Harbor, John Ajvide Lindqvist
Harbor, John Ajvide Lindqvist
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Harbor

Author: John Ajvide Lindqvist

Narrator: Julian Rhind-Tutt

Unabridged: 18 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2011

Categories: Fiction, Horror


Synopsis

John Ajvide Lindqvist has taken the horror world by storm. His first novel, Let the Right One In, has been made into critically acclaimed films in both Sweden and in the U.S (as Let Me In). His second novel, Handling the Undead, is beloved by horror lovers everywhere. Now, with Harbor, a stunning and chilling masterpiece, Lindqvist firmly cements his place as the heir apparent to Stephen King.

One ordinary winter afternoon on a snowy island, Anders and Cecilia take their six-year-old daughter Maja across the ice to visit the lighthouse in the middle of the frozen channel. While they are exploring the lighthouse, Maja disappears – either into thin air or under thin ice -- leaving not even a footprint in the snow.

Two years later, Anders, a broken man, moves back to his family's abandoned home on the island. He soon realizes that Maja's disappearance is only one of many strange occurrences, and that his fellow islanders, including his own grandmother, know a lot more than they're telling. As he digs deeper, Anders begins to unearth a dark and deadly secret at the heart of this small, seemingly placid town.

As he did with Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead, John Ajvide Lindqvist serves up a blockbuster cocktail of high-tension suspense in a narrative that barely pauses for breath.

About John Ajvide Lindqvist

John Ajvide Lindqvist is the author of Let the Right One In and Handling the Undead. Let The Right One In, his debut novel, was an instant bestseller in Sweden and was named Best Novel in Translation 2005 in Norway. The Swedish film adaptation, directed by Tomas Alfredsson, has won top honors at film festivals all over the globe, including Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. An American remake, Let Me In, written and directed by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, was released in October 2010 to rave reviews. Lindqvist grew up in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm and the setting for Let the Right One In. Wanting to become something awful and fantastic, he first became a conjurer, and then was a stand-up comedian for twelve years. He has also written for Swedish television. He lives in Sweden.

About Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Rhind-Tutt has appeared in over radio 50 radio productions as well as lending his voice to numerous audio books and TV shows. He has received the Carleton Hobbs award from BBC Radio Drama and has had starring roles in cult comedies Green Wing and Keen Eddie, as well as appearing in Marple, Black Books and Oliver Twist. Film credits include The Madness of King George (1994), Notting Hill (1999), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Stardust (2007).


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gabriel

Umm ... wow. In many ways, this feels like a conclusion to a trilogy rather than a standalone book. A trilogy that folds back in on itself and maybe, that's where the true horror lies. No, you don't have to read his previous two books (The famous Let the Right One In and generally misunderstood Handl......more

Goodreads review by Andrea

Lo comprai quasi a scatola chiusa, sapendo pochissimo della trama e poco dell’autore (all’epoca avevo letto solo il bellissimo “Lasciami entrare”) ma finii con l’innamorarmi di Lindqvist e di questo meraviglioso libro. La bellezza del romanzo risiede nella sua dualità: semplice all’apparenza, di una......more

Just finished Människorhamn by John Ajvide Lindqvist and this was the very first book I've read by the author, and I really, really like this book. I both listened to the audio version (read by the author himself) and read the book, sitting outside in the sun (far away from water). This is a perfect......more

Goodreads review by Mieneke

Harbor was an intriguing novel. When I started it, I was a little apprehensive, as I was afraid I would be too scared – remember, I'm a wimp when it comes to reading horror – but while thrilling and frightening, it didn't give me nightmares. Instead its horror started with a creeping feeling of unea......more


Quotes

“Like Stephen King, Lindqvist makes deft use of contemporary pop culture.... Like King, Lindqvist is a master at evoking the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small, self-contained community whose denizens are as cursed by their own history as by the uncanny, terrifying events of the present.” —The Washington Post

“John Ajvide Lindqvist is rightly seen as one of the most exciting writers working in the horror genre at the moment – a rival, indeed, to Stephen King.” —The Scotsman

“A spooky pleasure, expertly told.” —Publishers Weekly

“Enthralling dark fantasy.” —Publishers Weekly