It's been a busy year for me. On top of releasing my first Norwegian novel - a Young Adult fantasy adventure called Fjordbeist at the end of May - prepping for a release concert with my band Maryon for our second album, For What, at the end of June - my wife and I also... Continue Reading →
My Norwegian Young Adult debut – Fjordbeist by Trygve Sikveland Røysland
It's been a wild ride for the last 6 months - and an even more hectic, busy and stressful past four weeks - but now it's all finally coming together: FJORDBEIST has been out for two weeks, the official launch party yesterday was a great success, and readers are absolutely loving the book. What more... Continue Reading →
It’s Finally Here! – Book Release: Fjordbeist by Trygve Sikveland Røysland
I've waited so long to say this - but my Norwegian Young-Adult Fantasy debut is finally here! Back when I started writing my first novel in 2015, I never imagined I'd be sitting here, 10 years later, releasing my first book in Norwegian. Even though it's my mother tongue, the language I first learned to... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Another, even better trilogy? I don't remember who got me onto Brandon Sanderson books in the first place, but from the moment I read the first book in the Mistborn series, The Final Empire I was hooked. I followed up with Skyward, got all the four books in his super successful secret kickstarter, and have... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Silver Crystal by Ryan Lanz
Book review of The Silver Crystal by Ryan Lanz
Book Review: Secret History by Brandon Sanderson
Book review of Secret History, by Brandon Sanderson
Book Review: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
An incredible end to an amazing series! I have no idea when I first heard of Brandon Sanderson, but I know it started with whisper of this fantastic fantasy author. Probably the same way I began hearing about George R. R. Martin when Game of Throne first aired back in the day, I started hearing... Continue Reading →
Guest Blog Post With The Reading Palette – Rediscovering Literature: Why Tuesdays With Morrie Became My Must-Read
This week, I've written a guest blog post over on The Reading Palette. Amisha Goel, who runs the beautiful site, challenged me to write something about a book or a piece of literature that was special to me. I sat down and thought about it - not for very long, mind you - because luckily,... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Cocaine by Pascal Engman
Corruption, corruption, corruption... What people won't do for a taste of power. Cocaine by Pascal Engman starts off like any good crime thriller: with a dead body found under mysterious circumstances—in this case, an unidentiable man off the coast of Sweden. Shortly thereafter, the police find a downed cessna, the local community is flooded with... Continue Reading →
My Norwegian Young Adult Novel Is Almost Here!
Exciting news everyone! The cover for my next book is here - and my Norwegian YA debut is close to release! For some reason, it took me seven years to start writing anything in Norwegian, even thought I'm from Norway and Norwegian is my native language, and it took me another three years for the... Continue Reading →