{"title":"Maria Haskins","description":"Margrét Helgadóttir is a Norwegian-Icelandic author and anthologist living in Oslo, Norway. Her short fiction appears in many venues, such as Slate, Luna Station Quarterly, Girl at the End of the World, and Sunspot Jungle, to name a few. Her debut book--The Stars Seem So Far Away--was a finalist at the British Fantasy Awards 2016, and is an apocalyptic road tale set in a far-future Arctic world. Margrét is the editor of the anthology Winter Tales (2016) and the anthology series Fox Spirit Books of Monsters, seven volumes published between 2014 and 2020. Three volumes were shortlisted for the British Fantasy Awards for Best Anthology (2016, 2017 and 2018), and Margrét was also awarded Starburst Magazine's Brave New Words Award in 2018 for her editorial work on Pacific Monsters.","products":[{"product_id":"nordic-visions-the-best-of-nordic-speculative-fiction-paperback","title":"Nordic Visions: The Best of Nordic Speculative Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**The first true celebration of contemporary Nordic science fiction, fantasy and horror! **\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTales of the dark, fantastical and delightfully strange from the best voices in Nordic fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStorytelling has been a major force in the Nordic countries for thousands of years, from the epic Icelandic Sagas to best-selling crime with a noir flair. This anthology collects stories by the best names in Nordic speculative fiction, many of which are appearing in English for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross dark dystopian sci-fi, mythical fantasy, and terrifying horror, from the rational to the eccentric, these stories combine a deep sense of place with social criticism, themes of loneliness and identity, and the concern for humanity's impact on the wilderness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStories by \u003cb\u003eJohn Ajvide Lindqvist\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMaria Haskins\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKarin Tidbeck\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKaspar Colling Nielsen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJakob Drud\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLene Kaaberb l\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRakel Helmsdal\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohann Thorsson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTone Almhjell\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlexander Dan Vilhjálmsson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTor Åge Bringsv rd\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThore Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMargrét Helgadóttir\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJohanna Sinisalo\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHannu Rajaniemi\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEmmi Itäranta\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374425669855,"sku":"9781837860296","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/DaFbb1CrxR9781837860296.webp?v=1789178970"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/maria-haskins.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}