Furthermore, along with killing off some of the Chosen (after they become point-of-view characters too, a knavish trick to pull on readers), the authors lazily trot in a succession of adult witches to explain matters to the survivors. Their various paths to final, uneasy alliance are embedded in a thoroughly developed, exceptionally complex web of family issues, emotional and sexual entanglements, rivalries, hatreds, inner battles, risky personal choices and conflicting impulses that enrich the story but also make the suspenseful climactic battle with a dangerous adversary seem long in coming. Seven high schoolers have been Chosen to fight this evil-which they discover after most are compelled by a never-explained force to meet in an abandoned amusement park-and later develop powers such as the ability to become invisible or to control minds.

Heralded by bodiless demons, major evil is poised to break through to this world in the small Swedish town of Engelsfors. She is currently working on an opera libretto, a new novel and a children's book.Coming into witchy powers and learning to use them responsibly is complicated by intense teen Sturm und Drang in this doorstopper import. She enjoys reading, watching old movies, listening to music, playing video games and going for long walks. She was born in Stockholm and still lives there. Since her debut, Elfgren has written critically acclaimed novels, children's books, graphic novels, audio dramas, plays, screenplays and TV scripts. The Circle was the first part in the Engelsfors trilogy, and it has been translated into twenty-five languages. She made her debut with the YA novel The Circle (2011), which she co-wrote with Mats Strandberg. Elfgren) is an award-winning Swedish writer, screenwriter and playwright.

She is currently working on an opera libretto, a new novel and a children's book.

The Circle by Mats Strandberg