I Am Behind You
Oct 2018 · Macmillan + ORM
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A compelling, eerie new novel from the internationally bestselling author of Let the Right One In.
"At the top of his game, Lindqvist gives Stephen King and John Saul at their best a run for the money." — Library Journal (starred)
"Dubbed the Stephen King of Sweden, Lindqvist lives up to the billing." — New York Post
Four families wake up one morning in their trailer on an ordinary campsite. However, during the night something strange has happened. Everything outside the camping grounds has disappeared, and the world has been transformed into an endless expanse of grass. The sky is blue, but there is no sign of the sun; there are no trees, no flowers, no birds. And every radio plays nothing but the songs of sixties pop icon Peter Himmelstrand.
As the holiday-makers try to come to terms with what has happened, they are forced to confront their deepest fears and secret desires. Past events that each of them has tried to bury rise to the surface and take on terrifying physical forms. Can any of them find a way back to reality?
"At the top of his game, Lindqvist gives Stephen King and John Saul at their best a run for the money." — Library Journal (starred)
"Dubbed the Stephen King of Sweden, Lindqvist lives up to the billing." — New York Post
Four families wake up one morning in their trailer on an ordinary campsite. However, during the night something strange has happened. Everything outside the camping grounds has disappeared, and the world has been transformed into an endless expanse of grass. The sky is blue, but there is no sign of the sun; there are no trees, no flowers, no birds. And every radio plays nothing but the songs of sixties pop icon Peter Himmelstrand.
As the holiday-makers try to come to terms with what has happened, they are forced to confront their deepest fears and secret desires. Past events that each of them has tried to bury rise to the surface and take on terrifying physical forms. Can any of them find a way back to reality?
A compelling, eerie new novel from the internationally bestselling author of Let the Right One In.
"At the top of his game, Lindqvist gives Stephen King and John Saul at their best a run for the money." — Library Journal (starred)
"Dubbed the Stephen King of Sweden, Lindqvist lives up to the bi...
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Kragger Last
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May 30, 2026
This is a very strange existential horror novel which follows groups of Swedish campers who find themselves somehow removed from their collective camping site. Isolation, madness, and an ominous event are served up, which the author takes his time unfolding. This is unlike any other horror novel I've ever read. It is the first in a very unusual trilogy.
Laura Sischo
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October 6, 2020
I just have to and want to see this ,it seem to be where you dont want to put the book down.
R. R.
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May 5, 2020
Good book
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About the author
JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST lives in Sweden. His first novel, Let the Right One In, was published in thirty countries and adapted into two feature films. Lindqvist's other fiction includes Handling the Undead, Harbor, Let the Old Dreams Die, and Little Star. The Swedish film version of Let the Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson ( Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) won the top prize at the Tribeca Film Festival and has become a classic in the field.
JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST lives in Sweden. His first novel, Let the Right One In, was published in thirty countries and adapted into two feature films. Lindqvist's other fiction includes Handling the Undead, Harbor, Let the Old Dreams Die, and Little Star. The Swedish film version of Let the Right On...
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