Johan Egerkrans (born 1978) is a Swedish illustrator and author, mainly of Fantasy,

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, and Palaeontology. Having worked as a children's book illustrator since 2005, he achieved great success with his debut as a writer, ''Nordiska väsen'', in 2013. He has been called "a John Bauer in the 21st century". Egerkrans has described himself as interested in mythology and animals from a young age. His first book as writer and illustrator, ''Nordiska Väsen'', was published in 2013, and describes creatures from Nordic folklore. He has subsequently released other books, including ''Nordiska gudar'', ''De odöda'', and ''Drakar''. He has also illustrated books by

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, Astrid Lindgren, and

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. In 2020, '' Vaesen'' was adapted into a table-top roleplaying game by Free League Publishing. Egerkrans won awards for Best Cover Art, Best Interior Art, and Best Monster at the 2021

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. Egerkrans also illustrated the new edition of the Swedish classic roleplaying game '' Drakar & Demoner/Dragonbane.'' In 2021, Egerkrans was awarded the

Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are ''Tale of the Little Little Old Woman'' and ''Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender''. Back ...

Plaque for his body of work.

Select bibliography

* ''Nordiska Väsen'', 2013, ; translated into English as ''Vaesen : spirits and monsters of Scandinavian folklore'', 2017, * ''Nordiska gudar'', 2016, ; translated into English as ''Norse gods'', 2017, * ''De Odöda'', 2018, ; translated into English as ''The Undead'', 2018, * ''Drakar'', 2021, ; translated into English as ''Dragons'', 2021,

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