An epic release!
Ranting about fantasy
Photo: Belinda E. Kjernli
Failing at capturing everyone.
Juva, cosplayed by Cha Sandmæl.
My besties: Writers Tonje Tornes and Tone Almhjell.
Einar Selvik from Wardruna.
Me, fangirling Einar Selvik. Photo: Oda Rygh.
Writer H.L. Phoenix. Photo: Belinda E. Kjernli.
Cake or fake?
Cake! By Ragni Hansen.
And delicious!
The infamous crowing. (Yes. Yes, they did.)
They are coming...
The signing queue.
Signing books and boobs. (True!)
Cosplay of Solde, from Iron Wolf.
Cosplay of Hirka, from The Raven Rings.
Fangirling Einar Selvik again.
She had TWO collector's boxes for me to sign.
"Fantastic Four", my besties.
Overwhelmed by flowers and gifts!
The infamous crown...
The sermon (also known as the Silver Throat release party) happened so wildly on thursday that it’s a night I’ll never forget. The place was packed, effing Einar Selvik played, I signed a naked boob and you need to NEED TO SEE THIS CAKE! There’s no dictionary thick enough to contain the thanks I owe, so this is where you’ll have to use your imagination, ok? Here goes - thank you to:
Einar Selvik from Wardruna, who sang people to tears and remained perfectly stoic while I fangirled away every shred of dignity.
Tone Almhjell, Tonje Tornes, H.L. Phoenix and Pål Stokka, for speeches sounded 100% bribed. (Paypalling you monday)
The writers who crowned me on stage in a lovely and moving stunt that helped me define my own personal hell.
Everyone waiting hours in line to have me sign books and boobs. (True story)
The 30 plus writers who were there and made the cover carousel gorgeous on the big screens.
Everyone who showed up in cosplay, and with flowers and gifts that frustrated the taxidriver beyond average.
The ones who wept when I signed their books, sharing how much they mean to them. I have no words …
Ragni Hansen, for the most legendary release party cake of all time, enough to feed an army, or a few hundred fantasy lovers. (Every crumb was gone!)
Cha Sandmæl, for sweating in Juva’s outfit the whole day, without complaint! A well trained blood hunter. And Siri Øverland Eriksen for creating the outfit.
Everyone who had the wits to film and take pictures, generously spreading it around the ether. I’ll try to tag those I stole from.
Every person who came to share this event with me, those who travelled far, and those who really wanted to be there.
Everyone at my publisher Gyldendal who rigged the entire event and are probably still cleaning…
Writer Tom Egeland, who said it was simple to estimate how much cake we needed, just assume that 1/3 of those «going» would show up. Thanks a friggin lot, Tom…
My deepest gratitude for this dream party, I love you all! ❤️
