The Heirs of the Arctic

Family power struggles along the lines of Succession. (…) We see again that he knows how to narrate a thriller, cranking up the suspense at every turn.

VG

With Heirs of the Arctic, Aslak Nore confirms that he is indeed the new great voice of the Scandinavian thriller. No noir novelist has achieved such mastery since John le Carré.

Livres Hebdo

“Aslak Nore invites us on a wonderful contemporary odyssey, a novel between espionage, political history, and coming of age, between vertigo of the shadow and loyalty to oneself and to one’s family. … Nordic suspense takes on other colors and renews the genre thanks to an author who came from the cold but settled in Marseille. Remember the name: Aslak Nore.”

Linda Pomereul, Page Libraire

He is good at composition overall, in other words, at assembling plot elements in a way that fuels suspense. His knowledge of the Norwegian military and intelligence services also allows him to write with authority and credibility about the complexities of these worlds.

Aftenposten

Family ties aren’t necessarily a laughing matter, but they can make for literature worth reading. As in this case. (…) The story has solid momentum and the time periods are described well. (…) The author has written an entertaining novel. (…) A story that will without doubt hit home with readers.

Adresseavisen

Aslak Nore has read Dumas, Hugo and Tolstoy and knows the series Succession to his fingertips. He has written a high-flying series: Spy buffs will follow the conflict between the Russian and Norwegian secret services; readers of family sagas will not miss the reunions to see who gains the share majority. A game of chess, very far away from the banal thrillers.

Liberation

The first volume had the hallmarks of a historical novel, the second leans towards a geopolitical thriller, with Russians, Americans, spies and double agents. Within the Falck family, a power struggle is underway to get their hands on the SAGA foundation, in charge of the country’s archives. You won’t be able to put down this page-turner, with its labyrinthine ramifications which also deals with the utopias of youth, the cynicism of adulthood and the universal conflicts of loyalty.

Madame Figaro (France)