Author of dark things – thrilling novels and haunting stories
An incredible real-life account of life in the Arctic. Nord For Det Øde Hav - or North Of The Desolate Sea, if you prefer the translation is the story of Liv Balstad's nine year long adventure in Longyearbyen, Svalbard where she lived and worked as a radio hostess, wife, mother and in support of her... Continue Reading →
Haha! I messed up big time! Ok, so that's a weird way to start a book review, I know. Let me start over: Confession by Michael Cordell is a legal thriller following lawyer Thane Banning on his latest case: defending a young sex worker who's accused of murdering a high profile football coach. The kicker?... Continue Reading →
So, we meet again, Silmarillion - my nemesis of books. I've read The Silmarillion once before, sometime less than ten years ago. I was very excited to finally give it ago, having read both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit sometime before this. Unfortunately, I made one horrible mistake. I picked it up as... Continue Reading →
Book Review of Bands Of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
A worthy sequel to an exciting fantasy series
Whoa! I don't know what I expected, but it definitely wasn't this. I've been fascinated by Hannibal Lecter since I was a young teen and first saw Silence Of The Lambs sometime in the early 2000s. Since then I've seen every movie, adaption, remake TV series I've ever come across based on the incredible characters... Continue Reading →
I'm almost annoyed that I haven't read this sooner, it's that good! I'm not just talking about this book, but the whole of the Mistborn series in general. Considering that Brandon Samderson has been a name that has been whispered about for a while, it's weird that I didn't grt around to reading him sooner,... Continue Reading →
Exciting news everyone - I have another book coming out in October!I've again paired up with Inked In Gray Press, the publisher who released my psychological horror, At The Gate, back in 2022. This time, we're releasing a novella called A Death Worth Living - a very different and introspective story, about looking back at... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →