{"title":"Hildur Knútsdóttir","description":"Hildur Knútsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 1984. She has lived in Spain, Germany, and Taiwan and studied literature and creative writing at The University of Iceland. She writes fiction both for adults and teenagers, as well as short fiction, plays, and screenplays. Hildur is known for her evocative fantastical fiction and spine-chilling horror. The Night Guest is her first book translated into English. She lives in Reykjavík with her husband, their two daughters, and a puppy called Uggi. Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Spare Man, Ghost Talkers, The Glamourist Histories series, and the Lady Astronaut Universe. She is part of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and a four-time Hugo Award winner. Her short fiction appears in Uncanny, Tor.com, and Asimov's. She lived in Iceland while performing for LazyTown (CBS) as a professional puppeteer. The Night Guest is her first work of translation.","products":[{"product_id":"dead-weight-hardcover","title":"Dead Weight - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs - or even bodies - in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Guest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnnur was living a normal, if lonely, life until a black cat showed up at her door. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she tracks down the cat's wayward owner, she finds a young woman just as lost and in need of help. Like a gust of cold air in a Reykjavík night, Ásta and her pet slip into Unnur's life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's unexpected, but welcome. Unnur likes the company, and she begins to rely on Ásta in turn. But like a black cat, trouble has been tailing her new friend, and Unnur is the only one there for Ásta when things take a violent turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two women quickly learn: nothing tests a friendship like blood on your hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso by Hildur Knútsdóttir: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Guest\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101834744031,"sku":"9781250329295","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hSIVh_ge4A9781250329295.webp?v=1781075731"},{"product_id":"the-night-guest-paperback","title":"The Night Guest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDark things can happen on a long, cold Icelandic night...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but physicians dismiss her symptoms and blood tests don't reveal any cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same -- have you tried eating better? Exercising more? Establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she's walked over 40,000 steps in the night . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is happening when she's asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won't anyone believe her? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Night Guest\u003c\/i\u003e pulls us by our throats down Reykjavik midnight streets in an unraveling nightmare. This book moved, thrilled, and terrified me.\"--CJ Leede, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMaeve Fly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102281011423,"sku":"9781250876317","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/0D4wf60tQn9781250876317.webp?v=1781079275"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/hildur-knutsdottir.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}