Checked that out on Amazon, too, lol. Seems to be another high fantasy themed book about good and evil and saving/destroying the world, using inspirations from Norse mythology. Could be good, sure. I must admit, though, that some of the reviews suggest the names may be a bit abrasive: why use the strangely spelled 'waelcyrge' for instance, instead of the more common (at least to me...) valkyrie? Perhaps a minor thing, but it might prevent me from really getting absorbed in the story.
Also - I am not so much into High Fantasy. Epic battles where the fate of the world itself is at stage tend to not interest me very much. All too often it is big religious and philosophical themes treated like they were not. And I just don't buy that the fate of the world itself should rest on one or a few individuals. That spells mundane pretty fast to me. Perhaps I take it too seriously or something, but...
Personally, I'm thinking more in terms of using themes from folklore and Norwegian fairy tales - the way the unseen influences the lives and fates of my protagonists, and more individual fates. I may end up with a pretty big, bad villain, though - but more bad in the common dictator way (Hitler, Stalin, Saddam & friends) than the Sauron way, if you know what I mean.
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Date: 2010-05-14 07:02 pm (UTC)Also - I am not so much into High Fantasy. Epic battles where the fate of the world itself is at stage tend to not interest me very much. All too often it is big religious and philosophical themes treated like they were not. And I just don't buy that the fate of the world itself should rest on one or a few individuals. That spells mundane pretty fast to me. Perhaps I take it too seriously or something, but...
Personally, I'm thinking more in terms of using themes from folklore and Norwegian fairy tales - the way the unseen influences the lives and fates of my protagonists, and more individual fates. I may end up with a pretty big, bad villain, though - but more bad in the common dictator way (Hitler, Stalin, Saddam & friends) than the Sauron way, if you know what I mean.