Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir (translated by Mary Robinette Kowal)
Tor Nightfire (May 26, 2026)
Reviewed by Rowan B. Minor
Hildur Knútsdóttir, born in Reykjavík, Iceland, has lived in Spain, Germany, and Taiwan. She has written fiction, as well as plays and screenplays, for both adults and teenagers. Knútsdóttir has studied literature and creative writing at The University of Iceland and her work has received various awards and nominations including: The World Fantasy Award, The Icelandic Women’s Literary Prize, The Reykjavík Children’s Literature Prize, and The Icelandic Bookseller’s Prize. In 2016, she won the Icelandic Literary Prize for children’s books for her novel Vetrarhörkur. The Night Guest, her first book translated into English, was named one of the best thrillers of 2024 by The New York Times. Knútsdóttir’s most recent book, also translated into English, is a 160 page novella titled Dead Weight that is to be released from Tor Nightfire in May 2026.Continue Reading
