![]() ![]() His one comfort is his older brother Jonatan, who tells him stories about Nangiyala, the afterlife, a land full of adventures. Already on the first pages we learn that our narrator, nine-year old Karl/Skorpan/Rusky, is dying and afraid. That this is not our usual middle grade fantasy novel is clear from the beginning. ![]() Those of you who are bothered by spoilers and didn’t take my advice last time might want to stop reading here and go and read the book instead (it’s not a long read and, in my opinion, definitely worth it!). This blog post will therefore contain some rather large spoilers, including of the ending. The last time I wrote about The Brothers Lionheart I carefully avoided spoilers but I just finished another reread and this time I want to discuss it properly. I consider it one of my favourite novels all categories. ![]() It is a bit divisive, and certainly unusually dark for a middle grade fantasy, but it is also beautiful and though-provoking. Although superficially a rather classical fantasy novel, it deals with questions of death, courage and family love in a way that few adult novels can match. This novel is known as one of the greatest classics in Scandinavian children’s literature, and with good reason. A few years back I wrote a post explaining why everyone needs to read The Brothers Lionheart. ![]()
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