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Independent People
by Halldór Laxness

A modern novel that draws on Iceland's epic traditions, this classic has it all: satire, pathos, cold weather and sheep.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth
by Jules Verne

Verne's classic features descriptions of Reykjavík and Snæfellsjökull, the volcano that served as the gateway to the centre of the earth.

Hrafnkels Saga
by Magnús Magnússon (translator)

Some of the best reading available is to be found in the great sagas or historical novels of medieval Iceland.

Northern Sphinx - Iceland & the Icelanders from the Settlement to the Present
by Sigurður A Magnússon

An easily digestible account of the country's people, places and history.

Iceland Saga
by Magnús Magnússon

A valuable introduction to the country's history and literature.

Last Places - A Journey to the North
by Lawrence Millman

A collection of side-splittingly funny tales from the author's four-month trip from Scotland to Newfoundland via the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland.