Books by Bjørn Larssen

Bjørn Larssen, 2019

My love letter to Iceland in form of historical suspense. Gunnar, a hermit blacksmith, dwells with his animals, darkness, and moonshine. He neither wants a story of his own, nor thinks he has one. There are many people who will write it for him, including someone who wants to round it up with the words THE END… Trivia: if a book is set in Iceland and includes an elf, it’s still historical fiction, not fantasy. (As you probably guessed, there’s an elf.)

Bjørn Larssen, 2020

It must be hard to be heir to royalty. Now imagine your parents are literal Gods, have plans for you like parents tend to, they don’t understand anything because parents never do, and you’re a walking disappointment for them… but also a useful entry point for others to gain their favours. This book won a Queer Indie Award for me and I couldn’t be prouder. Also, the more I learn about myself, the more I see that I have written a memoir disguised as grimdark Norse fantasy. Features Thor in a dressing gown, of course. 18+ only, despite the title.

Bjørn Larssen, 2022

Children is my dark and serious book with some humour. Why Odin Drinks is humour with some seriousness. I wrote some stories during the pandemic lockdowns, when the last thing I wanted to read or write was anything dark and depressing. I published the first one and it became a hit. I added three more and turned it into a book. (This was much harder than it sounds.) I owe Sir Terry Pratchett, Joanne Harris, Jenny Lawson, and Calvin & Hobbes a lot… and the actual John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes. What is life? What is a leatherman? Why is celery? Those and many other questions you didn’t know you had get answered in my book.