This is a new retelling of Scandinavian Mythology. It follows the familiar pattern from origin myths to Ragnarok. Most of the stories follow Odin, Thor and Loki as there is the most material on them according to the author. I always loved reading about these myths when I was a kid, more so than the …
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Most people would be fairly familiar with the contents of this as even though they might not have read the book they probably would have seen the film as it was quite popular. The story is broadly the same as the film, Tristan sets off over the Wall to faerie to find a shooting star …
The Heart of Stone by Ben Galley
I’d read a review of this on Goodreads and the premise had me intrigued. It is a standalone story of a Golem, told primarily from his point of view. At the beginning of the story he is already 400 years old and spent most of that time in war. He is tired and jaded of …
The Master of Whitestorm by Janny Wurts
A somewhat strange book. Describing it it seems to be like a RPG game, where our protagonist completes tasks, each getting harder and more implausible as it continues. We start the story from the viewpoint of a slave on a ship where he is shackled beside our hero. Apparently he’s been a slave for five …
Echoes of the Great Song by David Gemmell
I love this book. It has a lovely melancholic feel as you would expect from a book set just after the end of the world. It is a fast paced book as Gemmell’s usually are but as always he makes you feel for the characters in such a brief period of time. It is a …
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