Rented Souls

by Eirik Moe Dahll-Larssøn

My name is Dwarf. These are my notes. Well, I stole some of them. Most of them are mine, though. Anyway. The world is messed up. Like, really messed up. There's crazy demonic pimps around every corner, little brown mud-men trying to get at our mirrors, and something big and bad hanging out behind all of it, just biding its time. And I just figured, you know, someone ought to tell you about these things. Someone who's not afraid of the repercussions. Like, say, someone immortal. Like me. I don't have a lot of friends left by now, but there's a few. The shirtless man with the wonderful hair, mainly. I figure he'll be with me until I die. If I ever do. Him and his angel's wings. You know, I might be getting ahead of myself. Maybe I should tell you about the agency first. King and Book, Dove and all the others. How all this started. How we ended up here, on the brink of extinction. All because of a stupid job offer...

308 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2016

About the author

Eirik M. Dahll-Larssøn has spent most of his life in fiction, and before long decided hey, why not try his hand at it. He’s written two novels, the sci-fi crime thriller 'In the Seraphim City' and the horror-comedy 'Rented Souls', which is the first in a series. He’s currently living in Bergen, Norway, with his girlfriend; their dog, Luna; and their second, more imaginary dog, Waffle.

Reviews

[Dawn Hawkes · Rating 5 out of 5]

What happens when you drop a seemingly normal person into a supernatural f*cking mess? They overcome adversities and become brave, but only after f*cking up a bunch of times and dying a few more times than that, and knowing they will F up some more and die some more (probably) before things start to settle the f down. A delightful read that comes across a lot more realistic as far as our hero goes, with creepy monsters of all shapes and sizes along with one or two or more, aptly placed dick-jokes. If you like weird, the good kind of weird, this book will not disappoint.

[Grenador · Rating 4 out of 5]

You always see main characters generally unfazed once put into supernatural situations. But in this book DWARF's reactions are exactly my thoughts when he was thrown into the deep well. Thanks Eirik for such a fun and fast read. Completed it in one go. Eagerly waiting for next leg of DWARF's story.

[Hanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mixture of comedy and horror works great in this book, every time something incredulous, 'out of this worldly', and scary happens - the main protagonist Dwarf has a witty and often charmingly-sarcastic comeback to settle the readers equilibrium. Scary enough to warrant the horror label, as some of the monsters in the book can have quite the unsettling effect on the reader, but also funny enough for me to look back at the reading experience as a mostly humorous journey - as so many of the terrifying elements of the story are so well counterbalanced with humor.
The story brings to life the characters and their individual perspectives to all the crazy that is unleashed on them - the range of characters from 'veterans' to our 'newbie' protagonist Dwarf - give you insight into a range of different reactions to the otherworldly that makes for a very engaging read.
I'd recommended it to anyone that would like a good laugh, as it at several points during the book made me chuckle, snort, and/or laugh out loud, as they also are served a well built world, with engaging characters and compelling relationships explorations.

I see a lot of possibility for expansion as the series goes forward, and I can't wait for the next book in the series, to see what crazy journey is laid out for Dwarf, Swayze and Book - as the story progresses.