Beasts - by Ingvild Bjerkeland (Hardcover)

About the Book

"The world has been overrun by hitherto unknown beasts. Society has collapsed: the power is gone, cars are abandoned across the highways, and anyone left is hiding from the terrifying creatures - and one another. Thirteen-year-old Abdi and his five-year-old sister Alva are on the run, their last hope to escape through the forest and to the sea. As they recall the strange events that led to the beasts' arrival, and how the two of them got to where they were, they must ask themselves who they can trust--and what they will do to survive"--

Book Synopsis

From Norway comes an international horror hit that is shudderingly terrifying and deliciously original.

The world has been overrun by hitherto unknown beasts. Society has collapsed: the power is gone, cars are abandoned across the highways, and anyone left is hiding from the terrifying creatures -- and one another. Thirteen-year-old Abdi and his five-year-old sister Alva are on the run, their last hope to escape through the forest and to the sea. As they recall the strange events that led to the beasts' arrival, and how the two of them got to where they were, they must ask themselves who they can trust -- and what they will do to survive.

About the Author

Ingvild Bjerkeland is an author of picture books and novels for children and young adults. Her novel, Beasts, was nominated for the Nordic Council Children and YA Prize and was also voted by over 10,000 schoolchildren for the highest booksellers' award in Norway. This is her first novel translated into English.

Author residence: Norway

Rosie Hedger was born in Scotland and completed her MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh, where she graduated with a distinction. Her translation accolades include the the English PEN Translates Award and the short lists for the Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year and Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize.

Translator residence: UK