureate (best speculative fiction author) and very proud of it.
Bjørn has a Master of Science degree in mathematics, and has previously worked as a graphic designer, a model, a bartender, and a blacksmith (not all at the same time). He currently lives with his husband in Almere, which is unfortunately located in The Netherlands, rather than Iceland.
He has only met an elf once. So far.
His upcoming release, the second book in The Ten Worlds cycle – Land – is coming out on November 5, 2024.
Looks like I have some serious reading to do… And here’s a little secret… I am also looking forward to another release from the author. Sometime in the future. Whenever he is ready. Whenever the book is ready. Yep. See, I read his book Storytellers, which is also set in Iceland, and it was so, so good (my review here) that I will likely read anything written by Larssen in the future… I just… Hey, has anyone started a petition yet to add more hours to the day so we can all get some more reading done?! 🙂
Anyway… Check out Bjørn’s books. They come highly recommended!
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