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by Melvin Burgess (Author) "Regin said, 'It's time.' ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd; 1st Edition edition (1 Sep 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842701797
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842701799
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.4 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 447,057 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Novels by the controversial author for teenagers, Melvin Burgess, do not happen along every year, so when one does land it is always an important event. And Bloodsong has certainly been worth waiting for. Six years on from Bloodtide, this sequel--also inspired by the Icelandic Volsunga Saga that Burgess has been an admirer of since his youth--is every bit as violent, gripping and explosive as its predecessor.

Set in a future Britain, amidst a terrifyingly savage post-apocalyptic landscape, Bloodsong tells of the life and many deaths of 15-year-old Sigurd, young hero of this particular age. Sigurd is sent on a suicide mission to a bomb-flattened London to try to kill a seemingly invincible dragon-creature, who in reality is a much-augmented human being with impenetrable scales for skin and a peerless command of technology in its defence. Armed only with a flawed but God-tinged sword as a weapon, the young Volson’s plan is to lie in wait for the beast in a shallow grave, and to gut the monstrosity as it trundles overhead.

That Sigurd succeeds in this impossible mission is due to his courage, ingenuity and timely reincarnation after his unfortunate first death. Reborn to re-unite the kingdom, Sigurd passes first into a captivating underworld, where he finds love, then onwards towards glory and wealth.

Tighter than the first book, the reader is gripped on the first page. Telling a shorter story this time, in glorious bloody technicolour, and using his effective multi-viewpoint approach, Burgess weaves a tale that is not for the feint-hearted. Love, passion, death, treachery--it’s all here in spades. Sigurd’s short life hurtles towards an inevitable climax that exhibits both powerful drama and has added edge-of-the-seat tension. It’s an unforgettable story that will stay with you for a very long time to come. (Age 14 and over) --John McLay



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"Bloodtide: 'It will rank along with the 20th-century classics.' Sunday Telegraph Lady: 'It's original, and challenging and incredibly rude.' Independent Junk: 'Everyone should read Junk.' Times Doing It: 'This is Burgess on top form - punchy, provocative, on the edge and in your face.' Tim Bowler, Carnegie Medallist
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bloodthirsty saga of gods and dragons, 16 Sep 2005
September 8, 2005
Bloodsong by Melvin Burgess
Set in a terrifying Britain in the near future Bloodsong by Melvin Burgess portrays a time when science and industry have gone mad and power-crazed warlords bestride the land, wreaking havoc and violent death on all opposition. They are armed with potent cyber tools including 'womb tanks,' which can clone any living creature, and blend humans with animals, extracting parts from both. They can also repair bodies, and improve them by adding and subtracting qualities such as compassion and fear. Into this ruined, former industrial landscape strides the young hero, Sigurd, descendant of the ruling house of the Volsoms, favoured by the god Odin. Armed solely with a knife ground down to dust Sigurd's destiny is to rid the land of a fiercesome dragon and fight for his place as King of a united Britain.

Bloodsong is peopled by heroes and villains and virtually indestructible cyber robots. Burgess' powerful imagination has created entirely convincing scientific advances just waiting to be invented. The story which abounds with treachery, evil and violence, is based loosely on the old Volsunga saga and is over 300 pages long. It reveals the best and the worst in human beings but is still the stuff of nightmares with its blood-drenched cover an excellent pointer to the violent contents. I couldn't bear to put it down until I'd finished all the twists and turns of the remarkable story so I stayed up all night reading it. If you enjoyed Bloodtide you'll love Bloodsong, but like me you'll be begging Burgess to write another and make it a trilogy.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Just bizarre, 26 Dec 2007
By J. Hinves (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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I wasn't sure which of the many terrible examples to choose to illustrate how bad this book was. I settled on the part of the story where the hero finds the love of his life trapped in a fire protected underworld, gets her pregnant and sets out on a quest to find a way of rescuing her from her prison. Two days on and he's sleeping with a half-man half-dog who tried to have him killed in a pub with machine guns, flamethrowers and a mortar!

Poorly written and desperately unoriginal at times, as well as making the hero into a post-apocalyptic saviour molded on Jesus, here are a few ideas in the story that you might recognise from elsewhere:

- The hero being bathed in a fluid that totally protects their skin, apart from one area of weakness that gets missed
- A ring covered in markings that brings ill fortune to the wearer
- A knife that only one person can remove from the material it is lodged into (although in this occasion the author swaps a stone for a modern-day lift as the object of choice)
- The knife can only be wielded by one person and can cut through anything, and even be used to cut through people/objects from other dimensions.

Maybe it's just me, but if any of the above sounds bad, then don't make the mistake I made.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Pleasing, but a letdown, 29 Jun 2006
By Dag Aggerman (Swansea, UK) - See all my reviews
Tell you what, Bloodtide was fantastic (the old cover is better than the new wierd footprint one, by the way).
Perhaps this is why Bloodsong was a slight letdown. Yeah, it was diverting and entertaining. Crayley was a great idea, and I like Hogni for my own reasons (read the book), but it wasn't as exciting ang fast-paced as Bloodtide
Burgess, Sigurd seems slightly-too-perfect. You are sure you don't fancy him or something? :)
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