With the trickster, Loki, as your guide, journey to the ancient forests of Scandinavia and bear witness to the legends ofNorse mythology. Starting with the Norse creation myths, the trickster god Loki takes the reader on a wild ride through Norse mythology, from the era when thegodsâthefounders ofAsgardâdefeateda race of monsters, and then hurtles through legendary stories, including Odin hanging himself on the World Tree, the theft of the corrupting gold ring, and the murder ofBaldr, the god of love and the sun.Born within the heart of a fire in the hollow of a tree-trunk, Loki arrives inAsgardas an outsider. He is a trickster, an unreliable narrator, the god of intelligenceand politics. In spite of his cleverness and sparkling wit (or, perhaps, becauseof this), Loki struggles to find his place among the old patriarchal gods of supernatural power and is constantly at odds with the god ofthunderâThor.Alongside the politics ofAsgard, the novel charts the course ofLoki'smany loves and families, from his mothering of Odin's famous horse to his intense, turbulent, and, eventually fatal relationship withBaldrtheBeautifulâatender and moving story of a love that goes wrong.This is a retelling that is contemporary in tone, at once amusing andrelatable. It is a heartfelt plea to overthrow the old gods of power and authority and instigate a new era ruled by love and intelligence.
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- English
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Book One
- Book Two
- Book Three
- Book Four
- Book Five
- Book Six
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Copyright
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