Catalogue in English
Young Adult Middle Grade
KRABAT was founded by Helle Perrier and Tanja R. Bisgaard on a cold December day in 2019. We are based in the flat and windswept Denmark.
Our vision is to publish literature for children and young adults that is exciting and fun to read. We want to take them on journeys into space and into the future, help them visit magical places and get to know new people in the stories they read. We also want to make them laugh and sometimes scare them just a little.
All of our books can also be found as ebooks on a range of streaming services as well as the Danish library's digital service used by schools.
We work with debutant authors as well as established ones and we use experienced as well as new freelance illustrators. Our goal is to make space for aspiring artists and creative professionals in Denmark, thus becoming a part of the ecosystem of literature.
Helle Perrier Creative Director MSc Literature
Tanja R. Bisgaard Managing Director MSc Management
The Fall of the Guardians
The Fall of the Guardians 1 - Dance macabre
Author: Carsten Bossen Christiansen
Reader: From 15 years old
450 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Epic fantasy, war, friendship
The Fall of the Guardians 2 - Band of Blood
Author: Carsten Bossen Christiansen
Reader: From 15 years old
450 pages
Format: A5
To be published in May 2023
Keywords: Epic fantasy, revenge, dark magic
Raya knows how to do the dance macabre, but she left that life behind a long time ago. One day an old friend, the soldier Lynch, pays her a visit. He is followed by faceless and ruthless men, forcing the pair of friends to fight for their lives.
They start a journey that takes them into the hands of a powerful sorceress. Raya's past catches up with her and soon disturbing news of her long-dead brother leads her father into peril, when she should rather be escaping.
New Adult
3
Epic fantasy trilogy
Black Storm Out of the Darkness
Reef lives in the US in a dystopian future ravaged by climate change. A religious sect has found the solution to the resource scarcity.
17 year old Reef discovers the horrible truth that will also affect his sister. He has to set out on a dangerous journey to find her and save her from the mortal faith that awaits her.
Even today many of us are superstitious. Our imagination can trick us on a dark night as we walk through the fog and hear strange sounds around us. In this anthology, you will find new interpretations of ancient folk stories and beliefs.
Author: Mette Engel-Holm
Reader: From 13 years old
328 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Dystopian, climate fiction, climate change, family, friendship, USA, survival
Anthology with 24 short stories inspired by Nordic folk stories
Reader: From 13 years old
408 pages
Format: 17*24cm
Keywords: Superstition, monsters
Young Adult 4
Free teaching materials
The Clockworks
The Clockworks 1 - The Dome City's Secret
Author: Stine Bahrt
Reader: From 13 years old
389 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Steampunk, inventions, magic, fairies, friendship, survival, love, sexuality
The Clockworks 2 - Mechanical Hearts
Author: Stine Bahrt
Reader: From 14 years old
486 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Steampunk, inventions, portal, fairies, friendship, survival, love, sexuality,
15 year old Nil lives beneath a huge dome that protects the last people on Earth. Modern technology is banned and only mechanical clockworks are allowed.
Few people are skilled in the ways of the clockworks. Her entire life Nil though she was without any skills, until she turns 15. Now she must move to the dedicated school for clockworkers.
At her new school, she discovers a secret that affects the entire city below the Dome. Can Nil stand up to the most powerful people in the city?
The first two books in the steampunk trilogy.
Shortlisted Danish Fantasy Debut 2022
Young Adult 5
The Magicians of the Ashes
Mirja prefers to not be noticed. This changes when the young forest mage Raven arrives in the village castle. He turns her life upsidedown and she realises she has an important role to play in the struggle between mankind and nature.
She has to make a fatal decision - will she break the spell of the forest and save them all?
The Death Maker
17 year old Arnina's only dream is to get married to the man her parents have chosen for her. But when the Golden set their eyes on her, her life is dramatically changed. She is forced to join them to the magical hall of Malenoi, never to see her family again.
The Magicians of the Ashes Part 1
- The Mountain of the Ashes
Author: Anne Spanget-Larsen
Reader: From 13 years old
202 pages
Format: A5
The mountain of the Ashes is the first book of the series.
The Death Maker 1 - The Novice
Author: Mariane Mide
Reader: From 13 years old
239 pages
Format: A5
As her training begins she soon realises that she has hidden capabilities that scare even the Golden magicians.
Keywords: Fantasy, magic, death, chosen
Keywords: Fantasy, magic, loneliness, love
Winner of KRABAT's fantasy competition 2021
Winner of KRABAT's fantasy competition 2021
Young Adult 6
Akio Mission Human
17 year old Anna moves to Japan from Denmark to be close to her father. But everything is very different and she is lonely.
One day she downloads an app on her phone, Akio. He can help her with anything. Even by being a perfect boyfriend.
A strange and dangerous love affair evolves.
Author: Anne Mia Steno
Reader: From 12 years old
139 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Japan, artificial intelligence, loneliness, stranger
Free
teaching materials
Fox has just moved from Chile to Denmark. He thinks he is smarter than everyone else. One day he meets Martha and they blow up a factory together. That was her birthplace. It turns out she is from outer space and is disguised as a human.
To prevent her species from taking over Earth, Fox must convince her that it is great to be human.
Author: Dorte Schou
Reader: From 13 years old
203 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Science fiction, outer space, extra terrestrial life, Chile, love, friendship
Young Adult 7
Destiny’s Cleaver
Destiny’s Cleaver 1 - Stargazer
Author: Mikkel Wendelboe
Reader: From 12 years old
260 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Fantasy, space, foreign planets, adventure, friendship, love
Destiny’s Cleaver 2 - Kra'koum's Heart
Author: Mikkel Wendelboe
Reader: From 12 years old
252 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Fantasy, space, foreign planets, adventure, distrust, enemies
15 year old Emilia lives in a faraway galaxy on the planet Lyra. She is expected to follow in her father's footsteps in the Federations administration, but all she dreams of is an adventure.
One day she meets the mysterious Stacy. She makes the difficult decision of leaving her family and embarking on an exciting adventure into the unknown.
But Stacy turns out to be different than what Emilia expected, and soon she does not know who she can trust on the pirate ship that is flying through space.
The first two books in the fantasy and space opera trilogy.
Young Adult
8
Aglyphe The World Below
Aglyphe lives in a forest protected by secret portals. One day the precious and vital Xiphoideus stones are stolen. At the same time, a human is found lurking in their secret world. He claims he is following the thieves. Instead of believing him, Aglyphe's tribe captures him. Now she has to choose whether to believe him and help him regain the stones that can save her entire village.
Author: Judith Sølvkjær
Reader: From 11 years old
235 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Fantasy, machines, family, friendship
Winner of KRABATs fantasy competition 2021
Author: Kasper Lapp
Reader: From 9 years old
191 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Fantasy, fairytales, heroes, brothers
Crown prince Vikto falls down from his floating world, Mytopia. Now he cannot get back up. With only four days to go before he becomes king, all he can do is watch Mytopia drift away. A different kind of fairytale about what it means to be brave and that the loudest and strongest are not always the ones that are the best at solving their problems.
Middle grade
9
The Misspell The Key to the Past
Rhea has three wishes: a life animal, a best friend and a boyfriend. But it doesn't seem as if any of those things will ever happen. One day she casts a spell on a girl in class by accident, even though it is strictly forbidden for her to use magic outside of home.
Now they must travel to the magical country Nim Tiar to remove the spell and make things right.
Supported by
Author: Mette Werner
Reader: From 10 years old
236 pages
Format: A5
Illustrations in black and white
Keywords: Fantasy, magic, spells, siblings, friendship
Author: Pernille van Dijk
Reader: From 10 years old
247 pages
Format: A5
Some illustrations in colour
Keywords: Fantasy, extinct animals
inventions, parallel worlds
Freja is woken up by an explosion from her new neighbour. He turns out to be a crazy inventor who has made a key that opens up a parallel world where extinct animals live.
Once the animals discover the evil humans that killed them, they plot a plan for revenge that will lead to mankind's extinction.
The next two books in the trilogy are out in 2023.
Supported by
Middle grade 10
The Eternal Dice
The Eternal Dice 1 - Crises in the Dungeon
Author: Bjarne Nordberg Pedersen
Reader: From 10 years old
130 pages
Format: A5
Illustrated in colour
Keywords: Fantasy, roleplay, friendship, monsters
The Eternal Dice 2 - Horrors in Space
Author: Bjarne Nordberg Pedersen
Reader: From 10 years old
165 pages
Format: A5
Illustrated in colour
Keywords: Science fiction, outer space, roleplay, friendship, aliens
Oliver, Noah and Ali are playing the usual roleplay when they suddenly find themselves in a creepy dungeon surrounded by monsters. To make things even weirder they have all become the roleplay avatar. The mysterious girl Mathilde shows up uninvited to help them return to reality. According to her, they are in danger - if they die in the game, they die in real. Now all rules are void if they are to survive the crisis in the dungeon and the horrors in space.
The first two books in the roleplaying series of seven.
Middle grade
11
Zoltar's Crypt Moloi's Curse
Mike and Niller love to play the online computer game Zoltar's crypt. As Mikenator and The Dude they are fearless.
They dream of getting the keys to the legendary Zoltar's Crypt and win the game. The only obstacle is Executer, a level 99 wizard who also turns out to be the school thug and bully.
Author: Helle Perrier
Reader: From 10 years old
271 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Gaming, wizards, friends, school
Author: Thomas Stordal
Reader: From 10 years old
105 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Gaming, fantasy, knights, wizards, friends, school
13 year old Victor is playing his favourite computer game Dautanis when lightning strikes and his screen turns black. Suddenly the knight Zarvas appears in this room. The computer game takes a dangerous turn and Victor is striken by Moloi's curse.
The next two books in the trilogy are out in 2023.
Middle grade
12
The Monkey
The next-door neighbour is scary. He definitely has a secret. Do the main character and friends find out what it is? The story is written with a gender-neutral main character in first person.
The psycopathic murderous Neighbour
One day Magenta's new neighbour brings home a black plastic bag with a hand sticking up. She is sure he has committed a crime. Together with the new and rather annoying boy in class, they set out to solve the mystery of the psychopathic murderous neighbour.
Author: Helle Perrier
Reader: From 10 years old
109 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Horror, scary neighbours, friends
Author: Malene Fabricius Holm
Reader: From 9 years old
119 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Mystery, humour, school, friends
Several laughs inside the book
Middle grade
13
The Gamer Class
Run or die Hidden Enemies
Author: Helle Perrier
Reader: From 9 years old
80-100 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Gaming, friends, school
Battle Royale
Martin and Jamal are playing the battle royale game Zombie Race. One hundred players fight each other while hungry zombies hunt them. Martin and Jamal seldom win and nothing exciting ever happens to them. Until one day they encounter the King - the evilest ninja with a sniper rifle - and he's got them in his sight.
Motivates reluctant readers
Middle grade
14
Protectors of Midgard
Author: Tanja R. Bisgaard
Reader: From 9 years old
200 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Nordic mythology, the Viking age, history, friendship, family, magic, fantasy
Loke's Guile Frej's Sword Surt's Kingdom Ragnarok
Astrid and Erik suddenly find themselves in the Viking age, summoned by a sorceress. She was expecting help from the Protectors of Midgard. Instead, she is stuck with two young people, who don't seem to know anything. But now Astrid and Erik have no choice - they must help the woman before they can travel back home to their own time.
Throughout the series, their task is to help Odin prevent Loke from starting Ragnarok. But can a prophecy be changed or even stopped?
The series is complete with five books. The story is based on historical facts and elements from Nordic mythology. Each book has a section with facts at the back.
Middle grade
15
The Vølve's Prophecy
Football and mysteries
The cursed Stadium
Author: Nanna Kühle
Reader: From 9 years old
160 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Mystery, football, magic, curses, friendship
The cursed Football Team
Author: Nanna Kühle
Reader: From 9 years old
170 pages
Format: A5
Keywords: Mystery, football, magic, curses, friendship
Thor and Alfred love to watch their favourite football team. In the first book, their team always loses the football game at their home stadium. Someone says it is cursed. But can that be true?
In the second book, one of the competing football teams behaves strangely. Someone says they are cursed and even the referee seems to be affected. The two friends take it upon themselves to solve another mystery. This time the curse is stronger and the magic is darker.
The books do not need to be read in order.
Middle grade
16
