About the Author

John Ajvide Lindqvist is a Swedish author, born 1968, grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb to Stockholm. He wanted to become something awful and fantastic. First he became a conjurer and came in second in the Nordic card trick championship, then he was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. John has written TV series as well as stage plays and TV drama. Two of his other novels, Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead have been translated into English and published by Quercus.

Reviews

'Lindqvist is Sweden's answer to Stephen King' Daily Mirror. 'A magician of genre fiction' Independent. 'This is a third consecutive masterpiece from an author who deserves to be as much a household name as Stephen King' SFX.