Playground

Hvor langt vil du gå for at redde dit barn? Under en mission i Kosovo falder Jasmin Pascal-Andersons kommandoenhed i et baghold. Hun såres så hårdt af skud, at hendes hjerte holder op med at slå i næsten to minutter. Da hun kommer til bevidsthed, ved hun, hvad der venter efter døden: Hun har en klar erindring om en voldshærget kinesisk havneby, et sted, der er langt farligere end noget andet, hun har oplevet. Men ingen tror på hende. Fem år senere er hun blevet alene med sin søn, Dante. Han involveres i en voldsom ulykke og kvæstes så hårdt, at lægerne må standse hans hjerte for at kunne operere ham. Jasmin ved, at drengen umuligt kan kæmpe sig tilbage blandt de levende fra det sted, der stadig hærger hendes tanker. Især ikke, hvis han havner på legepladsen - det sted, de kalder Playground. Hun må følge efter ham. Playground er en psykologisk thriller om, hvor langt man er villig til at gå for at redde sit barn. En fritstående roman, der viser en ny side af Lars Kepler

Hvor langt vil du gå for at redde dit barn? Under en mission i Kosovo falder Jasmin Pascal-Andersons kommandoenhed i et baghold. Hun såres så hårdt af skud, at hendes hjerte holder op med at slå i næsten to minutter. Da hun kommer til bevidsthed, ved hun, hvad der venter efter døden: Hun har en klar erindring om en voldshærget kinesisk havneby, et sted, der er langt farligere end noget andet, hun har oplevet. Men ingen tror på hende. Fem år senere er hun blevet alene med sin søn, Dante. Han involveres i en voldsom ulykke og kvæstes så hårdt, at lægerne må standse hans hjerte for at kunne operere ham. Jasmin ved, at drengen umuligt kan kæmpe sig tilbage blandt de levende fra det sted, der stadig hærger hendes tanker. Især ikke, hvis han havner på legepladsen - det sted, de kalder Playground. Hun må følge efter ham. Playground er en psykologisk thriller om, hvor langt man er villig til at gå for at redde sit barn. En fritstående roman, der viser en ny side af Lars Kepler

Hvor langt vil du gå for at redde dit barn? Under en mission i Kosovo falder Jasmin Pascal-Andersons kommandoenhed i et baghold. Hun såres så hårdt af skud, at hendes hjerte holder op med at slå i næsten to minutter. Da hun kommer til bevidsthed, ved hun, hvad der venter efter døden: Hun har en klar erindring om en voldshærget kinesisk havneby, et sted, der er langt farligere end noget andet, hun har oplevet. Men ingen tror på hende. Fem år senere er hun blevet alene med sin søn, Dante. Han involveres i en voldsom ulykke og kvæstes så hårdt, at lægerne må standse hans hjerte for at kunne operere ham. Jasmin ved, at drengen umuligt kan kæmpe sig tilbage blandt de levende fra det sted, der stadig hærger hendes tanker. Især ikke, hvis han havner på legepladsen - det sted, de kalder Playground. Hun må følge efter ham. Playground er en psykologisk thriller om, hvor langt man er villig til at gå for at redde sit barn. En fritstående roman, der viser en ny side af Lars Kepler

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize As Seen on CBS Saturday Morning • A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • One of the Ten Best Books of the Year, according to the Washington Post and AARP • A Time Must-Read Book of the Year • An NPR "Books We Love" Pick • An Economist , New Yorker , and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "Prepare to be awed.… [A]stonishing." —Ron Charles, Washington Post The magisterial novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Bewilderment .

Under en insats i Kosovo blir löjtnant Jasmin Pascal-Anderson skjuten och hennes hjärta står stilla under fyrtio sekunder. När hon återvänder till livet kan hon inte sluta tala om att döden börjar med en våldsam hamnstad där de styrande håller på att förlora kontrollen över den organiserade brottsligheten. Jasmin behandlas för sin krigspsykos, lämnar det militära och försöker leva ett stillsamt liv när någonting fruktansvärt händer. Tillsammans med sin femårige son hamnar hon i en bilolycka. På sjukhuset upptäcker läkarna en blödning från sonens kranskärl. För att kunna operera honom måste de stanna hans hjärta. Ingen kan svara på om de många vittnesmålen från tillfälligt döda bara beror på att hjärnan reagerar panikartat på syrebristen som uppstår när hjärtat står stilla. Men Jasmin törs inte ta risken. Hon vet att hennes son inte kommer att klara sig tillbaka till livet på egen hand om hamnstaden finns på riktigt. Den andra sidan är en mycket farlig plats och farligast av allt är lekplatsen – playground.

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize As Seen on CBS Saturday Morning • A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • One of the Ten Best Books of the Year, according to the Washington Post and AARP • A Time Must-Read Book of the Year • An NPR "Books We Love" Pick • An Economist , New Yorker , and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year "Prepare to be awed.… [A]stonishing." —Ron Charles, Washington Post The magisterial novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Bewilderment .

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT ‘Ascends to the plane of true, indisputable greatness' OBSERVER 'An ambitious, rapturous epic' GUARDIAN ‘Magisterial, moving and thought-provoking … a beautiful love letter to our oceans’ NEW SCIENTIST Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school. As adults, Rafi gets lost in literature, while Todd’s enters the world of AI. Elsewhere, Evie sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs; Ina grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity’s next great adventure. Set in the world’s largest ocean, Playground interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity. 'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and live' PERCIVAL EVERETT 'Brilliant, captivating and important' ANDREA WULF 'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUE Praise for Richard Powers: 'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN 'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER 'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY 'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES 'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT ‘Ascends to the plane of true, indisputable greatness' OBSERVER 'An ambitious, rapturous epic' GUARDIAN ‘Magisterial, moving and thought-provoking … a beautiful love letter to our oceans’ NEW SCIENTIST Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school. As adults, Rafi gets lost in literature, while Todd’s enters the world of AI. Elsewhere, Evie sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs; Ina grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity’s next great adventure. Set in the world’s largest ocean, Playground interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity. 'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and live' PERCIVAL EVERETT 'Brilliant, captivating and important' ANDREA WULF 'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUE Praise for Richard Powers: 'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN 'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER 'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY 'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES 'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD

Jasmin Pascal-Anderson har personlig erfaring med døden. Under en mission i Kosovo blev hun ramt så hårdt af skud, at hendes hjerte holdt op med at slå i næsten to minutter. Ulig andre ved Jasmin derfor også, hvad der venter efter døden: en voldshærget kinesisk havneby. Et farligt og skræmmende sted. Fem år senere er Jasmin blevet alene med sin søn, Dante. Da Dante bliver involveret i en bilulykke må lægerne standse hans hjerte for at operere ham. Jasmin vil gøre alt for at holde ham væk fra det sted, der stadig hærger hendes tanker. Væk fra legepladsen, der kaldes Playground.

Under en insats i Kosovo blir löjtnant Jasmin Pascal-Anderson skjuten och hennes hjärta står stilla under fyrtio sekunder. När hon återvänder till livet kan hon inte sluta tala om att döden börjar med en våldsam hamnstad där de styrande håller på att förlora kontrollen över den organiserade brottsligheten. Jasmin behandlas för sin krigspsykos, lämnar det militära och försöker leva ett stillsamt liv när någonting fruktansvärt händer. Tillsammans med sin femårige son hamnar hon i en bilolycka. På sjukhuset upptäcker läkarna en blödning från sonens kranskärl. För att kunna operera honom måste de stanna hans hjärta. Ingen kan svara på om de många vittnesmålen från tillfälligt döda bara beror på att hjärnan reagerar panikartat på syrebristen som uppstår när hjärtat står stilla. Men Jasmin törs inte ta risken. Hon vet att hennes son inte kommer att klara sig tillbaka till livet på egen hand om hamnstaden finns på riktigt. Den andra sidan är en mycket farlig plats och farligast av allt är lekplatsen – playground.

Jasmin Pascal-Anderson har personlig erfaring med døden. Under en mission i Kosovo blev hun ramt så hårdt af skud, at hendes hjerte holdt op med at slå i næsten to minutter. Ulig andre ved Jasmin derfor også, hvad der venter efter døden: en voldshærget kinesisk havneby. Et farligt og skræmmende sted. Fem år senere er Jasmin blevet alene med sin søn, Dante. Da Dante bliver involveret i en bilulykke, må lægerne standse hans hjerte for at operere ham. Jasmin vil gøre alt for at holde ham væk fra det sted, der stadig hærger hendes tanker. Væk fra legepladsen, der kaldes Playground. Om forfatteren: Lars Kepler er et pseudonym for forfatterparret Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (f. 1966) og Alexander Ahndoril (f. 1967). Lars Kepler har skrevet en fritstående psykologisk thriller ved siden af Joona Linna-serien. En mørk og skræmmende rejse ind i livet efter døden.

Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity’s next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island’s residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away. Set in the world’s largest ocean, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet to colonise in a still-unfolding oceanic game and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterisation, profound themes of technology and the environment and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME Three low-income families have been given a handsome retainer to join Geraldine Borden for a day at her cliffside estate. All the parents must do to collect the rest of their money is allow their children to test out the revolutionary playground equipment Geraldine has been working on for decades. But there's a reason the structures in the bowels of her gothic castle have taken so long to develop-they were never meant to see the light of day. When a band of dysfunctional children is suddenly thrust into a diabolical realm of violence, they must grow up instantly to have a chance at survival. Will they find a way to put their differences aside, or be swallowed up by the insidious architecture all around them? "With Playground, Aron Beauregard transcends himself, delivering a genuinely chilling, uncomfortable novel that will make even the most jaded horror fan squirm. A harrowing, relentless read that left me breathless." - Brian Keene This volume contains 15 interior illustrations. WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

EVERY PLAYGROUND HAS A PROTOTYPE Geraldine Borden has realized that there's one thing her bottomless wealth can't grant her: children. When an attempt to remedy her infertility fails, she's left with nothing but rage, jealousy, and a murderous idea. She aims to take a place that all children adore and transform it into a twisted arena of carnage. And while her true masterpiece is still under construction, she seeks to entertain herself with a crude prototype filled with barbaric backyard games. Several children from a small New England city have gone missing under mysterious circumstances. This group of kids-who once believed fractured family and teen angst were their toughest battles-now have a whole new set of problems. With no parents to guide them, will the children thrust into Geraldine's nightmare world have the grit and determination to escape? Or will they fall victim to their sadistic captor? The much-anticipated prequel to Aron Beauregard's controversial book "Playground" revisits some of the author's most reprehensible characters. It includes 18 interior illustrations and pushes the limits of incendiary literature even further. WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

EVERY PLAYGROUND HAS A PROTOTYPE Geraldine Borden has realized that there's one thing her bottomless wealth can't grant her: children. When an attempt to remedy her infertility fails, she's left with nothing but rage, jealousy, and a murderous idea. She aims to take a place that all children adore and transform it into a twisted arena of carnage. And while her true masterpiece is still under construction, she seeks to entertain herself with a crude prototype filled with barbaric backyard games. Several children from a small New England city have gone missing under mysterious circumstances. This group of kids-who once believed fractured family and teen angst were their toughest battles-now have a whole new set of problems. With no parents to guide them, will the children thrust into Geraldine's nightmare world have the grit and determination to escape? Or will they fall victim to their sadistic captor? The much-anticipated prequel to Aron Beauregard's controversial book "Playground" revisits some of the author's most reprehensible characters. It includes 18 interior illustrations and pushes the limits of incendiary literature even further. WARNING: This book contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised.

Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasingthe Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofThe Overstoryat the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away. Set in the world's largest ocean, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet to colonise in a still-unfolding oceanic game and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterisation, profound themes of technology and the environment and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize As Seen on CBS Saturday Morning • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • One of the Ten Best Books of 2024, according to the Washington Post and AARP • A Time Must-Read Book of 2024 • One of NPR's "Books We Love" for 2024 • An Economist , The New Yorker , and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2024 • Selected as Fall 2024 "Fiction to Read" by the New York Times , Los Angeles Times , Chicago Tribune , People , and Parade A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Bewilderment .

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT 'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and alive' PERCIVAL EVERETT 'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUE Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game. It sets them up for life: Rafi will get lost in literature, while Todd’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. Elsewhere, Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs; Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity’s next great adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out into the open sea. As the seasteaders close in, how will Evie play the ever-unfolding oceanic game? Will Ina engage in acts of destruction? Todd and Rafi, now estranged, still find themselves in competition: Todd unravels while working on an idea to redraw the boundaries of human immortality, while Rafi and the residents must decide if they will greenlight the new project on their shores and change their home forever. Set in the world’s largest ocean, Playground explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize and interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. ‘Powers is a master of taking important topics of our times – from threats to our oceans and climate change to AI – and turning them into riveting and fiercely relevant books imbued with psychological insight and a deep awe for nature. This eloquent dance of the scientific and emotional makes him one of our finest story tellers. PLAYGROUND is brilliant, captivating and important – and the best book I’ve read this year’ ANDREA WULF More praise for Richard Powers: 'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN 'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER 'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY 'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES 'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 THE POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT 'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and alive' PERCIVAL EVERETT 'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping, alarming and uplifting' EMMA DONOGHUE Rafi and Todd are two polar opposites at an elite high school where they bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game. It sets them up for life: Rafi will get lost in literature, while Todd’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. Elsewhere, Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs; Ina Aroita grows up in naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. All of these people meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, marked for humanity’s next great adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out into the open sea. As the seasteaders close in, how will Evie play the ever-unfolding oceanic game? Will Ina engage in acts of destruction? Todd and Rafi, now estranged, still find themselves in competition: Todd unravels while working on an idea to redraw the boundaries of human immortality, while Rafi and the residents must decide if they will greenlight the new project on their shores and change their home forever. Set in the world’s largest ocean, Playground explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize and interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can. ‘Powers is a master of taking important topics of our times – from threats to our oceans and climate change to AI – and turning them into riveting and fiercely relevant books imbued with psychological insight and a deep awe for nature. This eloquent dance of the scientific and emotional makes him one of our finest story tellers. PLAYGROUND is brilliant, captivating and important – and the best book I’ve read this year’ ANDREA WULF More praise for Richard Powers: 'Powers has extraordinary gifts as a writer' GUARDIAN 'Impressively precise in its scientific conjectures, Bewilderment is no less rich or wise in its emotionality' OBSERVER 'He composes some of the most beautiful sentences I've ever read. I'm in awe of his talent' OPRAH WINFREY 'It is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's message' SUNDAY TIMES 'Refreshing, original and moving' EVENING STANDARD

New York Times Bestseller Finalist for the 2024 Kirkus Prize Longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize As Seen on CBS Saturday Morning • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • One of the Ten Best Books of 2024, according to the Washington Post and AARP • A Time Must-Read Book of 2024 • One of NPR's "Books We Love" for 2024 • An Economist , The New Yorker , and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2024 • Selected as Fall 2024 "Fiction to Read" by the New York Times , Los Angeles Times , Chicago Tribune , People , and Parade A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Bewilderment .