In the Web of Loki, a noxious Web surrounds the Norwegian village of Tuntre. It keeps the residents isolated and terrified as it grows.

When she was a child, Ingrid Hansen ran into the Web, which scared her face. The village people avoid her out of fear she may be contagious. She also reminds them of the thing that keeps them trapped within its boundaries.

As high school nears its end, and a future as miserable as her past lays before her, a mysterious journal written to Ingrid specifically appears. The strange diary states that Ingrid is the origin of the Web – and she alone can set her town free. Now, with her only friends by her side, Ingrid leaves the protected village to find out what’s in the beyond. If she’s the cause of the Web, maybe she can end its power over her people.

This story leads Ingrid and her friends to some characters from Norse mythology and into a realm beyond her own with a twist. Is it reality, virtual reality, or a tale Ingrid crafted from her imagination?

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Carla was always fascinated with Vikings and Norway. The story for this book began as a web of lies that no one could escape until they told the truth, but it morphed into a sci-fi virtual reality experience. Carla hadn’t seen any of the Marvel movies with Loki or Thor before writing this book so any coincidences between the two are by accident.

She visited Norway after she started writing The Web of Loki. The new adventure helped with some world building in the tale. Neil Gaiman’s book, Norse Mythology, also helped Carla decide which Viking mythological characters to include in this strange tale, which includes actual nightmares from Carla’s childhood.