Millennium trilogy
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
The 4th book
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Boxed set edition of the Millennium Trilogy, the first volume of which, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, has been adapted as a major Hollywood film starring Daniel Craig to be released on the 26th December.
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
“The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” is the third and final novel in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy and was published in 2007.
It received The Glass Key Award form Crime Writers of Scandinavia in 2008.
According to figures from June 2011, the Millennium Trilogy has together sold 60 million copies in more than 50 countries.
Plot summary
Two seriously injured people arrive at the emergency ward of the Sahlgrensa hospital in Gothenburg. One is the wanted murderer Lisbeth Salander who has taken a bullet to the head and needs immediate surgery, the other is Alexander Zalachenko, an older man who Lisbeth has attacked with an axe.
In this third novel in the Millennium trilogy, Lisbeth is planning her revenge against the men who tried to kill her, and even more importantly, revenge against the government which nearly destroyed her life. But first she must escape from the intensive care unit and exculpate her name from the charges of murder that hangs over her head.
In order to succeed with the latter, Lisbeth will need the help of journalist Mikael Blomkvist. He is writing an exposing article that will shake the Swedish government, the secret service and the whole country by its foundations. Finally there is a chance for Lisbeth Salander to put her past behind her and finally there is a chance for truth and justice to prevail.
At the moment I am reading the third volume of the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. I am thoroughly enjoying the books.
I want to bring your attention to an historical error in the introductory part of The Girl Who Knocked the Hornets Nest. It is stated there that Boudicca, (Buddug in Welsh) was English. In fact,
at the time of the Roman conquest there was no such place as England, the English did not exist. At the time Britain was ruled by the Celts or Britons (Brythoniaid in Welsh). The English appeared on the scene much later in history.
I cannot tell whether this error was made by the author Stieg Larsson, or was made during translation into English by Reg Keeland.
However, if another edition is published, please make sure that this historical error is rectified.
- Richard Griffiths(Welsh Celt), 20 november 2012
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This book is AWESOME.I made sure all my friends read it.
- Mixangor, 18 oktober 2012
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what is the price of this book?
- Ria, 20 May 2012
what is the price
- Name/signature, 30 september 2012
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i love his books!stieg is so amaziing
- pretty>>phils, 16 May 2012
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bra boak
- , 19 Mars 2012
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To bad they dint end up together :3
- Aiden, 13 Mars 2012
you just gave it away, I hadn't finished the book yet
- , 22 April 2012
me either ;( I am half way through, did he write all of book three before he died?
- , 17 May 2013
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- , 14 February 2012
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realm g!loved all.special 3rd one ,unique.untraped. or looming .hr.how?why me?thank you very much.much appreciated. certainly .keep propel.
- vaco, 9 February 2012
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Loved all of the Millennium trilogy books to the point where I can't wait to go to bed so I can carry on reading. Am very nearly finished the Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest but had to force myself to go to sleep last night in order to get up for work today. Read these books, you won't regret it.
- Jules, Cumbria, 16 January 2012
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ALEX by Pierre Lemaitre
‘It enthrals at every stage of its unpredictability. Grippingly original’
- The Times.
Simply amazing...the entire series...flawless!
- ShayDee, 9 januari 2013