Little Star: A Novel

"Establishes Lindqvist as Sweden's Stephen King."--The Washington Post on HarborJohn Ajvide Lindqvist has been crowned the heir apparent to Stephen King by numerous sources, and he is heralded around the globe as one of the most spectacularly talented horror writers working today. His first novel, Let the Right One In, is a cult classic that has been made into iconic films in both Sweden and in the United States. His second novel, Handling the Undead, is beloved by horror fans everywhere. His third novel, Harbor, is a masterpiece that draws countless comparisons to Stephen King. Now, with Little Star, his most profoundly unsettling book yet, Lindqvist treads previously unmarked territory. A man finds a baby in the woods, left for dead. He brings the baby home, and he and his wife raise the girl in their basement. When a shocking and catastrophic incident occurs, the couple's son Jerry whisks the girl away to Stockholm to start a new life. There, he enters her in a nationwide singing competition. Another young girl who's never fit in sees the performance on TV, and a spark is struck that will ignite the most terrifying duo in modern fiction. Little Star is an unforgettable portrait of adolescence, a modern-day Carrie for the age of internet bullies, offensive reality television, and overnight You Tube sensations. Chilling, unnerving, and petrifying, Little Star is Lindqvist's most disturbing book to date.

New York Post, "Required Reading"

“Dubbed the Stephen King of Sweden, Lindqvist ("Let the Right One In") lives up to the billing with a chilling tale of two teenage girls who team up as a terrifying singing duo bent on revenge against anyone who has ever crossed them.”

MTV.com

“Brilliant...A future horror classic and a firm pronouncement that John Ajvide Lindqvist is a force to reckoned with.”

BloodyDisgusting.com

“Both [Stephen] King and Lindqvist create rich, memorable characters that quickly endear themselves to the reader.... Lindqvist's shocks are as unpredictable and organic as life itself, to the point where you feel that divulging even the barest plotline to others would betray the wicked-sweet moments that he's so carefully orchestrated.”

Booklist (starred)

“Lindqvist makes a series of dauntless leaps and ends up the better for it in this long, fitful work that leaves an impression...Audacious, to say the least, and spirals toward an ending that is as senseless and brutal as it is weirdly poetic.”

The Wharf (UK)

“As keen as the edge of a broken glass . . . This is best read with the lights on.”

Christopher Fowler, Financial Times (UK)

“Exerts a powerful grip.”

Daily Mirror (UK)

“Sweden's answer to Stephen King.”

Mystery Scene

“One of the hottest writers in the horror genre.”

SFX.co.uk

“The third consecutive masterpiece for an author who deserves to be as much of a household name as Stephen King.”

Financial Times (UK)

“A very scary tale indeed from a writer who is master of his genre.”

Library Journal (starred)

“Lindqvist gives Stephen King and John Saul at their best a run for the money.”

Suspense Magazine

“Sophisticated horror that takes the genre to new and exciting levels.”

Dagens Noeringsliv (Norway)

“It is easy to compare Lindqvist to Clive Barker or Neil Gaiman.”

Independent on Sunday (UK)

“Reminiscent of Stephen King at his best.”

About the Author

JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST is the author of Let the Right One In, Handling the Undead, and Harbor. Let the Right One In has been made into two critically acclaimed films. The Swedish film was directed by Tomas Alfredson (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) and won top honors at sixteen film festivals around the globe. The American remake of the Swedish movie, entitled Let Me In, received rave reviews. Stephen King called the film, "A genre-busting triumph. Not just a horror film, but the best American horror film in the last twenty years."

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