Publisher's Synopsis
"I haven't been as in love with a story, and the characters in it, in a very long time."
Under her snide façade, Alice Andersson hides anger and grief. First, she lost her best friend when Mom left. Then, adding insult to injury, she finds out Dad is already dating their annoying neighbor. Alice might be quick to judge, but the woman is on a vegetable peel diet. Honestly.
Alice mopes through life with the occasional outburst of anger. Then, as the chill of winter falls over her garden, she makes a startling discovery. A dying fairy that dissolves into fireflies. It leaves behind a golden egg and a warning - "He will come to take it back."
When a shadowy creature invades her home, searching for the golden egg, Dad is wounded and falls into a deep coma. A terrified Alice quickly learns there is only one way to revive him... she must take the egg to the mythical world tree, Yggdrasil.
As Alice battles through the inane bureaucracy of trolls and the stink of the minotaurs' locker room, a more sinister evil hounds her steps. Worse still, Alice has company, her annoying neighbor, Yzabell, has tagged along . . .
Running out of time, surrounded by enemies and idiots, Alice needs to step carefully, but her judgement is clouded by anger. To save Dad, she must learn to control it, but that means confronting the dark truth at the heart of her rage . . .
Why did Mom leave?
Alice's Anger is the first book in the trilogy about Alice Andersson and her adventures through fantastical worlds based on Norse mythology. If you're looking for a funny and heartfelt fantasy adventure, you'll love Alice's Anger. The trilogy is chock-full with interesting places and quirky characters you'll want to come back and spend time with. Perfect for fans of Eoin Colfer and Rick Riordan.
"Uh, can't I give a higher rating than 5 stars...just this once?" - ★★★★★
"This is the best debut novel I've read [...] I cannot recommend this book highly enough; I was delighted with it from start to finish and am eagerly looking forward to Mr. Persson's next release." - ★★★★★
"Loved it and found it hard to put down. A really thrilling, enjoyable and lesson-giving story that encompasses a great quest, a strained parent child relationship, dealing with grief, and the need to let go of anger over the past to build the future. I loved intrepid Alice and her gang of fantasy friends." -★★★★★
"This is a fast-moving and thrilling book of extraordinary imagination that creates an alternative mythic universe and at the same time has heart, humor, and profound meaning." - ★★★★★
