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by Oskar Källner (Author), Karl Johnsson (Illustrator)
The Iron Rose is the second part of the science-fiction series Children of the Phoenix. It is a colorful universe teeming with intelligent species, all with their own distinctive characteristics, culture, biology and technology. A galaxy with both awe-inspiring miracles and shadowy mysteries in fast paced adventures into the unknown. The story of Alice's and Elias's journey is an epic space tale that will take your breath away.
Alice and Elias travel through the galaxy with the crew of the The Phoenix. They are searching for the Krao ship that holds their mom prisoner. The siblings and their new friends find the enemy ship docked to the space station The Iron Rose, the only problem is that it's guarded by hundreds of Krao warriors. A rescue mission is planned, but just when they are about to execute it everything takes an unexpected turn ...Author Biography
Oskar Källner is an author with a fervent devotion to all things related to science fiction. That passion was kindled when he as a young boy discovered Jules Verne and read absolutely everything by him in the city public library. Later he continued with, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke and C.J. Cherryh to mention some. Oskar has won several short story competitions and has a body of work consisting of novels, short stories and children's books. He's been published in several languages, recently in the American SF-magazine Future SF.
Karl Johnsson is a comic artist and illustrator. He has had a burning passion for genre media and art since he was a small child and has been drawing for as long as he can remember. In collaboration with author Sara B. Elfgren he has created the two-part epic fantasy comic Vei (released in the U.S. by Insight Comics 2019 & 2020), which has received praise and glowing reviews all over the world, and has been translated into several languages. He also illustrates books for children and young adults. He also works as a concept artist and a storyboard artist for film and tv.
