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New Swedish Books 10 The Land of Lindworms The mu
lti award-winning author Frida Nilsson has been called Astrid Lindgren’s successor. In her latest fantasy story The Land of Lindworms she once again examines big existential questions. Do adults have a right to have children? Do children have a right to be loved? Is it the law of nature that the strong must prey on the weak? One day orphaned brothers Sem and Immer receive a proposal: if they come along to childless Queen Indra’s castle they will live a life of luxury. Indra is an ancient being, a lindworm, whose servants are badgers, foxes and bears. But Sem quickly grows suspicious. Not only are Indra’s animals behaving strangely, Sem wonders if it really is a human child that she so longs for? Frida Nilsson’s loyalty to the child’s perspective is unmistakable in this story about the true nature of evil, instinct and love. Malin Nauwerck’s choice Frida Nilsson Selected works Hedvig! 2005 Apstjärnan 2005 Ishavspirater 2014 Selected awards Les Olympiades 2012 Astrid Lindgren-priset 2014 Nils Holgersson-plaketten 2016 Children’s fiction, 6–9 years, 415 p. Frida Nilsson Publisher Natur & Kultur Rights Koja Agency Carin Bacho carin.bacho@kojaagency.com Photo: Ellinor Collin