"In Asgard, three gods sat on their thrones: one-eyed Odin the all-father, red-bearded Thor of the thunders, and handsome Frey of the summer's harvest." ~ Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman With a spell-binding narrative and word-magic, Gaiman captivates his readers, giving insight into the pantheon of Norse gods, giants and magical creatures and items.
Get ready for wit and humour, trickery and deceit and intimations about protagonists and antagonists as Gaiman takes you on a breathtaking journey from the Beginning to Ragnarok!
I fell in love with Loki's sardonism and wit and cleverness, enthralled by his antagonistic relationship with other gods, yet never being able to be truly independent of them, never able to escape partnering them on quests.
I was enamored of the enigmatic dwarfs, the Sons of Ivaldi and Brokk and Eitri, who make strange but interesting treasures for the gods.
I was hungry for the meat the characters ate, the "five whole roast oxen . . . the twenty whole baked salmon . . ." and ". . . trays of little pastries and fancies . . ."
I was thirsty for the Mead of Poetry.
I was yearning, really, for Gaiman's words.
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