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…
Swedish title: De mystiska huggtänderna
Series: Mr. Serious Kip Jansson
Category: Children
Pub date: 06-10-2014
Format: 176 pages, 135 x 185 mm Illustrations No
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!…
Swedish title: I drottningens namn
Series: Maro's Journey
Category: Children
Pub date: 19-08-2014
Format: l12 pages, 148 x 210, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Ett hjärta av is
Series: Maro's Journey
Category: Children
Pub date: 17-03-2014
Format: 112 pages, 148 x 210, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Skuggan och draken
Series: Maro's Journey
Category: Children
Pub date: 18-11-2013
Format: 112 pages, 148 x 210, b/w illustrations
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….
Swedish title: Kungen kommer!
Series: Maro's journey
Category: Children
Pub date: 20-05-2013
Format: 112 pg, 148x210 mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Namnsdagsflickan
Category: Children
Pub date: 02-04-2012
Format: 176 pages, 151 x 228 mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Tam och nydraken
Series: Dragon Knights
Category: Children
Pub date: 23-08-2010
Format: 128 pages, 148x210mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Tam och drakupproret
Series: Dragon Knights
Category: Children
Pub date: 06-04-2010
Format: 128 pages, 148x210 mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Tam i drakarnas stad
Series: Dragon Knights
Category: Children
Pub date: 05-10-2009
Format: 128 pages, 148x210mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Jakten på Tam
Series: Dragon Knights
Category: Children
Pub date: 14-09-2009
Format: 128 pages, 148x210mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Tams svåra prov
Series: Dragon Knights
Category: Children
Pub date: 01-05-2009
Format: 128 pages, 148x210mm, b/w illustrations
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…
Swedish title: Tam tiggarpojken
Series: Dragon Knights
Category: Children
Pub date: 06-03-2009
Format: 128 pages, 148x210mm, b/w illustrations