The Blue Fox is a short novel set in rural Iceland in 1868. It follows Reverend Baldur Skuggason on his hunt for an elusive blue fox, as well as the herbalist Fridrik B. Fridjonsson, who is having to bury a young woman with Down's Syndrome he had rescued a few years before.

"The night too was cold and of the longer variety."

The story almost feels mythical, like a fairy tale on patience, on revenge. This feeling is reinforced by Sjon's atmospheric writing, which tend to feel more like poetry than prose. His words are immersive, like a painting, and take us on this magical journey in snowy Iceland.

"The sun warms the man's white body, and the snow, melting with a diffident creaking, passes for birdsong."

It is quiet, light and still just like the snow, yet cold, heavy and powerful just like a storm.