Cover Reveal! - LAND by Bjorn Larssen

Out of This World SFF is delighted to be just one of many awesome blogs participating in the official Cover Reveal of fantasy author Bjorn Larssen's LAND!!! This book is the second entry in Bjorn's The Ten Worlds cycle, which is a grimdark retelling of the discovery of Iceland and will be releasing on November 5th of this year. 

Before I get to revealing this absolutely dazzling new cover, I would first like to share a brief synopsis so that you can get a taste of what this incredibly original story is all about!

Back Cover Blurb

Loss. Love. Land. Happy Never After.

The truth Maya fought for all her life turns out to be a lie a thousand years long. She neither understands nor knows how to wield her hidden power, simultaneously endless and limited, forcing her to face responsibility for the harm she causes and parry countless questions she has no answers to. Neither time nor space can stop her - but can she stop herself?

Bound with an unbreakable love spell, Magni and Thorolf, both raised in darkness and pain, only share one thing: the fear of revealing their truths. One was born to be a God; the other knows only a slave's life. One craves peace and quiet; the other believes peace is a brief reprieve between wars. As they mourn those they have lost, the constant war of their own threatens to destroy all they have left - each other.

Haunted by Gods old and new , in the shadow of Odin's raven, they head to conquer the new Asgard. Apart from their demons, nothing and nobody is what it seems. Unwilling to give up love, freedom, or land they're fated to live happily never after...unless destiny can be altered after all?

Sounds pretty awesome, right?!

Okay, now let's get to that cover reveal, shall we?

Here it is, the dazzling new cover....

for Book #2 in Bjorn Larssen's The Ten Worlds cycle....

LAND!!!!!

And here's a look at the glorious full spread:

Wow, what an absolutely stunning cover!! It was designed by author Bjorn Larssen himself. Raven illustration: Khius', The Ten Worlds Logo designed by Brad and Justine Bergman.

You can preorder Land right now on on a number of different book retailers by clicking HERE.

About the Author

Bjorn Larssen is an award-winning author of historical fiction and fantasy, dark and funny in varying proportions. His writing has been described as "dark", "literary", "cinematic", "hilarious", and "there were points where I was almost having to read through a small gap between my fingers."

His debut novel, Storytellers, won a Readers' Favorite Gold Medal (Best Historical Fiction Novel) and was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Award. His fantasy works, Children and Why Odin Drinks have been shortlisted for eleven (11) Indie Ink Awards - so far; Children was also nominated for a Stabby Award (Best Indie Novel of 2020). Bjorn is a Queer Indie Award laureate (Best Speculative Fiction Author) and very proud of it.

Bjorn has a Master of Science degree in Mathematics, and has previously worked as a graphic designer, a model, a bartender, and a blacksmith (not all at the same time). He currently lives with his husband in Almere, which is unfortunately located in The Netherlands, rather than Iceland.

He has only met an elf once. So far.

His upcoming release, the second book in The Ten Worlds cycle - Land - is coming out on November 5th, 2024. You can connect with Bjorn and his books online via his Website, where you will also find all of his social media links.

And that concludes my portion of the official Cover Reveal for LAND! I'd like to thank author Bjorn Larssen for giving me the opportunity to participate in this wonderful event. Hope you enjoyed the reveal and as always thanks so much for stopping by and supporting the blog. Happy Reading!!!

-Nick