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This book, like its sequel "Revenge of the Valkyrie", is not your standard fantasy fare. It is a highly readable re-telling of old an Norse myth. It is not written like fantasy fiction in that it is not about written from a point of view within the story, it just tells the story in simple prose (i.e. there really isn't any character development, there is no access to internal workings of the protagonist, etc). It is quite similar to Tolkien's Silmarillion in this way, though it is easier reading than "The Silmarillion". In fact, when you have read this book, you will quickly understand why people have always said that Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" was based… Read more
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