Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy Bundle: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy Bundle: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
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Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy is now available in a complete hardcover set.
All across America, readers are talking about Stieg Larsson’s best-selling novels, set in Sweden and featuring Lisbeth Salander—“one of the most original and memorable heroines to surface in a recent thriller” (The New York Times). The trilogy is an international sensation that will grab you and keep you “reading with eyes wide open” (San Francisco Chronicle). “[It] is intricately plotted, lavishly detailed but written with a breakneck pace and verve” (The Independent, U.K.), but “be warned: the trilogy is seriously addictive.” (The Guardian, U.K.).
“Believe the hype . . . It’s gripping stuff.”
—People
“Stieg Larsson clearly loved his brave misfit Lisbeth. And so will you.”
—USA Today
“Larsson has bottled lightning.”
—Los Angeles Times
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared without a trace more than forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to try to discover what happened to her. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist recently sidelined by a libel conviction, to investigate. Blomkvist is aided by the pierced and tattooed computer prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption on their way to discovering the truth of Harriet Vanger’s fate.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Mikael Blomkvist, now the crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the murders. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. On her own, she will plot revenge—against the man who tried to kill her, and against the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
“Unique and fascinating . . . Like a blast of cold, fresh air.”—Chicago Tribune
“Wildly suspenseful . . . Intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing.”
—The Washington Post
“A gripping, stay-up-all-night read.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Dynamite.” —Variety
Details
- Hardcover.
- Deckeled Edge.
- Dustjackets protected in brand new Brodart protective covers
All across America, readers are talking about Stieg Larsson’s best-selling novels, set in Sweden and featuring Lisbeth Salander—“one of the most original and memorable heroines to surface in a recent thriller” (The New York Times). The trilogy is an international sensation that will grab you and keep you “reading with eyes wide open” (San Francisco Chronicle). “[It] is intricately plotted, lavishly detailed but written with a breakneck pace and verve” (The Independent, U.K.), but “be warned: the trilogy is seriously addictive.” (The Guardian, U.K.).
“Believe the hype . . . It’s gripping stuff.”
—People
“Stieg Larsson clearly loved his brave misfit Lisbeth. And so will you.”
—USA Today
“Larsson has bottled lightning.”
—Los Angeles Times
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Harriet Vanger, a scion of one of Sweden’s wealthiest families disappeared without a trace more than forty years ago. All these years later, her aged uncle continues to try to discover what happened to her. He hires Mikael Blomkvist, a journalist recently sidelined by a libel conviction, to investigate. Blomkvist is aided by the pierced and tattooed computer prodigy Lisbeth Salander. Together they tap into a vein of unfathomable iniquity and astonishing corruption on their way to discovering the truth of Harriet Vanger’s fate.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Mikael Blomkvist, now the crusading publisher of the magazine Millennium, has decided to run a story that will expose an extensive sex trafficking operation. On the eve of its publication, the two reporters responsible for the article are murdered, and the fingerprints found on the murder weapon belong to his friend Lisbeth Salander. Blomkvist, convinced of Salander’s innocence, plunges into an investigation of the murders. Meanwhile, Salander herself is drawn into a murderous game of cat and mouse, which forces her to face her dark past.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: if and when she recovers, she’ll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. On her own, she will plot revenge—against the man who tried to kill her, and against the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
“Unique and fascinating . . . Like a blast of cold, fresh air.”—Chicago Tribune
“Wildly suspenseful . . . Intelligent, ingeniously plotted, utterly engrossing.”
—The Washington Post
“A gripping, stay-up-all-night read.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Dynamite.” —Variety
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Like millions of people worldwide, I was absolutely captivated by these three books and their strange and utterly unconventional anti-heroine, Lisbeth Salander. That Larsson manages to evoke such sympathy for her, despite her anti-social nature and penchant for violence, is quite remarkable. Of course, we might feel differently if not for the monumental injustices she has suffered at the hands of a few corrupt individuals. She is a victim who has responded to her situation by becoming an outsider.
The story is certainly an intricate one, but Larsson manages to lead us through the maze without losing us along the way. In fact, one of the joys of the books is gradually realising that there are yet more levels of complexity to get your head around.
Thrilling as the storyline is, the thing I found most interesting about it was the moral dimension. Corruption in business and in government and the abuse of women are major themes, and Larsson’s position on them is crystal clear. However, both Salander herself and the crusading journalist Blomqvist also act outside the law. This gives a certain moral ambiguity to the story. In Salander’s case, her illegal acts take place within her own moral code – a code that is internally consistent but at odds with what we would ordinarily consider to be acceptable. In Blomqvist’s case, his acts (including turning a blind eye to Salander’s computer crimes) are informed by a desire to expose corruption and to achieve justice for Salander.
So, given Salander’s understandable antipathy towards the society that has treated her so appallingly, and Blomqvist’s laudable social justice objectives, is their own behaviour morally acceptable? Do the ends justify the means? Are the circumstances so extreme that ordinary moral arguments don’t apply? These are the questions that remained with me after I’d finished the final book, and still remain.
Ultimately, this is what makes the Millennium Trilogy something more than your average crime thriller and worth investing the time and mental energy to read.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy Bundle: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is the groundbreaking introduction to the atypical and edgy world of Lisbeth Salander, a brilliant 20-something computer hacker, mathematical genius, and fearless force of ethical mayhem.
Salander manifests her skills while undermining a broken-down and corrupt Swedish system which repeatedly sucker-punched both Salander and those she loved, leaving her defenseless. The take-no-prisoners avalanche of Salander’s payback catapults Stieg Larsson’s series into a majestic and non-linear reading experience.
Other reviewers have covered the storylines of the Salander book trio, but the characterization of Salander is what really breaks the mold of traditional IT intrigue. Think the intellectual edge of Umberto Eco Foucault’s Pendulum, the dynamic sensibilities of rocker Pink I’m Not Dead (Platinum Edition), and the tech savvy of Daniel Suarez Daemon, for some sense of where this gritty and unpredictable ride will take you. The first book is tough-going in the level of Swedish political detail, but by the third book you will mourn the untimely loss of Larsson, who died of a massive heart attack in November of 2004.
In the series the intimacy-shy Salander forms a hesitant partnership with Mikael Blomkvist, an idealistic investigative journalist for Millenium, a news magazine which he co-founded. Blomkvist is sued and eventually exonerated over allegations sited in an international conspiracy article which he authored.
Larsson, coincidentally, founded a news magazine entitled Expo and had been subjected to ongoing death threats for exposing European Neo-Nazi’s and white supremacists via his Scandinavian magazine. It was rumored that his death was in some way retaliation for his political reporting.
Some of these core themes are woven into the fabric of Larsson’s astonishing trilogy. The Swedish movie version of the first novel The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is fairly accurate, but the book still holds the key to the visceral Salander. Don’t miss it.
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my oncologist recommended the 1st two and said the 3rd was due out soon, found it easily and read the set in a weekend, sad to say there is no more as it went too quickly (I read very fast)
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Perhaps its my Swedish heritage (there is even a Nordman character in one of these books) , and my predilection to mystery novels – but I really liked these books. Good thing Canada Day was cloudy – I burnt through these guys over a three day period. You need to read them in sequence and read all of them- it is a well planned out trilogy. The most modern heroine, Lisbeth Salander – is the antithesis of a cuddly girl – which makes for lots of steamy plotlines and twists. The hero Mikael Blomkvist, sleeps his way through his relationships as he plies his unique method of investigative journalism. Most of the locations are in Sweden, and I recognized a few from when I was there. The reflections on Swedish culture – which has been called very liberal are quite interesting. It does make North Americans look quite uptight all the time! Too bad the author passed away after writing these, they do make you want for more. Each book will keep you going on a four hour plane ride! Plus this should make for good movies.
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It’s hard to review these three great books that were actually published after the author’s death. One can’t say I can’t wait until his next, only suggest that you will value them as part of your library. Starting with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” the story’s flow with the same main characters throughout the next two books, “The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” The “girl” is Lisbeth Salander, a unique young woman of fantastic computer skills and physical ability that had become the object of a government cover up and abuse. She’s befriended by Mikael Bloomkvist, a moralistic publisher of the magazine Millennium, in an interwoven net of intrigues that keep you turning pages in wonder of what’s coming next.
The books are translated from Swedish but the names and places remain as written, giving you the reader, a more than casual glimpse of Sweden, its socialist leaning social safety net economy and form of government. The dialogue while translated, retains its Swedish cadence and flow. It’s a kick to have major characters not always traveling by automobiles, which are very expensive to own and operate in Sweden, but instead use Stockholm’s Tunnelbana, one of the most beautiful metro systems in Europe. All three books have Bloomkvist and the staff at Millennium on the side of social justice – one can imagine much like Stieg Larsson’s real life job as editor in chief of the magazine Expo in fighting antidemocratic right-wing extremist and Nazi organizations.
Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy Bundle is a treasure you’ll enjoy owning. Facing Fascism: The Threat to American Democracy in the 21st Century
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Finally a man who can write a well rounded lead female character! I am sick of men and women for that matter either writing unrealistic female heroines, or ones so full of self pity you don’t care what happens to them.
I found the 1st book slow starting, but once I made it to page 100 I zipped through all 3 books in a matter of 2 weeks time. I had to ration them out to myself.
I appreciate the quality of the writing, some things get a little lost in the translation, but all in all it’s exceptional work with well planned plotlines, tied up loose ends and characters that seem flawed and real. I really like the perspective, the author writes in 2nd, but gives insight to the characters thoughts and feelings. It paints a full picture where you feel like you’re in the room watching the volley.
I have seen movies one and two, and they are good stand alone movies, but I am disappointed in a number of changes that were made I found essential in the books. I wish they would have released the film version on tv as a mini-series instead and allowed more time for the story to play out and for us to get to know the characters. I only wish Stieg were around to see the success of his books and finish the 4th of the series. Rumor is he wrote the beginning and the end but is missing 100 pages of middle — it’s suppose to discuss her sister Camilla and take place partly in Canada. Stieg’s family and long-time girlfriend are in a legal battle over the manuscript and what should happen with it. I am sad that we won’t get to know more of Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist and the gang at Millenium but am hopeful 4 will come out eventually due to the success of the previous 3.
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When I first heard of the buzz surrounding the Millennium Trilogy, I was intrigued but not quite sure I wanted to read it. Knowing that it had been translated from Swedish to English, my fear was that the Swedish setting (character names and places) would be a bit off-putting throughout an entire novel, much less three novels. Eventually, I decided to pick up a copy of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’. Not only was I wrong about the Swedish setting being problematic, I think it actually added some mystique to the story and enhanced it overall. I have just finished the third book of the series, ‘The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’, and I must say I am a bit sad that it’s over.
About 100 pages into the first book, I was hooked. There was a bit more vulgar language than I personally like to read, but it didn’t really detract from my enjoyment of the story.
From what I’ve read, the author, Stieg Larsson, had begun writing a fourth Lisbeth Salander/Mikael Blomkvist novel before his untimely death in 2004. Someone else may pick up the mantle and carry on with the characters, but I don’t think it will be the same.
I highly recommend this very engaging, entertaining trilogy!
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Each book in the trilogy is gripping and carefully crafted. Steig Larsson’s computer-hacker anti-heroine and chic-magnet journalist take on the dark forces evil. The books are enormously enjoyable for their excruciating attention to detail. While some may refer to Larsson’s “narrative excess”, I say bring it on. Everything seems completely believable, no matter how wild the leap he asks you, dear reader, to take. And so, I leapt joyfully – Sweden, Australia, Russia, the US – the narrative circles the globe.
One of my favorite dimensions of the book is Steig Larsson’s ability to portray nuanced inter-personal dynamics, in the police force, or at a magazine’s office, and make the inner workings of these organizations accessible to completely naive readers (like me). The book is also a fascinating portrayal of current urban swedish society – the names, attitudes, politics and interactions are telling, and more detailed than that of many other Scandinavian crime writers. My only quibble with the writing is that the emotional depth of some characters, particularly a couple women, is not convincing. Bloomkvist’s vibrant sex life is almost a caricature. I will confess that the third novel felt like the weakest link. Salander’s emergence as a “normal” person was slightly anti-climactic. I am going to attribute it to her head injury! Her sister Camilla, is a loose end, one that perhaps was supposed to foreshadow a fourth novel. The audiobook version works well for the most part. The narrator does not seem to use too many scandinavian accents. Salander had a really unusual accent. Minor quibbles aside, I heart the Millenium Trilogy.
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I loved the first two books (both paperbacks) of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. However, the third book was only available in hard cover at too high a price. I want the trilogy as either, a set of three paperbacks or, a set of three hard covers; I don’t want to mix and match. I tried to buy a kindle version of the third book because I was anxious to read it but the US publishing cartel would not ship to Canada. I bought the hard cover bundle because of the 50% sale. I’ve given away my two paperbacks. The third book in the series (a hard cover) was a delight to read; I really enjoyed it. The ending of the book, and the series, suggests that there is much more in the future for Lisbeth Salander; her life is just starting. It’s really so sad that Stieg Larsson is no longer with us to add more books to the trillogy (so to speak). Anyway you made the bundle affordable so I bought it. Thanks. – honshirabe
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This arrived in perfect condition. These are great books and I am so happy to have purchased them!! The suspense will drive you crazy!! I couldn’t put the books down and I was so anxious to start the next book after reading each, it’s unfortunate that he was only able to produce just these few before his untimely death. It is the best group of mystery crime novels i have read in a long time!!