Welcome to the website of Danish author
Anne-Marie Vedsø Olesen
Anne-Marie Vedsø Olesen has been compared with authors like Umberto Eco, Anne Rice, Stephen King and George R.R. Martin by the press. She has studied mathematics, computer science, Greek mythology and archeology, and she took her degree in Medicine in 1993. The author has lived several years in Belgium and USA, and lives now in an ancient castle – Vallø Castle – in Denmark.
Her first novel, Salerno’s Sun was published in 2000 – a story set in the Middle Ages. Salerno’s Sun brought the author a prize in a competition by The Danish Royal Library and the publisher Gyldendal.
In 2002, her next novel The Devil’s Interval followed, in 2004 Third Icarus, in 2007 Twilight of the Gods, and in 2012 the novel The Glass Citadel and the trilogy Godstorm.
In 2013 the first historical novel in a planned series taking place in the 16th century, The Queen’s Lady, was published. The next novel in this series, The Bastard, was released in January 2015, and the last, The Murderess, in January 2016.
Anne-Marie Vedsø Olesen has also written several short stories and the opera libretto The Orchestra Pit. The opera had its opening night at The Funen Opera (Den Fynske Opera) in 2012.
Anne-Marie Vedsø Olesen has been awarded grants by The Danish Arts Council’s Committee for Literature, and by The National Art Foundation.
NEWS 2021
VØLVENS VEJ (Way of the Völva) – part 1 SNEHILD (Snehild) was released on September 3rd 2021 by the Danish publisher Lindhardt & Ringhof.
VØLVENS VEJ will be translated into 8 languages expected to be released digital May 2022.
For translations in one of the following languages:
English, German, French, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, Spanish, Italian: Contact Saga Egmont
For other languages:
Contact publisher Lindhardt&Ringhof, Head of fiction: Sune De Souza Schmidt-Madsen
Reviews:
Troldspejlet: “A Nordic Game of Thrones”, Politiken: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥, Kristeligt Dagblad ★★★★★, Dagbladenes Bureau: ★★★★★
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NEWS 2021
The novel MÅNEN OVER ØEN (THE MOON OVER THE ISLAND) wins the Niels Klim-prize for best Danish science fiction-novel of the year.
NEWS 2020
New philosophical sci fi-novel
MÅNEN OVER ØEN (THE MOON OVER THE ISLAND)
was released June 8th 2020. Publishing company: Lindhardt & Ringhof
Reviews:
Politiken ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Jyllands-Posten ★★★★
Berlingske ★★★★
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NEWS 2019
The novel LUCIE wins the prize: Best Horrornovel of the Year!
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NEWS 2018
New novel LUCIE released February 2018
Reviews
Femina ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ (6 out of 6)
Bech’s Books ★★★★★ (5 out of 5):
Livet i dukkehuset ★★★★★★ (6 out of 6)
Ord fra en bibliofil ★★★★★ (5 our of 5)
Bogtanken.dk ★★★★★ (5 out of 5)
Sidses bogreol ★★★★★ (5 out of 6)
Book Collector ★★★★★ (5 out of 6)
Berlingske ★★★★ (4 out of 6)
Foreign rights: Politiken Literary Agency
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NEWS 2016
MORDERSKEN (The Murderess) was released in January 2016. It is a historical novel taking place in the 16th century in The Ottoman Empire, and the third novel in a renaissance trilogy.
Foreign rights: Politiken Literary Agency
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NEWS 2015
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BASTARDEN (The Bastard) was published in 2015. It is a historical novel taking place in the 16th century in Spain.
Foreign rights: Politiken Literary Agency
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NEWS 2013
DRONNINGENS DAME (The Queen’s Lady), released in June 2013, is a historical novel taking place in the 16th century in France at the court of Catherine de Medici
Foreign rights: Politiken Literary Agency
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FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS
The novel Lucie sold to Bulgaria
The novel Mordersken (The Murderess) sold to Bulgaria (Matkom)
The novel Dronningens dame (Queen’s Lady) sold to the Czech Republic (Brana Publishing)
The novel Bastarden (The Bastard) sold to Bulgaria (Matkom)
The novel Dronningens dame (Queen’s Lady) sold to Bulgaria (Matkom)
The novel Salerno’s Sun sold to Bulgaria (Matkom)
Erotic shortstories 360 degrees including Tip to be published in Germany (Saga Books Egmont)
The shortstory Brangane’s Potion published in English (2 Feet Entertainment)
Medical shortstories including Brangæne’s Potion published in Sweden (Tiedlund Förlag)
The trilogy Godstorm sold to Russia (Ripol Classic)
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Vognmagergade 11
DK-1148 København K
Tlf: +45 70 25 66 66
Head of fiction: Sune de Souza Schmidt-Madsen
Anne-Marie Vedsø Olesen 