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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 Volsons 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--its all here in spades. Sigurds short life hurtles towards an inevitable climax that exhibits both powerful drama and has added edge-of-the-seat tension. Its 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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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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