Zombie Outbreak (The Bureau of Non-Events (BoNE) Book 1)

Join the adventure that captivated 80.000 middle grade readers and became a finalist in Norway’s number one book awards!

What if the boundaries between the real world and The Other Side began to crack?

What if it was your job to keep the evils and absurdities of The Other Side at bay for the sake of public safety?

What if you were just eleven years old, and your ID card read ‘Paranormal Agent, resuscitate at own risk’?

Meet Thelma and Tico, childhood friends turned paranormal agents, newly minted—yet hardly ready—to face a monstrous outbreak of a mutated virus that threatens to unleash a global apocalypse. Their mission? Locate patient zero: a thousand-year-dead Viking king, before the world spirals into chaos. But one wrong turn in a secret underground cathedral could turn them from agents into lunch.

Or worse... zombies.

Over 80.000 Norwegian middle schoolers participated as jury members in the national children’s book award «Bokslukerprisen» where Zombie Outbreak was a finalist. Here is some of what they said:

«The book is one of the most exciting books I have read...It is highly recommended for children between 7-15 years.»
Oliver

“This book was super!!! I loved it!! It is the best book I have read in my entire life! Definitely a die roll of 6!»
My

“I think this book was exciting, I think that 9 year olds and up can read this. I also think it was very well described and very well told in this text....The plot is easy to get into because the text is easy to read».
Magnus

“It is the best book I have ever read, it has everything! Action but also a little sadness. 1000000/10. World’s best book!!»
Anton

«I think that the book was very good because it makes you want to read it further!»
Maria

“I love the book, it’s so fun to read, it’s my favourite book up until now...Robert Næss, you are very good at making books, I will definitely borrow it from the library. It ended very, very excitingly».
Fatima

«This book was extremely exciting...I almost felt like I was there, and I was so excited about what was going to happen that I couldn’t wait to turn to the next page! Die roll 6/6!»
Pauline

“I think that the book was very well structured and exciting. It had a very good tension curve!»
Johannes

“The book was exciting. It was so well written that it was good even though it didn’t have pictures… The text was easy to read. The action and content were good and we understood everything that happened».
Iris

“This book is the best so far, I wish I got the book I would have told everyone that they should buy the book because it was easy to read and exciting to get the chance to read this».
Lucas

“I liked very much that it became more and more exciting. I think the best part of the book was at the end because then it became very exciting and fun».
Leonora

“I think that it is not suitable for people who are easily frightened, otherwise it is good, I think it was OK in the beginning, in the end it is a little scary, everyone should get to read it, it is very good”.
Hayder

“Fantastic book!! I liked it because it felt mysterious and exciting, and I give it a die roll of 6».
Leah Iselin