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Siri Pettersen

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Siri Pettersen

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971-10-28 （Finnsnes）
Nationality
Norway
Languages
Norwegian
Residence History
Sørreisa → Trondheim → Oslo

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Fantasy author, Comics creator, Graphic designer
Active Years
2004-2024
Nominations
Shortlisted for Norwegian Booksellers' Prize (2013,2014,2015,2017,2020), Shortlisted for Norwegian Ministry of Culture’s Debut Award (2014), Shortlisted for Finnish Star Fantasy Award (2016,2022), Shortlisted for Book of the Year Award at Lubimyczytac.pl (2017,2018,2022), Shortlisted for Deutscher Phantastik Preis (2019)

Awards

Sproing Award
2004
Work: Heller mot enn for!
Category: best newcomer
Organization: Norwegian Comic Association
Result: winner
Fabelprisen
2014
Work: Odin’s Child
Result: winner
ARK Bookchain’s “Book of the year” Award
2015
Work: The Might
Result: winner
Havmannprisen
2015
Work: The Might
Result: winner
Sørlandets litteraturpris
2016
Work: The Rot
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Odin’s Child

2013 Fantasy

The first book in The Raven Rings trilogy, a YA fantasy with Norse roots.

IdentityFateMythology
Translations
  • Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Estonian, Hebrew, English, Czech, Polish, German

Bibliography

  • Odin’s Child (2013), The Rot (2014), The Might (2015), Bubble (2017), Iron Wolf (2020), Silver Throat (2023)

Adaptations

  • Film rights for The Raven Rings bought by Maipo Films

Style & Themes

Literary Style
YA fantasyNorse mythology-inspired world-building
Recurring Motifs
RavensRingsBlindness

Legacy

Norwegian YA fantasy author whose Raven Rings trilogy has been translated into multiple languages and won several awards.

Trivia

  • Started as a comics creator in her youth. Debuted with the Anti-Klimaks comic series.