Åsa Ekström
Åsa Ekström is born in 1983 and already a well-known manga illustrator, and has made some comic strips and a comic book on her own. You can learn more about Åsa on her website: www.asaekstrom.com
Åsa Ekström is one of the first people to get involved in manga in Sweden. She has worked as an assistant in a Japanese comic strip studio. Her book, Sayonara September, confirms her place as the foremost manga illustrator in Sweden. She has worked for several newspapers, and is currently launching her fabric collection “CHARLOTTA” at all IKEA stores around the world. The “Charlotta” collection was designed and produced by Åsa Ekström and IKEA on the theme “Japan meets Scandinavia”. Åsa also illustrated the children’s book series “Drakriddare” (the Dragon Knight).
IN 2014 she got awarded the “Unghunden” price for her encouragement of the
children’s and juvenile series books in Sweden.
Books by Åsa Ekström
The mysterious Fangs
Anders Jacobsson
Life spins on around Kip and together with his friend Marjaneh he gets involved with new mysterious adventures. This book offers exciting, warm and humorous reading to all book-lovers. The time of change is here. Kip’s sister has moved into the same…
In the name of the Queen
Jo Salmson
Maro and Unda have finally reached the Isle of Avon. Here they discover the awful truth about Icing Edrics wicked plan. Their lives are in danger and before the sun sets they must leave the island and continue to Kingsfort. Without the truth potion!…
A Heart of Ice
Jo Salmson
The third part in Jo Salmson’s exciting series Maro’s Journey.Maro’s journey continues. He and Unda are their way to the ice fields of Firn. Here they have to collect a few magic drops of honey from the nest of the dangerous winter bees. The honey is…
The Shadow and the Dragon
Jo Salmson
This is the second part in Jo Salmson’s exciting series “Maro’s Journey”. We meet a boy whose destiny takes him on a secret mission in the service of the king. A compelling book for starter readers with brilliant black and white drawings by Åsa Ekstr…
The King is coming
Jo Salmson
Jo Salmson knows how to combine the epic narrative of her imagination with easy-to-read in an absolutely unique way. In her new series Maro’s journey we meet the boy whose fate forces him to take off on a secret mission in the King’s service….
The Namesday Girl
Kristoffer Leandoer
An exciting combination of everyday realism and fantasy with a hint of super hero comic books.Kim and Robin have their own fantasy world: the medieval land of Berghendia that they control with an iron hand. They share everything, even though it is Ki…
Tam and the New Dragon
Jo Salmson
Read the exciting and dramatic end!Now the time has come. The time for a new dragon to be born and for Tam to fulfil his fate. Soon he will be the new Dragon Knight!But afterwards he will never be able to think-talk with Sky.Tam’s sorrow over having…
Tam and the Revolt of the Dragons
Jo Salmson
People don’t own the dragons! When the noble families discover that the King has given Tam and Magister Tafter permission to ‘borrow’ one of their dragons, then there is a real bother. Revolution is close, and the worry spreads down to the town. But…
Tam in the City of the Dragons
Jo Salmson
Dragon Knights – a new, thrilling fantasy series for those just learning to read!This is an exciting, easy to read story about Tam the beggar boy, who is chosen to become a dragon knight; it forms part of a new series by Jo Salmson, the author of The…
The hunt for Tam
Jo Salmson
Dragon Knights – a new, thrilling fantasy series for those just learning to read!This is an exciting, easy to read story about Tam the beggar boy, who is chosen to become a dragon knight; it forms part of a new series by Jo Salmson, the author of The…
A hard trial for Tam
Jo Salmson
In the first book, poor, orphaned Tam heard a voice, calling him to come to the city. And the voice he heard belonged to no less than one of the dragons, Sky. In this second title Sky the dragon has chosen Tam as his dragon servant, despite the fact…
Tam the Beggar Boy
Jo Salmson
Dragon Knights – a new, thrilling fantasy series for those just learning to read!This is an exciting, easy to read story about Tam the beggar boy, who is chosen to become a dragon knight; it forms part of a new series by Jo Salmson, the author of The…
