Dan Hörning (born 10 March 1970) is a Swedish

historical fantasy Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic (fantasy), magic) into a more "realistic" narrative. There is much crossover with other subgenres of fantasy; those c ...

author. His publishing house is

Neogames Neogames is a Swedish role-playing game publisher situated in Gothenburg. They were, after the re-creation of Target Games, the largest RPG publisher in Sweden. The company is known for developing the three first editions of the fantasy RPG li ...

, and up to now he has published four novels: ''Svärdsspel i Hadarlon'' (2000; Swordplay in Hardalon), ''Stormens vandrare'' (2006; in English: The Wanderer of Storm), ''Nemea'' (2007) and ''Lasermannen'' (2009; in English: The Laser Man). ''Stormens vandrare'' is a first volume in his ''Mörkret'' (Darkness) trilogy, with two volumes to follow: ''Ljusets vandrare'' (The wanderer of light) and ''Drömmens vandrare'' (The wanderer of the dream) which have not yet been published. Hörning received his Master of Science in Computer Engineering from the

Royal Institute of Technology KTH Royal Institute of Technology (), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest technical university. Since 2018, KTH consist ...

, and works for the French corporation, Hi-media. In his free time, Hörning enjoys MMA, role playing games, travelling, and studying other languages. He has been known to be an enthusiastic fan of Swedish-Norwegian fantasy writer

Margit Sandemo Margit Sandemo (née Underdal, 23 April 1924 – 1 September 2018) was a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She had been the best-selling author in the Nordic countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, '' The Legend ...

. Hörning is the admin and founder of the popular Isfolket & Margitsandemo forum. The subject of that forum is

Sagan om Isfolket ''The Legend of the Ice People'' ( in Norwegian language ''Sagan om Isfolket'') is a 47-volume story of a family bloodline, first published in 1982. The author of the series is Margit Sandemo. The novels are predominantly based in Scandinavia an ...

, a 47-volume historical fantasy pulp series by

. That forum is also used for discussions in Swedish about Dan's books. The Sagan om Isfolket forum Hörning is inspired by Tolkien, JK Rowling, and Margit Sandemo. Sandemo also was a form of tutor for him as well as a source for inspiration. Hörning has become a "YouTuber". He plays games and provides his own brand of funny and insightful commentary. The game he plays most often is Magic The Gathering Online. In this arena he has produced over 4000 videos. He also appears weekly on The MagicGatheringStrat show podcast. Hörning is also a history fanatic. So much so, he created a bi-weekly podcast called "The Fan of History". In this podcast he recounts ancient history from 1000 BC and onward. Along with his co-host Brennon Rankin, he tells the stories of the past and tries to bring his excitement to the audience.

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External links

Dan Hörning's official website in SwedishDan's isfolketforum where his books are discussed as well as Margit Sandemo's books
Swedish male writers Swedish fantasy writers KTH Royal Institute of Technology alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-writer-stub