{"id":57825,"date":"2024-08-20T20:39:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=57825"},"modified":"2024-08-20T20:39:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:39:38","slug":"simon-stalenhag-returns-with-swedish-machines-a-brand-new-narrative-art-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=57825","title":{"rendered":"Simon St\u00e5lenhag Returns with “Swedish Machines,” a Brand New Narrative Art Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Coming-of-Age Tale Spanning Decades, and Taking Readers to Weird New Worlds<\/em><\/p>\n

Stockholm, Sweden (August 20, 2024) <\/strong>\u2014 Today, Free League Publishing is thrilled to announce the Kickstarter campaign for Simon St\u00e5lenhag\u2019s next narrative artbook. Swedish Machines<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0takes readers on a deeply personal journey based on Stalenhag\u2019s native home of Sweden. The Kickstarter campaign launches on August 27, 2024, at 9 AM EDT \/ 3 PM CEST.<\/p>\n

Follow <\/strong>Swedish Machines, Lonely Places<\/em><\/strong><\/a> on Kickstarter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>St\u00e5lenhag\u2019s most ambitious work to date, Swedish Machines<\/em>\u00a0will be bound and printed to the highest standard. It is a tale of friendship, love, and maturing in an alternate world. Swedish Machines<\/em>\u00a0spans the \u201890s, \u201800s, and beyond, and transports readers to the Svartl\u00f6ten Exclusion Zone to uncover the weird secrets within it.<\/p>\n

About Simon St\u00e5lenhag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon St\u00e5lenhag (b. 1984) is the internationally acclaimed author and artist behind Tales From the Loop<\/em>, Things From the Flood<\/em>, The Electric State<\/em>, and The Labyrinth<\/em>. His highly imaginative images and stories depicting illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian and American landscapes have made St\u00e5lenhag one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world.<\/p>\n

Tales From the Loop<\/em> was ranked one of the 10 Best Dystopias<\/a> by The Guardian, along with such works as Franz Kafka\u2019s The Trial<\/em> and Andrew Niccol\u2019s Gattaca<\/em>. The narrative art book was turned into a multiple award-winning tabletop roleplaying game and a board game by Free League. In 2019, his book The Electric State<\/em> was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clare Award and the Locus Award. A film adaptation of The Electric State<\/em>, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, will soon be released on Netflix. His first book, Tales From the Loop<\/em>, was adapted into a TV show on Amazon Prime in 2020.<\/p>\n

To keep up to date with Free League Publishing, be sure to follow them on X (Twitter<\/a>)<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, and YouTube<\/a>, and visit their official website at freeleaguepublishing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Free League Publishing<\/strong>
\nFree League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. We have published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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