10 years since Odin’s Child!

Tonight, it’s exactly 10 years since Odin’s Child launched. The release party topped the capacity at Fuglen coffee shop, which proved way too tiny for the purpose, much like my corset. Let’s just say both were severly challenged 😬 From a wobbly chair I gave a speech about the book, not yet aware that it would change my life. Ragni’s legendary tail cake was wheeled in like an omen of incredible things to come: 400K books sold, in 20 countries.

It’s wild, but clearly not my doing. I write the words, but my readers bring them to life with fanart, cosplay and tattoos. The creativity and generosity of this communtiy astound me frequently. Many of you were at that first release party, and will also be at the upcoming one on October 12th, and I love you for it. You are the nerds who know that fantasy is so much more than just escapism.

Fantasy gives us hope. Strengthens us. It provides inspiration and motivation to take on the biggest challenges we face. That’s why we read it, that’s why we write it.

A hell of a lot of thanks to you all, for buying, reading, sharing, creating and cheering. To booksellers and librarians for practically forcing the book on people. To agents and publishers for working relentlessly. Thank you ❤️

I’m celebrating these 10 years at Kulturhuset in Bergen, where we’re on stage for the city’s brilliant booksellers. Gotta run! Cheers, and here’s to 10 more years! I’ll see you at the release party ❤️