I'm very happy to announce that this winter, I'll be teaming up with the Swedish Sami charity Adopt a Reindeer Foundation. Commencing with the release of The Night River on December 19th, 10% of royalties from the sale of every book in The Foxfires Trilogy will be donated to the Foundation - this includes all pre-orders of The Night River e-book. Adopt a Reindeer Foundation is a small nonprofit organisation which endeavours to keep the livelihood of the indigenous Sami people alive in Sweden. For thousands of years, the Sami have lived alongside reindeer in the Scandinavian Arctic, but like many indigenous peoples, have unfortunately faced issues which endanger their way of life. As a fantasy, The Foxfires Trilogy doesn't represent any people or culture in particular - to create the Northlands, I took inspiration from the Sami, Inuits, Nenets and ancient Finns, as well as various Finnish, Norse and Inuit mythologies. But my own lifelong respect for the Sami and the times I've spent living in Sapmi (Lapland) meant their culture particularly influenced the story, and I'm happy to be able to use my writing to give back. By supporting Adopt a Reindeer Foundation, either directly or by purchasing The Foxfires Trilogy from official Amazon channels, you will be:
Please visit Adopt A Reindeer Foundation to learn more about their work, and if you would like a brief introduction to the Sami people and their culture, I recommend the videos below.
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