Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Find out more: freeleaguepublishing.com
From the acclaimed internationally visual storyteller Simon Stålenhag, creator of Tales From the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State, comes a unique vision of a dystopian future – The Labyrinth.
Simon Stålenhag's highly imaginative images and stories depicting illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian landscapes have made him one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world. His first art book, Tales from the Loop, was adapted into a tv series on Amazon Prime earlier this year. Now, Stålenhag turns his unique vision to a dystopic future in a new narrative artbook: The Labyrinth – launched today on Kickstarter by Free League Publishing.
About The Labyrinth
A world covered by ruins and ash, the remnants of an otherworldly phenomenon that has ravaged the earth’s atmosphere and forced the few survivors’ deep underground. Matt, Sigrid and Charlie leave the safe harbor of the enclave for an expedition onto the wastelands of the surface world. During their journey they are forced to confront dark secrets from the time before civilization’s fall.
With the support of Backers all over the world, these amazing images will turn into a top-quality narrative artbook, truly doing justice to the extreme attention to detail and quality of Stålenhag's work. The book will also add Stålenhag's own texts to supplement the images, giving you an even deeper understanding of the universe of The Labyrinth.
Just like the narrative art books Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State, The Labyrinth will be a thick, oversized artbook of over 150 pages with print, paper, and binding of the highest quality.
In the Kickstarter campaign, there will be two versions of the book - the Standard Edition and the Limited Edition. The Limited Edition, with an exclusive and beautifully embossed cloth cover, is unique to the Kickstarter and will never be printed again.
About Simon Stålenhag
Simon Stålenhag (b. 1984) is the internationally acclaimed author and artist behind the narrative art books Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State. His narrative art book Tales from the Loop was ranked one of the “10 Best Dystopias” by The Guardian, along with such works as Franz Kafka’s The Trial and Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca. In 2019, his book The Electric State was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clare Award and the Locus Award. His first book, Tales from the Loop, was adapted into a tv series on Amazon Prime in 2020.
The Kickstarter for the narrative art book is handled by Free League Publishing in collaboration with Skybound Books.
Find out more: freeleaguepublishing.com
From the acclaimed internationally visual storyteller Simon Stålenhag, creator of Tales From the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State, comes a unique vision of a dystopian future – The Labyrinth.
Simon Stålenhag's highly imaginative images and stories depicting illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian landscapes have made him one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world. His first art book, Tales from the Loop, was adapted into a tv series on Amazon Prime earlier this year. Now, Stålenhag turns his unique vision to a dystopic future in a new narrative artbook: The Labyrinth – launched today on Kickstarter by Free League Publishing.
About The Labyrinth
A world covered by ruins and ash, the remnants of an otherworldly phenomenon that has ravaged the earth’s atmosphere and forced the few survivors’ deep underground. Matt, Sigrid and Charlie leave the safe harbor of the enclave for an expedition onto the wastelands of the surface world. During their journey they are forced to confront dark secrets from the time before civilization’s fall.
With the support of Backers all over the world, these amazing images will turn into a top-quality narrative artbook, truly doing justice to the extreme attention to detail and quality of Stålenhag's work. The book will also add Stålenhag's own texts to supplement the images, giving you an even deeper understanding of the universe of The Labyrinth.
Just like the narrative art books Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State, The Labyrinth will be a thick, oversized artbook of over 150 pages with print, paper, and binding of the highest quality.
In the Kickstarter campaign, there will be two versions of the book - the Standard Edition and the Limited Edition. The Limited Edition, with an exclusive and beautifully embossed cloth cover, is unique to the Kickstarter and will never be printed again.
About Simon Stålenhag
Simon Stålenhag (b. 1984) is the internationally acclaimed author and artist behind the narrative art books Tales from the Loop, Things from the Flood and The Electric State. His narrative art book Tales from the Loop was ranked one of the “10 Best Dystopias” by The Guardian, along with such works as Franz Kafka’s The Trial and Andrew Niccol’s Gattaca. In 2019, his book The Electric State was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clare Award and the Locus Award. His first book, Tales from the Loop, was adapted into a tv series on Amazon Prime in 2020.
The Kickstarter for the narrative art book is handled by Free League Publishing in collaboration with Skybound Books.
