How Sagan om Världen Innanför Became The World Within
In 2018, I published my first novel, Den försvunna färgen. It became the beginning of Sagan om Världen Innanför, a fantasy series about Timothy and Anna, hidden worlds, strange creatures, friendship and a form of magic built around colour.
The World Within is Johan Edfeldt’s middle-grade fantasy series for readers aged 9–12.
Det förlorade svärdet followed in 2020 and Den stora flykten in 2023.
Three books sounds suspiciously like a trilogy.
It isn't.
The World Within was built as a much larger story, with eight books planned. The first three are simply the first part of that journey. Other books, worlds and projects have appeared in between, but Timothy and Anna's story was never meant to end with book three.
Over the past few years, I have also been bringing the series into English.
Den försvunna färgen became The Lost Colour. Det förlorade svärdet became The Lost Sword. And Den stora flykten became The Great Escape.
Together, they are now The World Within.
Translating them has been more than changing Swedish words into English ones. It has meant returning to stories I first wrote years ago, looking at them again and finding the right voice for the same characters and world in another language.
And now they are moving beyond the page as well.
The audiobook of The Lost Sword will be released on Spotify on 21 September 2026, continuing Timothy and Anna's journey through The World Within.
Three books written. Three books translated.
Five still waiting.
The Lost Colour as Audiobook
The Lost Sword as Audiobook is coming on September 21st.