Sigbjørn Lilleeng, Sigbjørn Lilleeng (ill.)
Nagel – No turning back

Three outsider kids team up to expose the adults’ lies in a world of conflict and decay, threatened by a mysterious curse that is about to catch up with the humans.

The great war, in which humans exterminated the hideous monsters, is now 50 years ago. The citizens of Nordheim and Aradan celebrate peace and prosperity, but something simmers outside the city walls. Shadows move in the Great Forest. And is it true what Volven says, that Fenris is about to wake up?

The eccentrics Brage, Farah and Nagel have to deal with school, bullying, xenophobia, monsters, lying adults and a mysterious curse that is about to catch up with humans. Can they save a world that doesn't really have a place for them?

Praised by critics as "the best Norwegian graphic novel series for youth", this intense climatic fable is a natural way forward for fans of Amulet and the Nordic manga books.

«Nagel has what it takes to become a classic.»

Sigbjørn Lilleeng, Sigbjørn Lilleeng (ill.)

Sigbjørn Lilleeng, Sigbjørn Lilleeng (ill.)
Natalie Schou-Standal

Sigbjørn Lilleeng (b. 1983) is an award-winning cartoonist and illustrator. He has, among other things, illustrated popular children's non-fiction book Super Volcanoes and Giant Dinosaurs and Life is Dangerous, co-written with Reidar Müller. Nagel is an ambitious expansion of a separate sci-fi project aimed at younger readers.

Other titles

Nagel – Storms and Shadows
Nagel

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Edited April 15, 2026 by Strand forlag