Norse Code
May. 30th, 2009 09:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prusikI actually finished reading Norse Code on Monday. I'm just getting around to writing about it today.
What an awesome book! Fast paced. Funny. Imaginative.
It's good to see the urban fantasy sub-genre diversify like this. Yes, there is a strong female character with a sword. (Actually, there are several strong female characters and they talk to each other about something besides a man.) Yes, there are supernatural love interests. (I didn't say they never talked to each other about men.) Neither of these elements, however, begin to describe the novel. Greg van Eekhout swallows the entirety of Norse myth and comes up with a tense, vivid and exciting story of a modern day Ragnarök. He takes us on a breathless and irreverent ride through the worlds of Norse mythology. He successfully ratchets up the suspense and tension even though the future is foretold through prophecy (in scarily specific detail).
Totally worth reading.
What an awesome book! Fast paced. Funny. Imaginative.
It's good to see the urban fantasy sub-genre diversify like this. Yes, there is a strong female character with a sword. (Actually, there are several strong female characters and they talk to each other about something besides a man.) Yes, there are supernatural love interests. (I didn't say they never talked to each other about men.) Neither of these elements, however, begin to describe the novel. Greg van Eekhout swallows the entirety of Norse myth and comes up with a tense, vivid and exciting story of a modern day Ragnarök. He takes us on a breathless and irreverent ride through the worlds of Norse mythology. He successfully ratchets up the suspense and tension even though the future is foretold through prophecy (in scarily specific detail).
Totally worth reading.
