false 3136191 3 It all began with Ragnarok, with the Children of the Light and the Tarnished ones battling to the death in the ice and the dark. At the end of the long battle, one Valkyrie survived, wounded, and one valraven—the steeds of the valkyrie. Because they lived, Valdyrgard was not wholly destroyed. Because the valraven was transformed in the last miracle offered to a Child of the Light, Valdyrgard was changed to a world where magic and technology worked hand in hand. 2500 years later, Muire is in the last city on the dying planet, where the Technomancer rules what's left of humanity. She's caught sight of someone she has not seen since the Last Battle: Mingan the Wolf is hunting in her city. 3167615 28 10 2008 All the Windwracked Stars (Edda of Burdens, Book 1) total:80|5:15|4:28|3:24|2:6|1:7| 80 278 177 30 5 1 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:22:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:27:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Feb 25 13:02:19 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 13:03:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 05 08:07:12 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 08:07:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:01:56 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 07:02:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 14:16:38 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 14:43:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 21:19:43 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 07:19:34 -0700 2009 The last Valkyrie after Ragnarok lives on for a few thousand years until humans (without their Gods. Ragnarok, remember?) nuke everything save for one city. She remains in her role as chooser (and avenger) of the slain. Then choosing one more...more...]]> 4 11 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 18:17:34 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 07:41:02 -0700 2009 All the Windwracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear, I thought I would be giving it 5 stars. The language is beyond beautiful. The story is told in the manner of an epic poem, without the verse. This is the stuff of myth and legend and that is reflected in the style. The...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 00:21:31 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 00:41:54 -0700 2009
Wrong. Boring, slow, stories with overly weird writing and mythological terminology ensues.

I'm not so into fantasy these days...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jun 17 09:40:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:16:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Nov 25 07:22:30 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 07:16:21 -0800 2009 Library Journal. The story sounds like it would be pretty good, but it takes forever to get going. The style left me frequently briefly confused, as it jumped around in time without any sign or warning. Also, I kept trying to fit the mytholog...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 10:59:12 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 11:02:05 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 10:44:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 21:16:40 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Sat May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:22:39 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:23:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 12:04:37 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:07:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 14:03:43 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 14:05:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:35:53 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 20:37:45 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 10:28:26 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 05:28:28 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 26 12:25:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 12:25:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:42:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:43:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 09:35:40 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 14:31:31 -0700 2009 1