Hanck Orn’s son is dead. When they come to the door they tell him it was a heart attack, but he knows they are lying. So he travels to the outermost reaches of the land to find out what really happened. When he lands on the island he is met by a young woman, hair streaked with blood, raving like a lunatic. She is one of the sisters, who tell him the story of how his son died in the great hall of the Clan, the Norse gods, who were holding a party. But the festivities soon got out of hand, the guests began to argue with one another, and the mischievous shapeshifter Loki dealt a deadly blow. Set in a dystopian future that recalls Orwell and Zamyatin, Klas Ostergren has weaved a dizzying story of magnificent scope and foul play. Moving from the golden halls to the depths of the underworld, it is about one man’s search for justice for his son in a world on the brink. A place where true love is so strong it can bring about the end of time.
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"An ambitious and fully fleshed-out entry in the Myths series." "--Herald"
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By Mike Redley
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Based upon the Lokasenna from the Poetic Edda of Norse mythology, Östergren's near-future dystopian story tracks Hanck Orn as he searches for answers as to his son's death.
The Lokasenna (Loki's flyting or 'insult slinging') forms the basis of the middle section of the book while in the first and then third, Östergren concentrates more upon Orn's journey - both physical and metaphorical - as he comes to terms with the changes that unexpected life and death bring to a man.
Östergren skillfully updates the language both of the speeches and actions of the players of the Lokasenna, while retaining the poetic nature of the myth. You come to realise that these Gods, being Gods, are still alive and playing their old games; unchanging while the earth and its nations may come and go.
Equally skillful is his handling of the emotions and actions of a single man. You make the journey with Orn, feeling for him and with him as he stumbles along as blindly as the All Father is (supposedly) omnivident.
My only criticism is that the final pages seemed a little rushed, as if a word limit was hovering over Östergren. Nonetheless an excellent read which has encouraged me to delve into his other works.
The Lokasenna (Loki's flyting or 'insult slinging') forms the basis of the middle section of the book while in the first and then third, Östergren concentrates more upon Orn's journey - both physical and metaphorical - as he comes to terms with the changes that unexpected life and death bring to a man.
Östergren skillfully updates the language both of the speeches and actions of the players of the Lokasenna, while retaining the poetic nature of the myth. You come to realise that these Gods, being Gods, are still alive and playing their old games; unchanging while the earth and its nations may come and go.
Equally skillful is his handling of the emotions and actions of a single man. You make the journey with Orn, feeling for him and with him as he stumbles along as blindly as the All Father is (supposedly) omnivident.
My only criticism is that the final pages seemed a little rushed, as if a word limit was hovering over Östergren. Nonetheless an excellent read which has encouraged me to delve into his other works.
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Where is the hardback edition?
7 Sep 2009
By happenedtobehere
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Canongate has apparently decided to forego the hardcover edition for this and possibly future titles in the series. Their explanation makes no apparent sense.
"We understand the frustration that changes in format for a series can cause, however we do also have to consider each title individually to make sure that it is available in the edition most appropriate for that particular title."
Readers and collectors of the series are understandably upset, as the series was shaping up to be a beautiful collection, both in terms of writing and design. Hopefully they'll reinstate the hardcover soon. I feel sorry for Klas Östergren, though, whose entry in the series will likely lose readers as a result.
"We understand the frustration that changes in format for a series can cause, however we do also have to consider each title individually to make sure that it is available in the edition most appropriate for that particular title."
Readers and collectors of the series are understandably upset, as the series was shaping up to be a beautiful collection, both in terms of writing and design. Hopefully they'll reinstate the hardcover soon. I feel sorry for Klas Östergren, though, whose entry in the series will likely lose readers as a result.
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