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| ISBN: | 1456463462 (ISBN13: 9781456463465) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Loki |
Mike Vasich
Paperback | Pages: 378 pages Rating: 3.78 | 1793 Users | 265 Reviews
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God of Mischief. Father of Lies. Harbinger of Destruction. Exiled and tortured by the gods, Loki swears vengeance. He will summon the mighty Fenris Wolf and the legendary Midgard Serpent, and they will lead an army of giants and all the dead in Niflheim. Brimming with the power of the most destructive being in the Nine Worlds, he will not rest till Asgard is in ashes and all the gods are dead under his heel.
List About Books Loki
| Title | : | Loki |
| Author | : | Mike Vasich |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 378 pages |
| Published | : | February 2nd 2011 by Createspace (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Mythology. Fiction |
Rating About Books Loki
Ratings: 3.78 From 1793 Users | 265 ReviewsArticle About Books Loki
I enjoyed this book. The author does an excellent job stitching a narrative together out of the somewhat fragmentary stories of Norse mythology, and pulls together an engrossing and entertaining read.I'd wrestled a bit with some of the portrayals of Loki, but the book makes it all flow in a way that's easily understood.Neil Gaiman's book on Norse mythology is more bombastic and comic book-like, but this is written more... dramatically."As the venom streamed down once more, he heard the unmistakable sound of a wolf howling. It would not be long now. Ragnarok had come, and he would see Asgard crushed and burned till he trod on the ashes of all those who had wronged him." As an avid reader of Norse Mythology, when I stumble upon someone calling Loki "the greatest villain of all time", I cannot help but cringe. One of the most fascinating characteristics of the Norse and Greco-Roman pantheons is that there is no cut-out villain
I have yet to come across a version of Loki that I havent liked. Whether he be the giant, unstable God of Everworld, who trapped Odin in the same fate he had been trapped in; the original trickster God from mythology; or the hurt, heartthrob from the movie Thor.Vasichs Loki is no exception. Hes a combination of Vasichs own interpretation, and the mythical Loki from legend. Hes powerful, manipulative, intelligent, with a twisted sense of humor. But he has a human side, and a painful past. Hes
Ever since my first book on Norse myths ( A.S. Byatts Ragnarok), the gods and heroes from the North were of interest to me as a reader. The fact that they are all powerful and yet there is a finiteness to them was not something common to lot of the worlds myths. Across a span of centuries, Odin and his family grew and prospered into the roles of the undisputed overlords of all the nine worlds. The accounts of what happened prior to Ragnarok differs with some narratives calling Loki the ultimate
A brilliant retelling of some of the major events in Norse mythology, and thus an ambitious and worthy--and ultimately significant--literary effort. Vasich brings to life things like the Norns, the gods, and ultimately Ragnarok. He brought to life the wolf Fenrir, the stonemason who offered to rebuild Asgard's wall, and Hel. Vasich has a special ability to imagine and write about mythic events, as you'll see in the final battles between Fenrir and Tyr, Thor and Jörmungandr, Heimdall and Loki.
Words are not enough to explain how absolutely and totally I loved this! Simply amazing! This book does a good job on staying true to spirit of original Norse myths, while at the same time it breaths new life into them. Lets say i will newer again look at Odin and Loki in the same way. Each Asgardian God is given distinct personality that is not far from how they where portrayed in folklore, it also gives them a little extra and makes them believable. Its all deliciously dark and very tragic.
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