Valhalla; A trilogy by Ari Bach
Well, this review is long due, thanks to my laziness in reading and writing. But it is finaly here, and I owe @the-walrus-squad one for sure.
Disclaimer: This is not a professional critique, I am just a nerd who loves books.
Valhalla is a trilogy of books by Ari Bach, consisting of Valhalla, Ragnarok, and Gudsriki. But, I mean, I’ll leave out all the information you can, like, google.
How are the books, though?
Well, in my opinion, pretty good.
The story is nice, flows well, and Ari pulls some twists which not even George R.R. Martin would be ashamed of. Be warned, there are lots and lots and LOTS of scenes of extreme violence, and it’s all fucking amazing.
As all good sci-fis, the books show us the possibility of humanity’s future, tackling morals, capitalism, the internet, and, frankly (un)suprisingly, religion, and fanaticisim. That said, these themes are in no heavy focus. Apart from the religion, and even that is not the main focus of the trilogy. It’s not a series with any intended deeper meaning, I think, and it doesn’t have to be. What it does it does well, and what it does is provide a great story while providing some food for thought as a side dish.
The writing is good, if you’ve ever seen @facts-i-just-made-up, you know what you’re in for. There are times when I get lost in it, especially when it comes to fights, but that might just be a personal issue. There’s also often a lack of descriptions of places, people, and machinery, which leaves a lot to the imagination, yes, but can also lead to confusion. I think it is not revealed that Pytten has an eyepatch until the very end of the series, unless I missed something.
That is a thing to praise, thouhg. Inclusion, everyone loves inclusion now, right? In Valhalla you can find lots of canonically gay and bisexual characters, and Pytten is a genderless fish person!
Over all, Valhalla is one hell of a series, and I recommend everyone to give it a shot.
Well that’s one badly-done review over, have a nice one!
Thank you so much for reading them! I’m glad you liked them :D
