NIKLAS KROG |
Presentation in English |
Since
his debut in the mid 90's, Swedish novelist Niklas Krog has established
himself as one of the country's most productive young writers in two as diverse genres as fantasy and historical novels. Under Guds Himmel ("Under God's Sky" -1996) set in The Holy Land during the Crusades was well received by both critics and readers and was followed by En Krigares Hjärta (Heart of a Warrior - 1997), the first book in what has become the Freedom Wars fantasy trilogy. |
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Since then, a total of thirteen books have been published making Niklas one of the most popular writers among young readers in Sweden. He keeps a close relation with his readers via his web site - www.niklaskrog.nu (Swedish). | |||||||
If you are interested in reading sample chapters, please feel free to download them here (.zip format). Or click on the links below. | |||||||
For further questions or inquiries, you can contact Niklas via e-mail: niklas@niklaskrog.nu | |||||||
A brief presentation of the works of Niklas Krog: |
The War of the Great Peace (Den stora fredens krig) Read a Chapter | |||||
A standalone prequel to The Freedom Wars trilogy.
In Heart of a Warrior, the first book of The Freedom Wars trilogy, we came across the legend of the War of the Great Peace, which took place more than a thousand years
before the first Freedom War. The two ancient powers are still fully in charge in the country of Unadan and man is not free. A fearsome beast rises from the marshes at
the foot of the Ockorum mountains, ready to start a war against all of humankind. Age 12 up. 366 pages. Fall -04. 鳠talent for storytelling is eminent.奄 - Sonja Winnerstig, Bibliotekstjänst. |
Heart of a Warrior (En krigares hjärta) Read a Chapter | |||||
Part one of the Freedom Wars trilogy. The young warrior Sayn has
been assigned to an outpost on an isolated island far out in the northern
ocean. When he arrives the island is attacked by the northern people,
led by a man fully clad in black, accompanied by warbeasts, wizards and
other terrifying creatures. Sayn and his brothers in arms have to put
their faith in their own skill and the faint hope of help from the magician͊ Great council. But uncertainty grows. Are they really fighting for the
right side? From 12 years. 383 pages. Fall -97. Translation rights sold
to Denmark. "The author of this book is a genius!" - Linnea Åshede, Booktip of the week in Norra Halland |
The Son of the Gods (Gudarnas son) Read a Chapter | |||||
The first book about Janus. In the year 334
B.C. three young men ꡮus, Kaleb and Troj 쥡ves their lives as sheepherders
in the Strumas river valley to join the army of Alexander the great. The
young king has gone to war against the mighty Persian Empire and the three
boys dream of eternal fame on the battlefield. But their long trek does
not turn out like they had expected. From 12 years. 161 pages. Summer
-00. Translation rights sold to Denmark and Turkey. 崠of the crowd a human being emerges, the young Janus, who matures both physically and mentally. There are many reasons to await the next book.奄 - Ying Toijer-Nilsson, Svenska Dagbladet. |