Johan Edfeldt
Swedish author, songwriter, engineer and economist creating books, music and ideas across fantasy, strategy and performance.
His work ranges from middle-grade fantasy and dark fantasy to archaeological science fiction and nonfiction about strategy, performance and execution.
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About Johan Edfeldt
Johan Edfeldt was born in Lund, Sweden, in 1984 and grew up in Dalby and Åhus. He has written stories since childhood and created music for as long as he can remember.
His first novel, Den försvunna färgen, was published in 2018 and became the beginning of the fantasy series Sagan om Världen Innanför. It was followed by Det förlorade svärdet in 2020 and Den stora flykten in 2023. The stories are also being brought to an international audience through the English-language series The World Within.
In 2023, Johan published The Ice Dragon’s Curse, the first book in The Realm of Polar, a darker fantasy series for adult readers. Dressed in Dragonscales followed in 2024. The series combines fast-paced fantasy, dark humour, romance, violence, magic and fractured timelines in a world shaped by its own histories, cultures and rules.
Johan is also working on När rymden viskar, a forthcoming Swedish archaeological science-fiction novel about four friends, a mysterious black cube, Doggerland, lost history and the consequences of knowledge.
His nonfiction book Performantria explores Enterprise Performance Management, strategy execution and how organisations can turn ambition into measurable action.
Alongside his writing, Johan releases original songs and instrumental music under his own name and produces audiobook editions of his fiction.
Across books, music and professional work, he is drawn to the same underlying questions: how systems work, what drives people forward and what happens when established rules are challenged.
Books
The World Within
Middle-grade fantasy adventures where colour is magic, friendship becomes courage, and hidden worlds wait just beyond the ordinary one.
The Lost Colour
Book One · 2023 · ISBN 978-9152761410
The Lost Sword
Book Two · 2026 · ISBN 978-9199155708
The Great Escape
Book Three · 2026 · ISBN 978-9199155715
Original Swedish editions
Den försvunna färgen · 2018 · ISBN 978-9188769084
Det förlorade svärdet · 2020 · ISBN 978-9178852604
Den stora flykten · 2023 · ISBN 978-9198883909
The Realm of Polar
Dark fantasy for adults, where dragons, ancient magic, fractured timelines and deadly cold collide in a world where warmth itself can become a source of power.
Polar: The Ice Dragon’s Curse
Book One · 2023 · ISBN 978-9152761434
Polar: Dressed in Dragonscales
Book Two · 2024 · ISBN 978-9198883961
När rymden viskar
Archaeological science fiction about friendship, lost history, Doggerland and a mysterious black cube.
Four friends discover something impossible in the Swedish mountains in 1984. Decades later, new technology gives them a reason to open the mystery again, leading towards a lost landscape beneath the North Sea and knowledge that may have been waiting far longer than anyone imagined.
När rymden viskar
Forthcoming · Visto Förlag
Performantria
Enterprise Performance Management, strategy and execution.
A practical guide to connecting strategy, goals, KPIs, data, decision-making and execution.
Performantria
2025 · ISBN 978-9198883985
Audiobooks
Stories beyond the page.
Johan’s fiction is also being produced as English-language audiobooks, bringing The World Within and The Realm of Polar to listeners in a new format.
Music
Original songs and music inspired by imagined worlds.
Johan Edfeldt releases music under his own name, ranging from pop and alternative songs to cinematic instrumental works inspired by his fiction.
His music includes standalone releases as well as musical journeys through the worlds of The Realm of Polar and The World Within, extending their atmosphere beyond the written page.
Listen to Johan Edfeldt on Spotify
Background
Johan’s professional background spans engineering, economics, finance, business transformation, data, performance management and strategic leadership.
His academic background is similarly broad, combining engineering, economics, management and literary studies. That mix influences both his nonfiction and his creative work: from constructing the rules and economies of fictional worlds to examining how organisations and people behave within complex systems.
Education
Örebro University – Comparative Literature
Literary studies, Basic Course · 30 ECTS · 2025
Blekinge Institute of Technology
MBA in Industrial Economics and Management · 60 ECTS · 2017
Lund University, Faculty of Engineering
M.Sc. in Engineering, Biotechnology / Chemical Engineering · 273 ECTS · 2010
Lund University School of Economics and Management
Business Administration and Economics · 180 ECTS · 2010
Always Creating
There is an almost infinite number of things to explore in this world, and Johan has never been particularly interested in choosing only one.
Writing, music, technology, business and new ideas have therefore continued side by side throughout his life. Some become books. Some become songs. Some become frameworks, experiments or worlds that do not yet have a name.
He has written stories since the age of ten and created music for as long as he can remember.
This website brings those pursuits together, alongside the projects still taking shape.
There is always another story to tell.
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