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Monday 9 November 2026No. 15The ShelfBack to the front page

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Every book about Svalbard that two catalogues confirm, oldest first: 796 works, checked 8 November 2026.

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Fiction set on Svalbard, by Wikidata's narrative location or because every place the work's geographic headings name is in Svalbard.

Published 1912 to 2026, 25 works

Rebuilt 25 October 2026

  1. I polarnattens favn: roman fra Spitsbergen, 1912 No period given: a novel.
  2. I Spitsbergens vold, 1926 No period given: fiction.
  3. Jens Sørskar: roman, 1927 No period given: fiction.
  4. Orions belte: en roman fra Svalbard, 1977 No period given: a novel.
  5. Brennpunkt Svalbard, 1984 No period given: fiction.
  6. Isens og mørkets redsler: roman, 1991 No period given: fiction.
  7. Gullunger, kullunger: en fortelling fra Svalbard, 1995 No period given: fiction.
  8. Zona frigida: roman, 1995 No period given: fiction.
  9. Iguana våkner, 1998 No period given: fiction.
  10. Hollendergraven, 2007 Covers 2000 to 2099: a novel.
  11. Kyoto och fjärilarna, 2007 No period given: fiction.
  12. Der alt er klart, 2008 No period given: fiction.
  13. Isbjørnliv, 2008 No period given: a novel.
  14. Operasjon Fritham, 2010 No period given: a novel.
  15. Den døde i Barentsburg, 2011 Covers 2010 to 2019: a novel, at Barentsburg.
  16. Ekspedisjonen, 2014 Covers 2010 to 2019: a novel.
  17. Storebjørn: thriller, 2019 No period given: a novel.
  18. Longyearbyen: roman, 2020 Covers 1950 to 1959: a novel.
  19. Svalbardnotatene: roman, 2021 No period given: a novel, at Longyearbyen.
  20. Ultima Thule, 2021 Covers 1930 to 1939: a graphic book.
  21. Drømmen om et tre: roman, 2022 No period given: a novel, at Longyearbyen.
  22. Provokasjonen: thriller, 2023 No period given: a novel.
  23. Snøleoparden, 2023 No period given: a novel.
  24. Adventfjorden, 2026 No period given: a novel.
  25. Operatørene: thriller, 2026 No period given: a novel.