Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. From Gaiman’s deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.
Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods and Loki, the son of a giant, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. gods and their world from their origin though their upheaval in Ragnarok.
And he tells us why Ragnarok is both hauntingly familiar and a perfect myth for our time. Hannett, Atlantic Neil Gaiman, long inspired by ancient mythology in. We added some dark radio magic to Neil’s readings. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Writer Neil Gaiman retells the ancient Norse myth of the Twilight of the Gods and apocalyptic end of the world in his stunning new collection, Norse Mythology. From Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerges the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to dupe others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.Introducing an instant classic - master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods and Loki, the son of giants, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction.
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