My Friday Post: The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris

Published on by Margaret

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Every Friday Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted by Gillion at Rose City Reader where you can share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.

This week was the week for the library van to visit (it comes once a fortnight on Tuesdays) and I borrowed a few books, including The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris.

The Gospel of Loki (Runemarks, #0.5)

ALL OF US CAME FROM FIRE AND ICE. Chaos and Order. Light and dark. In the beginning – or back in the day – there was fire coming out of a hole in the ice, bringing disruption, turmoil and change. Change isn’t always comfortable, but it is a fact of life. And that’s where life as we know it began, as the fires of World Below pierced the ice of World Above.

Blurb:

The novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods – retold from the point of view of the world’s ultimate trickster, Loki. It tells the story of Loki’s recruitment from the underworld of Chaos, his many exploits on behalf of his one-eyed master, Odin, through to his eventual betrayal of the gods and the fall of Asgard itself.

Using her life-long passion for the Norse myths, Joanne Harris has created a vibrant and powerful fantasy novel.

The first adult epic fantasy novel from multi-million copy bestselling author of Chocolat, Joanne Harris.

Also every Friday there is The Friday 56, hosted by Freda at Freda’s Voice. These are the rules:

  1. Grab a book, any book.
  2. Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader.
  3. Find any sentence (or a few, just don’t spoil it) that grabs you.
  4. Post it.
  5. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda’s most recent Friday 56 post.

Page 56:

I found the smiths in their workshop. A cavern, deep in World Below, where a series of cracks in the earth gave vent to a seam of molten rock. This was their only source of light, it was also their forge and their hearth. In my original Aspect, I would not have suffered, either from the fire or the fumes, but in this body I was unprepared, both for the heat and for the stench.

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At the beginning of the book there is a list of Characters, with a word of advice – don’t trust any of them. Loki describes himself as the Trickster, the Father of Lies … Not the most popular guy around. I’m really looking forward to reading this – hope I won’t be disappointed!

What do you think – should I carry on reading – or not?

 

13 thoughts on “My Friday Post: The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M Harris”

  2. This does sound interesting, Margaret. I respect an author who can create a completely different sort of environment and context like that. I don’t usually go much for the fantasy genre, but I’ll be interested in what you think of this one.

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  3. Joanne Harris ranges over such a vast range of subjects and genres. There are several of hers I want to read, including this one. I hope you enjoy it, Margaret.

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  7. I like the old Norse stories, though I will admit that I’m probably affected by the current superhero movies. I’ve always liked Thor though and Loki – not so much. I like Freya. I’ve read quite a few graphic novels with those characters. However, I’ve not ever read a book that is completely devoted to the Norse mythology. I’ll watch for what you think about this one.

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    1. With my lack of familiarity with Norse gods and no familiarity with Fantasy, I’m a bit afraid to try this one. Hope you like it. I often see this author’s replies on Twitter. I enjoy her words so much.

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