[1] He has written several novels, all published in Iceland and some have traveled in Europe; translated into Germany, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Lithuanian.

[citation needed] Lost in Paradise (Týnd í Paradís) is Mikael's latest book.

[citation needed] Mikael has also written for theatre, and his plays have had great success in Iceland, Norway, Germany and the US.

[citation needed] In 2013, the film Falskur fugl, based on Mikael's first book, premiered in Iceland.

[3] He was one of the writers of the drama miniseries Blackport, along with Gísli Örn Garðarsson and Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.