Through Gaiman's deft and witty prose, these gods emerge with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again. I really like Neil Gaiman as an author and look forward to all of his new books. Watching my youngest reenact the battles of Ragnarok was magical. I was just held hostage by two young girls (8/10) until I finished the book. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Neil Gaiman, in Norse Mythology (2017), Ragnarok: The Final Destiny of the Gods At Ragnarok the world as we know it will be destroyed. Thank you to Neil Gaiman for Norse Mythology. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods and Loki-son of a giant-blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction, presents a bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok. Gaiman has provided an enchanting contemporary interpretation of the Viking ethos."-Lisa L. Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology invites us into a world of gods and monsters, fiery endings and new beginnings, tricks and trust.
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