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I am a fan of Lars Walker's writing but I confess I really struggled with his latest novel. This dystopian fantasy felt didactic and preachy to me. Ultimately, it was interesting with some well done aspects but didn't really come together.
There were a number of well done aspects and I felt like the book was just about to take off on a number of occasions but it just never quite got there. And when it abruptly ended I wasn't willing to invest more.
There were a number of well done aspects and I felt like the book was just about to take off on a number of occasions but it just never quite got there. And when it abruptly ended I wasn't willing to invest more.
A gripping and imaginative story with great characters and a unique setting. A great story for readers young and old.
As regular readers of this blog will know, I have developed a keen interest in myths and fairy tales. Natural I suppose with my history background as myths are the past handed down in storytelling form; not in the modern sense of history but as art with seeds of the past embedded. I have explored myths in non-fiction and fiction and have dipped into some young adult versions as well. When I was looking into Odd and the Frost Giants I stumbled upon The Children of Odin by Padraic Colum. ...
