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Is this Ragnarok, or just California? The NorseCODE genome project was designed to identify descendants of Odin. What it found was Kathy Castillo, a murdered MBA student brought back from the dead to serve as a valkyrie in the Norse god’s army. Given a sword and a new name, Mist’s job is to recruit soldiers for the war between the gods at the end of the world—and to kill those who refuse to fight. But as the twilight of the gods descends, Mist makes other plans. Journeying across a chaotic American landscape already degenerating into violence and madness, Mist hopes to find her way to Helheim, the land of the dead, to rescue her murdered sister from death’s clutches. To do so, she’ll need the help of Hermod, a Norse god bumming around Los Angeles with troubles of his own. Together they find themselves drafted into a higher cause, trying to do what fate long ago deemed could not be done: save the world of man. For even if myths aren’t made to be broken, it can’t hurt to go down fighting…can it?

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3 5 false false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 15:27:40 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 18:05:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 20:44:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 12:10:06 -0700 2009 Norse Code is the first book written by Greg Van Eekhout- a tale of the epic collapse of the world known as Ragnarok and humanity along with gods trying to stop it's embrace.

I've always been a big fan of Norse mythology- tales of adventure, giants and gods, that while being muli-layere...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:22:08 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:22:08 -0700 2009 Think California. Think the not so far future. But also think nine worlds at the brink of destruction caused by Ragnarok, an apocalypse prophesied by a sybil thousands of years ago. Think giants giving birth to wolves, dwarfs, gods...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 16:47:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 17:51:24 -0700 2009 The NorseCODE genome project was designed to identify descendants of Odin. What it found was Kathy Castillo, a murdered MBA student brought back from the dead to serve as a Valkyrie in the Norse god's army. Given a sword and a new name, Mist's job is to recruit soldiers for the war between the gods ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:18:06 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:24:18 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 17:23:57 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:35:58 -0700 2009
Van Eekhout has written several short...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:47:10 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 13:14:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 20:59:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 12:03:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 08:01:03 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 08:08:39 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:17:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:21:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 19:59:01 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:08:56 -0700 2009
Baldr bro...more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 10:35:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 12:26:44 -0700 2009
Despite appearances, there is not one main character, but shifting points of view. Mist, a Valkyrie, is indeed...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 17:35:08 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:19:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 14 09:59:54 -0800 2009 Wed May 27 19:19:12 -0700 2009
It does have a kickass babe, the Valkyrie Mist, but the book is a lot more epic in scope than most urban fantasies. Plus the ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 08:13:09 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 08:06:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 21:55:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 23:35:26 -0700 2009
However, the story seemed to be a bit too big for just 300 pages; it's massive in scope, detailing the last days before Ragnarok, with a huge cast of characters, and it might have been better had he e...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 08:28:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 08:31:45 -0700 2009
The characters are good and well thought out. The consequences of their actions are equally well thought out.

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