Valur Gunnarsson (b. 1976) is an author, journalist and historian. He was the first editor of the English language paper Reykjavik Grapevine in 2003. His novels include The Eagle and the Falcon (2017) and King of the North (2007), which received excellent reviews. He currently works as a researcher on the Eastern Vikings at the University of Iceland and was chosen to participate in a panel with the Belarusian dissident Svetlana Tikhanovskya on her visit.

“I can recommend this book for anyone who likes enjoyable thrillers and especially those who are interested in history and the Second World War… A German invasion force turning into an occupying power would have  changed Icelandic society a lot and here Valur Gunnarsson tries to answer the question “what if?” and does it marvellously in the form of an exciting tale.”
Vilhjalmur Andri Kjartansson, Morgunbladid