Books like Harry Potter in Danish
Many readers who have read J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, starting with “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”, go looking for something more in the same vein. The Raven’s Heir is a Danish fantasy novel that has some of what they are looking for, and you can read it for free right here on this site.
What reminds you of Harry Potter
- A boy without a family. Chris has grown up in a care home by the Kolding Fjord without his parents and knows almost nothing about where he comes from.
- A letter. One day a letter lies on his windowsill, welcoming him to a school for young people with magic.
- A hidden world. Anglien lies right next to the ordinary world, but the only way in is by secret paths.
- Five groupings, but of a different kind. The students at Déynáir belong to one of five paths, but there is no ceremony, no colours and no points. The island decides, and it gives the whole team the same path. The name of the path is written on the bed plate.
- Three friends. Chris, Ahra and Retia quickly find each other.
What is different
- Chris tells the story himself. The book is written in the first person by a fifteen-year-old who sees and smells more than he says.
- The animals. Every student is bound to an animal, an Amícûs, that they can talk to in their thoughts.
- Magic has a price. All magic draws on the student’s own power, Dherak, and it can run out.
- It is written in Danish and is being published chapter by chapter as it is finished.
Try the first chapter
The best way to find out whether the book is for you is to read chapter 1. It takes about fifteen minutes.
Read the book free from chapter 1