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Books about Norse mythology
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Viking Saga
My free novel deals with Norse mythology. It's at http://www.scribd.com/vikingsaga
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I should put in a mention here of M D Lachlan's Wolfsangel which I read last year. I thought it a powerfully imaginative interpretation of Norse mythology, but rather OTT. Coincidentally I re-read an old favourite not long after - Poul Anderson's The Broken Sword. A dark fantasy which incorporates the spirit of Norse mythology, it stands the test of time well. It was interesting to compare it to Lachlan's tale. There are some similarities - both have as the heart of the story a stolen child/doppelgänger. Although Wolfsangel is imaginative and full of dazzling imagery, compared to the spare and sinewy Broken Sword with its beautiful but restrained use of descriptive passages, WA seems rather overwrought, like a film relying on special effects for its impact. Sometimes the old masters can't be beaten!
How about Elizabeth Boyer's World of the Alfar series (The Sword and the Satchel,The Elves and the Otterskin, The Thrall and the Dragon's Heart etc.)?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sword-Satch ... rd+satchel
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sword-Satch ... rd+satchel