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Gunnarsson<\/h2>\t\t<div class=\"special-subtitle\">Author of the Post-Apocalyptic Odemark Series<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-439c9bed09f25d5c7e94d5d68056acd5\" >\r\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/etgunnarsson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Abandon-Us-Press-Pack.pdf\">Click here to download the press package<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.com\/news\/award-winning-teenage-author-e-t-gunnarsson-paints-a-grim-future-in-21746513?_ga=2.197566703.1922887773.1655826754-1295139721.1655826754\">June 21, 2022 Abandon Us Press Release<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"shortcode-0dda4a610cbfac9dfd559eaaa50b399f\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-8 text-left \" >\r\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/etgunnarsson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/July-2022-ET-Round-362x404.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/etgunnarsson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/July-2022-ET-Round-362x404.png\" class=\" \" data-wow-delay=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"404\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"shortcode-763526165d895d902a296bb8f48719ef\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-4 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-12b65b5c5e2ff1969a9f67e3687e9d01\" >\r\n\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Booking Information<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E.T. Gunnarsson<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:admin@bragipress.com\">admin@bragipress.com<\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">+1-719-675-8305<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"shortcode-535e5914b3429828724310d00552caee\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-8 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-42cdeaf6296610dcb1e318665e9e007d\" >\r\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have the wonderful job of translating imagination into words. I started my debut book, <em><strong>Forgive Us<\/strong><\/em>, when I was 16 and published it 18 months later. The <strong>2021 San Francisco Book Festival<\/strong> and <strong>2021 Fiction Awards<\/strong> awarded <em>Forgive Us<\/em> <strong>Best Sci-Fi<\/strong> and <strong>Best Post-Apocalyptic Book<\/strong>, respectively.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I wrote <em><strong>Abandon Us<\/strong><\/em>, the prequel to <em>Forgive Us<\/em> the year after, and followed up the <em><strong>Odemark<\/strong><\/em> series (\"\u00d6demark\" means \"wasteland\" in Swedish) with <em><strong>Remember Us<\/strong><\/em> in April 2023. My books are available at major book resellers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I'm currently working on my high-fantasy book series, starting with <strong>The Salt March<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains (9,000 feet altitude!), I reside in southern Colorado with my dwarfed Cane Corso <em><strong>Freyja<\/strong><\/em> and a lifelong interest in Norse myth and culture. A storyteller from an early age, I spent my formative years developing my writing skills on international roleplay sites.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have several interests outside of writing. I've trained with two different Olympic squads, can call myself an expert in Norse mythology, a drag racer, an experimental cook, a woodcarver, an avid action roleplay gamer, a Judo brown belt, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt.<\/span><\/p><p><<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please visit etgunnarsson.com to learn more about my books and sign up for my newsletter.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Audiobook Narrator Craig Bowles<\/strong> is a graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, where he gained a BA in Acting. His talents are focused on the creation of audiobooks and other voice work. He likes nothing better than getting totally immersed in a great story. The winning combination of superb acting skills and a love of literature allows him to create high-quality audiobooks with his rich, silvery, properly British voice.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"pos-r  \"  id=\"shortcode-4e37af6502927c3ece9bee84ba03d11d\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-f20b27d209b93162894c9f0bcc21da2b\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-4 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n<div class=\"BookImage  \" id=\"shortcode-4ea6173739815882077b01b38b2c57dc\"  >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"book-image-wrapper SingleProductImage\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"PageFlipBook\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"has-edge has-edge-thick is-page-flip\" data-post-id=\"2185\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-flip-book-ribbon\"><span>Read the Book<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/etgunnarsson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jul-2023-Abandon-Us-eBook-438x700.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- end BookImage -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"spacer \" id=\"shortcode-465cb275fa79bbc4b48831fc248236cf\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-5a9451863e205adf53c48af6ca63bf61\" >\r\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Bragi Press (December 19, 2020)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Language:<\/strong> \u200e English<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Page Count: <\/strong>\u200e 334 pages<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hardcover ISBN-13:<\/strong> \u200e 978-1087946375<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Paperback ISBN-13:<\/strong> \u200e 978-1736377345<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"shortcode-61f767b92633666c3bda9bf37a5db311\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-8 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-04268a047a52377d8f09cf5fa0c0aabd\" >\r\n\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A BLOODY CIVIL WAR<br \/>A RAPIDLY COLLAPSING ECONOMY<br \/>A GLOBAL DEADLY PLAGUE<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-eight-year-old service technician Robert Ashton endures dangerous city streets trying to scrape by. His partner Zilv is his only light in a world enshrouded in polluted darkness.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As society buckles, the pair finds safety in the city's underworld. Working as a smuggler, Robert builds a new criminal life to keep himself, and Zilv fed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, the battles from the world above seep down into the underground, forcing Robert to return to the surface. In the hellscape of the Third World War, he endures a nightmarish wasteland of violence and death.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the apocalypse becomes reality, just how hard will a man fight to live?<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abandon Us<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the prequel to E.T. Gunnarsson's multi-award-winning book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forgive Us<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a story readers call \"thrilling, brutal, and completely unique.\"<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"pos-r  \"  id=\"shortcode-4209e56e602bb1d0ccf12f0a056772bc\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-11de33e8299afc2d06c30fed9cac0130\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-4 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n<div class=\"BookImage  \" id=\"shortcode-36c4dae1f37901c69952f02b3c9e4ada\"  >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"book-image-wrapper SingleProductImage\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"PageFlipBook\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"has-edge has-edge-thick is-page-flip\" data-post-id=\"128\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page-flip-book-ribbon\"><span>Read the Book<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/etgunnarsson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jul-2023-EBook-Cover-Forgive-Us-467x700.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- end BookImage -->\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"spacer \" id=\"shortcode-adbb0e22ba99e05683a3b1713cd726d3\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-8c43ee78e0bb13db935b063d9ad90c60\" >\r\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Bragi Press (June 21, 2022)<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Language<\/strong>: English<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Page Count<\/strong>: 316 pages<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hardcover ISBN-13<\/strong>: 978-1736377376<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Paperback ISBN-13<\/strong> : 978-1736377369<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"shortcode-bafb5f5d158190b053adf3035e0df9d1\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-8 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-27bd6815065e4709659edb5417b55074\" >\r\n\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SILENT, EMPTY, AND CRUEL.<br \/>THIS WAS THE NATURE OF THE WASTELAND.<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Ignium, a new form of energy, poisoned the earth. Generation after generation, survivors fight on to endure the ruins of civilization.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2153, fledgling nations clash over land and resources. London, a wasteland veteran, struggles to protect his adopted daughter Rose as the world decays around them. Little does he know that both he and Rose will soon find themselves drawn into war.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Just how far is London willing to go to protect Rose from a world full of violence, hate, and apathy?<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans of\u00a0<em>The Gunslinger\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Mad Max<\/em>\u00a0will love E.T. Gunnarsson\u2019s multi-award-winning book\u00a0<em>Forgive Us<\/em>, a story readers call\u00a0<strong>\"thrilling, brutal, awesome, and completely unique.\"<\/strong><\/span><\/p><hr \/><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awards<\/span><\/h4><ul class=\"x_a-unordered-list x_a-vertical\"><li><span class=\"x_a-list-item\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner, Post-Apocalyptic \u2013 2021 American Fiction Awards<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"x_a-list-item\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winner, Science Fiction \u2013 2021 San Francisco Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"x_a-list-item\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalist, Science Fiction \u2013 2021 Best Book Awards<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"x_a-list-item\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorable Mention, Science Fiction \u2013 2021 Hollywood Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"x_a-list-item\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honorable Mention, Science Fiction \u2013 2021 New York Book Festival<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><hr \/><h4><span class=\"x_a-text-bold\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audible Reviews<\/span><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00a0<span class=\"x_a-text-bold\">Thrilling, Brutal, Awesome, and completely unique.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I even begin? I don't think a book has taken me quite on such an emotional and nail-biting journey in a while. I love the way the multiple timelines are woven together seamlessly. The book brings so many questions to my mind about humanity, right and wrong, and living with future generations in mind. I can't wait to discuss with other readers some of the 'what if's and 'what would you do's.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also can't wait to get more great content from the author!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u00a0<span class=\"x_a-text-bold\">One of the Best Apocalyptic Novels I've Read<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E. T. Gunnarsson does a magnificent job with this novel. He does an amazing job of taking the reader to what it would quite probably be like if humans don't get their pollution in check. The characters are colorful and well-formed. Throughout the story, you grow to love some only to end up hating them. He gives us times of satisfaction but not much joy until the end. It's a telling of three related stories and he keeps them going perfectly. the ending does a magnificent job of bringing it all together.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I really enjoyed the reading by Craig Bowles.<\/span><\/p><hr \/><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editorial Reviews<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Author E. T. Gunnarsson delivers a powerhouse of post-apocalyptic prose in this highly engrossing and cinematically styled novel.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>K.C. Finn for Reader's Favorite\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"This is an incredible freshman debut for the author, I sincerely hope he continues writing and will be on the outlook for any other work he has published.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>Jonathan Nikitas, NetGalley Reviewer\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"I for one, thoroughly enjoyed this book and have absolutely no doubt that a great many more will enjoy E T Gunnarsson's dark glimpse at where 'humanity' could very well be heading. The writing is such that you will find yourself reading more than you may have planned to in a sitting, the three storylines ensure that you will tell yourself 'Just one more chapter....' (many times!).\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>Craig Bowles, Narrator at Audible Audio Books\u00a0\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"The novel is as rich in its characterisation as in its worldbuilding, delivering a story which develops over time and gives us generations of heroes and villains forged from dire circumstance. For its edge-of-your-seat thrills, inviting character work and deep conceptual realism, I would highly recommend Forgive Us to fans of dystopian worlds, suspenseful horror and for survival fiction fans everywhere.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>K.C. Finn for Reader's Favorite\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"E.T. Gunnarsson paints a grim picture of humanity's self-inflicted future in\u00a0Forgive Us, a dystopian thriller that will leave readers gasping, as though they too are on the toxic, Ignium-ruined surface of the Earth.\" -\u00a0<strong>Self-Publishing Review \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"This is the book I want to hand to my friends and family when they ask what kind of work I do.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>Alison Rolf, Book Editor\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"The progressive buildup of tension and history is excellent, leading to an unpredictable conclusion that comes full circle in a surprising way.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>Diane Donovan, Senior Editor, Midwest Book Reviews\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"The world-building was phenomenal in this brilliant and entertaining novel. The author gave readers exceptional characters that drove the story forward and allowed them to form a relationship with each of them.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"Simply put, an excellent read.\"\u00a0-\u00a0<strong>Lit Amri for Reader's Favorite\u00a0\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/strong><\/span><\/p><hr \/><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"pos-r  \"  id=\"shortcode-87d6cbaa3a650aa0d11eee16779b5069\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-e8d766f764aa3f624956e45ffb056d5a\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-12 text-left \" >\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock  \" id=\"shortcode-7f7f773a740dae2d74ea94cf38073718\" >\r\n\t<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TALKING POINTS AND TIMELY TIE-INS<\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Odemark series opens a discussion of humanity\u2019s impact on the planet and about pollution. It suggests that global warming, cooling, or climate change, in general, are not the biggest dangers to the planet but rather human waste and consumption. <strong>Timeliness: the current resource shortages and inflation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For fans of post-apocalyptic video games, the\u00a0Odemark series\u00a0brings a unique literary approach to the death of civilization and life in a wasteland. <strong>Timeliness: Why do so many video games depict a post-apocalyptic world?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E.T. wrote\u00a0<em>Forgive Us<\/em> when he was 16 and\u00a0<em>Abandon Us<\/em>\u00a0when he was 18. What\u2019s it like to be a teen author? Did homeschooling, online high school, and a learning disability play any part in his decision to write books? <strong>Timeliness: Post COVID, everyone now has experience with attending school from home. What\u2019s different for those who have been home schooled from an early age?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E.T. can discuss how the Odemark series:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows the adaptability and fortitude of humanity as a whole.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">demonstrates tyranny and how it is born and what it\u2019s like to live under a tyrant.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shows brutal examples of human violence, hate, and apathy. It shows that anyone can be turned into an unfeeling monster and that dehumanization is the easiest way to allow the mind to kill.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is also about human perseverance. It shows the remnants of humanity who have survived the collapse of civilization, along with the collapse of the planet\u2019s ecosystem and climate. Throughout the book, civilization is rebuilt, and the people who live in those societies survive the wars and trials to build a better tomorrow.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June is Audiobook Month. <strong>Timeliness: Both Forgive Us and Abandon Us are available as audiobooks since E.T\u2019s dad is a great fan of listening to audiobooks.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fun facts about 19-year-old E.T. Gunnarsson:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The family ran a horse rescue for ten years in Florissant, Colorado, and has worked with bloodhounds to find missing and exploited children<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His Swedish heritage (both parents were born\/raised in Sweden.)\u00a0 Timeliness: Father\u2019s Day is June 20<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He's been homeschooled since first grade and is currently pursuing a marketing degree at Ashworth College.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How wrong The Vikings TV show is (Vikings were not cool people)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FOOD: omelet secrets, and why he hates tomatoes<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He loves muscle cars!<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsletter Signup Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: E.T. 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