Though these countries are also known for their Nordic crime thrillers, he says they have not been of much influence on him.We are quite blessed with amazing Nordic writers in the genre like Jo Nesbo, but I have to admit that its not the biggest genre on my bookshelf, he says.On the other hand, he says he reads a lot of fantasy by writers such as Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan, Joe Abercrombie, Steven Erikson, Neil Gaiman, and more recently, Ann Leckie.I also read authors who write about life in general, like Julian Barnes and Allain De Botton.