Sella Páls has written one novel in Icelandic, and several in English.
Sella Páls has written one novel in Icelandic, and several in English.
Elf Rock is inspired by Skáldhelgarímur, an Icelandic saga, played out against a backdrop of the harsh realities of 11th-century Europe.
Helgi and Katla fall in love as teenagers in the year 1000. Their parents object to their union, and the lovers begin a desperate quest to marry each other. A scheming sister, disapproving parents, sorcery, slander, murder, war, shipwreck and their own foolishness keep them apart, but their determination never dies. In a story that ranges from Rome to Greenland, while Iceland turns from paganism to Christianity and the leaden weight of patriarchy drags them down, their lives touch and are pulled apart again and again as the years go by.
Elf Rock is published on Amazon in eBook and paperback. See https://www.amazon.com/Elf-Rock-romance-inspired-Icelandic-ebook/dp/B0CGVLC8PY/
Girndarráð - Sagan af Kötlu og Skáld-Helga söguleg skáldsaga sem kom út þann 25. okt. 2016 og fæst í bókabúðum á Íslandi og í rafbókarformi á Amazon. Hljóðbókin er á Storytel.com.
Árið 1000 heillast Þorkatla og Helgi hvort af öðru og þrá ekkert fremur en að ganga í hjónaband. Faðir Kötlu er valdamikill og skapstór höfðingi sem meinar þeim að eiga í samskiptum. Þrályndi elskendanna, mótlætið í þjóðfélaginu og bráðlyndi Helga reyna á ástarsamband þeirra svo árum skiptir.
Skáldsagan Girndarráð litast af hugarfari Íslendinga á 11. öld, þar sem Ásatrú, galdrar, kristni og ástarmál stönguðust gjarnan á. Inn í skáldsöguna fléttast merkismenn sem voru samtíðarmenn Helga samkvæmt Íslendingasögum. Girndarráð er byggð á Skáldhelgarímum sem voru ortar eftir týndri sögu af Skáld-Helga. Rímurnar finnast í fornritum og voru samdar á 14. eða 15. öld.
Girndarráð er umsvifamikil og spennandi ástarsaga sem tekur lesandann um vesturhluta Íslands, til Noregs, suður til Rómar og til Grænlands.
Stórfín, mikil og vönduð saga, skrifuð af ótrúlegri næmni og natni.“
Þórunn Jarla Valdimarsdóttir, rithöfundur og sagnfræðingur
is the first novel in the Katrin Holm trilogy.
In 1982 the Icelandic Elsa arrives in New York as an au pair for a rich family, but she intends to learn fashion design. After she is fired for being too spirited, she becomes a model, and quickly rises to the top with the aid of a photographer, his friend and an agent. All is not glory, as AIDS and cocain abuse are on the rise in Manhattan, claiming young victims, and Elsa is in the midst of it.
The second novel in the Katrin Holm trilogy
Elsa's daughter, Katrin lives with her now agoraphobic and secretive mother, in Manhattan. When she discovers items in storage, she finds out that most of what she thought was true, is not. Through her perserverance she learns about her identity, and manages to bring her mother out of her isolation.
The second novel in the Katrin Holm trilogy
Katrin's story continues in Madrid where she attempts to save the life of her abused best friend Fiona. Through tackling crisis Katrin discovers her inner strength and falls in love.