Fredrik Backman · novel series
Beartown books in order
A trilogy of novels set around a Swedish town whose identity and community are shaped by ice hockey, exploring loyalty, violence, responsibility, and belonging.
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- 1 Beartown
Book 1 · novel · 2016
A dazzling, profound novel about a small town with a big dream—and the price required to make it come true. People say Beartown is finished. A tiny community nestled deep in the forest, it is slowly losing ground to the ever encroaching…
- 2 Us Against You
Book 2 · novel · 2017
After everything that the citizens of Beartown have gone through, they are struck yet another blow when they hear that their beloved local hockey team will soon be disbanded. What makes it worse is the obvious satisfaction that all the…
- 3 The Winners
Book 3 · novel · 2021
Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there’s something about this place that prevents it. The residents continue to grapple with life’s big questions: What is a…
