Elin á Rógvi
Fornt
Genre: Children’s fiction
Category: Age 9+
Publisher: Bókadeild Føroya Lærarafelags
Year: 2024
Pages: 193
ISBN: 978-99972-0-996-2
English sample translation available
A world-famous video game, mythical creatures and balancing reality and virtual reality.
FORNT is a thrilling story about the fluid boundary between reality, video games and folklore.
THIS IS FORNT! A popular video game with players all over the world. Players can choose whether to observe or pursue wonderful creatures from folk legends. Eleven-year-old Eiri and his friend, Sólja, observe a strange creature in the game that no one has ever laid eyes on before. And suddenly, they are among the best players of Fornt in the entire world.
However, all is not as it seems …
Elin á Rógvi, born in 1976, is a natural born storyteller, performer and a beloved children’s radio host. She has published seven children’s books and has received multiple awards and nominations, including winning the West Nordic Council’s Children’s and Young People’s Literature Award 2024 for Flytifuglar.
Rights sold to
Estonia
Previous titles
Flytifuglar, 2023
1-1-2 Fuglafjørður, 2019
Eg eri ein prinsessa, 2018
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