When great warriors die, their reward is eternal life in Odin's great hall, Valhalla. But Valhalla has changed and like any corporation has adapted to survive. Unfortunately nothing could have prepared it for the arrival of currently-dead cocktail waitress Carol Kortright, who is not at all happy.
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Rewriting the classic gods for comic effect is a Tom Holt speciality, and Valhalla returns to Odin the Skyfather, much mistreated in Holt's first funny fantasy Expecting Someone Taller 1987). Valhalla is the afterlife where warriors forever feast, get drunk, laugh at each other and are reborn the next day--the Viking idea of fun. But Odin, a devious bastard, has made changes ...
For Howard the pretend Viking, who joined the War-Band of Sigurd Bloodtooth (Smethwick chapter) in hope of pulling girls, Valhalla is a gory shoot-up with modern weapons. For older killers like Attila, Napoleon and Hitler it's like the thrilling suspense of watching paint dry. For Lin Kortright, theatrical agent to the gods, it's endless gruelling auditions for the part of Lin Kortright--every time, he "dies" on stage. Carol the cocktail waitress lands in a similar dead-end job as a serving wench in the traditional Valhalla, where there's a special briefing for Americans:
"Skyfather, his message: You in Kansas any more are not."
Indeed Odin gives everyone personalised Valhallas that nastily twist their own wish-fulfilment dreams. Clever one-liners and bizarre ideas come thick and fast as ever--few people suspected that the "voices" heard by Joan of Arc included police radios and Fairy Liquid ads. But Holt's emphasis on death and afterlife makes Valhalla a darker than usual comedy. There are manic chases aplenty, but can anyone escape Odin forever? Carol at least intends to have fun trying. Wild humour with a bracing touch of grimness. --David Langford
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Rewriting the classic gods for comic effect is a Tom Holt speciality, and Valhalla returns to Odin the Skyfather, much mistreated in Holt's first funny fantasy Expecting Someone Taller 1987). Valhalla is the afterlife where warriors forever feast, get drunk, laugh at each other and are reborn the next day--the Viking idea of fun. But Odin, a devious bastard, has made changes ... For Howard the pretend Viking, who joined the War-Band of Sigurd Bloodtooth (Smethwick chapter) in hope of pulling girls, Valhalla is a gory shoot-up with modern weapons. For older killers like Attila, Napoleon and Hitler it's like the thrilling suspense of watching paint dry. For Lin Kortright, theatrical agent to the gods, it's endless gruelling auditions for the part of Lin Kortright--every time, he "dies" on stage. Carol the cocktail waitress lands in a similar dead-end job as a serving wench in the traditional Valhalla, where there's a special briefing for Americans: (Skyfather, his message: You in Kansas any more are not.)
Indeed Odin gives everyone personalised Valhallas that nastily twist their own wish-fulfilment dreams. Clever one-liners and bizarre ideas come thick and fast as ever--few people suspected that the "voices" heard by Joan of Arc included police radios and (David Langford, AMAZON.CO.UK) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Indeed Odin gives everyone personalised Valhallas that nastily twist their own wish-fulfilment dreams. Clever one-liners and bizarre ideas come thick and fast as ever--few people suspected that the "voices" heard by Joan of Arc included police radios and (David Langford, AMAZON.CO.UK) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Dogz4
Format:Paperback
This book was very different from what I am normally read, but a lot better than a lot of books I have read. If you like fantasy, but with a modern twist in it, this is the book for you. A god with a grudge, an agent for a god, and an auditarium where all the greatest heroes in the world sit watching paint dry - this novel has got them all! Carol Kortright, cocktail waitress is killed by a grudge holding god to get revenge on her father for giving the before said god the job of janitor of Valhalla. Valhalla... Where every dream and deepest desire comes true! Sounds good? Read on to find your world tipped upside down......
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Vlahalla is one of Holt's masterpieces.
There are many aspects of the story which garauntees the reader laughing on his back by the end of the paragraph. This, combined with a synical but also funny concepts from other different fictionals, such as Star Trek, makes Holt perhaps one of the most daring authors that I have read. He has the tendancy to "boldly go where no man has gone before", into the realms of other ideas, to incorporate them into his own book.
The main storyline is very humourous, if not overly fictional, and quite nifty in some places. Nevertheless, Holt has managed to control this humour and direct it where he wants.
A true master of comedy.
By Tim Wells
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Valhalla is read able, but not as funny or entertaining as most of Holt's other books. If you're a Tom Holt fan then this is a must read, but if you're new to Holt then there are better books to start with
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Tim Ridd
Format:Paperback
This book is very precise, and almost instantly gets the reader interested. From the word go, you just have to keep on turning the pages. I read this book in three sittings, and was incredibly pleased with it's quality. Tom Holt offers more than just readable material. He offers the comedy and confusion that keeps everybody involved. It may take a few chapters to fully understand what is happening, but it is an incredible book and a great read. I advice it greatly.
Thank you.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By ARD13
Format:Paperback
Tom Holt seems to have lost the charm of his earlier books. There are some good chuckles and interesting ideas in this, but I never cared about the characters and it doesn't hang together as a whole. If you enjoyed Expecting Someone Taller and Who's Afraid of Beowulf? but hated Here Come the Sun, you may as well give this a miss.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By "drummermcd"
Format:Paperback
Valhalla was the third Tom Holt book I read. I found it very funny with a good twist in the story. His ideas are, like always, original and his gags are non-stop.
Brilliant
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