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About The Book
The author of the “thrilling, unnerving, clever, and beautiful” (Fredrik Backman) Wolf and the Watchman series presents a new historical series that takes us to medieval Sweden to unravel one of the country’s most infamous murder mysteries.
1434: The unified kingdoms of northern Europe are cracking at their seams as a peasant rebellion, led by the charismatic figure Engelbrekt Engelbrekts, erupts in the north. Sent by his family to find a foothold in this rising revolutionary movement is young Magnus Bengtsson, who must win Engelbrekt’s trust and favor no matter the cost. Back at Magnus’s family castle, his mother, father, and sister wait for news of his success. One is lost in longing, another is forging his own plan for the throne and crown, and one is looking for the opportunity to rise from her brother’s shadow.
1434: The unified kingdoms of northern Europe are cracking at their seams as a peasant rebellion, led by the charismatic figure Engelbrekt Engelbrekts, erupts in the north. Sent by his family to find a foothold in this rising revolutionary movement is young Magnus Bengtsson, who must win Engelbrekt’s trust and favor no matter the cost. Back at Magnus’s family castle, his mother, father, and sister wait for news of his success. One is lost in longing, another is forging his own plan for the throne and crown, and one is looking for the opportunity to rise from her brother’s shadow.
About The Author
Gabriel Liljevall
Niklas Natt och Dag (“Night and Day”) is a member of the oldest surviving noble family in Sweden. The Wolf and the Watchman: 1793, his first novel, was named the Best Debut of 2017 by the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers. It and the second book in the trilogy, The City Between the Bridges: 1794, are being published in thirty countries. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with his wife and their two sons.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria Books (December 2, 2025)
- Length: 464 pages
- ISBN13: 9781668069875
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Raves and Reviews
“Game of Thrones without dragons." —Gefle Dagblad (Sweden)
"This grand piece of historical fiction, set in the fifteenth century, has everything you could wish for in a story: kings and rebels, betrayals and murder, a heartbreaking romance that seems destined for destruction." —Fredrik Backman, The New Yorker
“Immersive… this swashbuckling slice of historical fiction has its charms.” —Publishers Weekly
“Desires, tragedies, and betrayals are revealed through the perspectives of power-hungry nobles, undervalued women, and grasping clergy with the immersive world-building detail of an epic fantasy novel. Fans of C. J. Sansom’s and S. W. Perry’s Tudor mysteries will appreciate the historical details and timeless motivations.“ —Booklist
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