Christoffer Petersen

Authentic Arctic Thrillers

Christoffer Petersen

Kickstarter with loads of eBook rewards!

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I’ve just launched a Kickstarter campaign – my first – to reboot one of my earlier books: End of the Line.

While I am excited about the project and relaunching my book, I’m really excited about the rewards available for backers, and the stretch rewards which will give backers a lot of my eBooks for not a lot of money – a couple of dollars – IF the project funds.

The key to getting those stretch rewards is sharing the project and getting more people involved. 😉

Find out how to get involved via this link to Kickstarter, and discover how you can get written into a Maratse, Petra, or Luui short story in time for Christmas! (Yep, I said it.)

It’s all or nothing, folks. And it’s the End of the Line! 🙂

 

SOS: Scamp

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Luui is all grown up!

Scamp is a short proof-of-concept story featuring Luui Angakkuarneq – also known as the shaman’s daughter. The year is 2040, and Luui is twenty-five-years-old and …

Well, I could tell you more, or you could grab a free copy via this BookFunnel link, or via the same link on the story page on my website.

Scamp is a free Story on Saturday, sprinkled with a little … magic! 🙂

SOS: In Strange Hands

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Fenna is back! And if I’m quick, she might just go live in time to fit the category Stories on Saturdays!

In Strange Hands is a quick read set shortly after the events in The Shaman’s House, the last book in the Greenland Trilogy. I wrote this story to help me figure out some “stuff” for the next Konstabel Fenna Brongaard book I hope to start writing soon.

In Strange Hands is available for free via this BookFunnel link, or via the same link on the story page on my website.

Have a great Saturday, folks! 🙂

Chris

Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival 2021

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I’ve waited a little while to share this, but am really excited to be in fantastic company at the Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival 2021!

Yep, it’s silly dance time (no video)!

Do check out the programme on the Bloody Scotland website to see just how many incredible authors are attending – live and online (like me).

Seeing as you asked… 😉 I’m scheduled to be on the A-Z of Crime panel (online only) on Sunday 19 September, 1PM-5PM BST.

Okay… got to get back to work now.

…more dancing… still no video!

 

Walking Home from School (Polar Poetry)

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Walking Home from School

© Christoffer Petersen, 2021

Legs weary, I strode up the hill, in wind,
Beyond the railing, rocks rolled to the fjord,
Splashing whipped seas, to disturb the whale hoard.

I took the road, to skirt the icy track,
But slipped all the same with sand-riddled feet,
Scrabbling for grip, I heard the ocean beast.

And then, on reaching the steps to my door,
With numb fingers pressed to cold blistered cheeks,
Sparked by husky howls, I saw distant peaks.

Home again, struck by moon-beamed ice splinters,
I squinted into the dark, hailing friends,
Asking, d’you hear it? Hear those Arctic gems?

Arkteryx – a FREE LitRPG story

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And there I was, ported into my favourite video game…

Actually, that’s not so very far from the truth. Unfortunately, the pandemic created a weird pseudo reality for me (and the whole world), as I was forced to wear a mask when venturing outside the house. I have no problem wearing a mask for health reasons. But between you and me, it was also fun – at least in the beginning – as I saw similarities between the real world and my favourite waste of time: a video game called The Division, set in the midst of a pandemic.

I can’t say I was living the dream, but the two worlds did collide, and even more so when the shops refused to take cash. Dollar bills were used to spread the “virus” in the video game.

Okay, still with me? I’ll get to the point …

Even before I played The Division, I was fascinated by it, and even wrote fanfiction set in the video game world as light relief when writing The Ice Star for my final dissertation for my Masters. Yes, I wrote as a distraction from writing. If that isn’t a little strange, well … it is strange.

LitRPG short for Literary Role Playing Game is also a little strange.

It’s a genre combining computer RPGs with science fiction and fantasy novels. Yes, I took that straight from Wikipedia. I’ve read a little in this genre, and think it is fun and refreshing. I’ve even contemplated writing some. But those pesky algorithms ensured I didn’t dare write LitRPG under the name Christoffer Petersen. However, no one knows who Bran Nicholls is, and so, if you think this sounds like a terribly bad idea, and you’re still curious, then you might want to grab a free LitRPG story written by me, as Bran Nicholls, from BookFunnel.

I’ve created a page for the short story on this site too, just for fun.

We’ve stopped wearing masks in Denmark, but we haven’t put the spares too far away. While I sincerely hope we figure this pandemic out, I know there are plenty more fictional ones to be explored, and, sadly, many more to be expected in the real world too.

Top book tip: Spillover by David Quammen. In my opinion, it is the book about how we ended up here. Fascinating reading, if you can stomach it.