Grim

By: Sara B. Elfgren, Judith Kiros (Translator)

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Hardcover | 20 June 2023

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Hardcover
400 Pages

Age
13 - 17

Grade
8 - 12

Dimensions(cm)
14.7 x 22.3 x 3.3

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A death metal mystery.

Eighteen-year-old Kasper has gone through a rough time, but now he has landed his dream job at the amusement park Grona Lund. He befriends Iris who teaches him how to terrify guests in the haunted house.

Thirty years earlier, in Stockholm of the eighties, sixteen-year-old Hakan's life changes when he meets Grim. They live and breathe music and have big plans for their death metal band. But it all comes to nothing when Grim dies. Hakan breaks up the band.

What really happened? Kasper, who is Hakan's son, tries to find out the truth. Together with Iris he delves into the myths and secrets surrounding the band, and his dad's best friend. Grim, who inexplicably died at such a young age. Who was he? And why does he appear in Kasper's dreams?

Industry Reviews

"The prose is vibrant and evocative where it most needs to be . . . Grim creates excellent tension, delivering clues at key moments without revealing too much at once . . . With themes echoing the battle between darkness and light, Grim is a captivating dark fantasy novel that explores what happens when reality clashes with the supernatural."-- "Foreword Magazine"
"A young man struggles with his demons against the backdrop of the Scandinavian death metal scene in this novel translated from Swedish.

Nineteen-year-old Kasper is the son of a legendary bassist whose first band, Dark Cruelty, achieved notoriety in the 1980s due to both its promise and the untimely and mysterious death of its charismatic lead singer, Grim.

The intricately described world of this very specific music scene will thrill fans and those with a penchant for exploring subcultures. Richly imagined characters populate this niche setting, and the novel's deft lacing of unsettling paranormal flourishes drawing on myth and magic with accurate and heart-rending depictions of the experiences Kasper has with anxiety and depression provide balance.

An atmospheric, heady, ambiguous mystery."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

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