Skadi and the Geats
by Steven Grier Williams
Genre: Fantasy / Sword & Sorcery
ISBN: 9798888191842
Print Length: 246 pages
Publisher: Milford House Press (Sunbury Press)
Reviewed by Lindsay Crandall
In this third installment of the Prose Edda series, dynamic new characters enter the fray alongside some of our favorite characters from previous books.
Picking up after having slain a jötunn in a previous book, Skadi, Bjorn, and Mimir return to their village of Fensalir, where Skadi is informed that Earl Hrothgar of Lejre, the would-be king of Midgard, is requesting Skadi's presence. In his message, Hrothgar hints that he may know the location of Mimir's body (since Mimir is just a head), enticing Skadi and Mimir to set out toward Lejre, leaving Bjorn behind.
But there is no shortage of issues around them. Children are being separated from their parents, entire communities are being destroyed, the heart of the Ironwood (a mysterious forest) has been decimated and replaced with a mine, and the "king" is only holding his kingdom by violence.
As they journey to Lejre, Skadi and Mimir are drawn into a decades-long conspiracy, and Skadi, while a skilled-warrior herself, must learn to rely on others to ensure victory.
No comments:
Post a Comment