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Birgitte Wærstad

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Norway

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Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery

Member Since

March 2022

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As a kid I loved the books of Roald Dahl, Neverending Story and the series of Narnia. As you can see, magic literature was my way into reading, and I`m sure I share that experience with very many others around the world. As a young reader I promised myself to never grow up, because we`ll always need magic in our life. No matter age or where we come from fantasy is a necessity.

Still I love to dive into new fantasy worlds and magical stories. February 2022 I released my own Nordic folklore fantasy book, The Glimmerdash, in Norway. It`s the start of the series about the magic land, Oria.

As an indieauthor, with fantasy as my passion, I was told it`s impossible to achieve success in Norway. So I decided to prove them wrong.

It`s not for every ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 96 ratings · 44 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Glimmersvippen 4.25 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lysvaken 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dødsgrøss by Aleksander Kirkwood Brown, Monika Steinholm (Goodreads Author), Arne Lindmo 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lightwake: A Norwegian folklore fantasy adventure for young readers (ages 10-14) (Oria Book 2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Birgitte Wærstad made a comment on Peter’s review of The Glimmerdash (Oria, #1) " Thank you so much for your rec! The sequel is now getting translated to English, so hope you will join for new adventures :) "
Oct 31, 2025 04:35AM · see review
Birgitte Wærstad made a comment on Thea-Louvise’s review of The Glimmerdash (Oria, #1) " Thank you for your lovely rec! "
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Birgitte Wærstad liked Thea-Louvise's review of The Glimmerdash (Oria, #1): "i was so lucky to receive an english copy gifted by the author herself during a signing at work and how happy i am that i finally got to read it! this book was absolutely magical to get through and Oria truly seems like a beautiful & whimsical place " Read more of this review »
Oct 31, 2025 04:31AM · see review
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Birgitte Wærstad and 1 other person liked Hege-Anita (books_astherapy)'s review of The Glimmerdash (Oria, #1): "The Glimmerdash is a Norwegian fantasy children's book about a special girl named Mire. She is not like other girls and sometimes she hates that. Her appearance changes by the seasons. During the fall she has red hair and green eyes. During the winter" Read more of this review »
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