Gränslandet

Gränslandet (‘The Borderland’) is an illustrated book series by Swedish author Torsten Bengtsson, and published by Opal.

Classmates and friends Noah and Luna deal with a series of bizarre and mysterious events where the world and creatures of the videogames they play seem to bleed into our reality.

For each installment I have created 1 cover, 1 chapter heading, 1 page footer and 7 black-and-white illustrations.


Books in the series

Title: Gränslandet: Portalen
Author: Torsten Bengtsson
Publisher: Opal, 2023

ISBN: 9789172266155

All illustrations © Filippo Vanzo

Title: Gränslandet: Labyrinten
Author: Torsten Bengtsson
Publisher: Opal, 2024

ISBN: 9789172266162

All illustrations © Filippo Vanzo

Title: Gränslandet: Varelserna
Author: Torsten Bengtsson
Publisher: Opal, 2025

ISBN: 9789172266186

All illustrations © Filippo Vanzo



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