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Aug 06, 2011
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An entertaining gateway to Hell, and toward darker fiction
This review covers the trilogy, printed in 1986 but released in an eBook omnibus in 2013 called Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 by C. Dean Andersson
History and Style: The three books combined in Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 were written within ~1.5 yrs (1985-86). C. Dean Andersson (aka Asa Drake) was motivated to make a fun horror series on quick timing. The result was easily digestible horror / fantasy, all rooted in Viking lore. The trilogy includes: 1) ...more
This review covers the trilogy, printed in 1986 but released in an eBook omnibus in 2013 called Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 by C. Dean Andersson
History and Style: The three books combined in Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 were written within ~1.5 yrs (1985-86). C. Dean Andersson (aka Asa Drake) was motivated to make a fun horror series on quick timing. The result was easily digestible horror / fantasy, all rooted in Viking lore. The trilogy includes: 1) ...more
It's sort of surprising to walk into a book like this and find the story so completely straightforward. There's no political context, no talk of nations or cities or society. It starts at a village of freed slaves, proceeds to the castle of the Evil Overlord (view spoiler) and from there on a hero-quest to various locations, none of which require a trip through Customs.
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This was good. I may have even liked it better than Book One. This is classic sword and sorcery here, based on Norse Mythology. There's undead warriors, frost giants, women and men warriors, shapeshifters, gods and goddesses, sorcerers and everything else this type of story needs.
It follows the myths a little closer than your average novel of this type, and does get a little dark at times.
Overall this is a strong, and I'd say underrated, entry in the genre. ...more
It follows the myths a little closer than your average novel of this type, and does get a little dark at times.
Overall this is a strong, and I'd say underrated, entry in the genre. ...more
This features another female sword and sorcery hero. The book ties in a fair amount with mythology.
An entertaining gateway to Hell, and toward darker fiction
This review covers the trilogy, printed in 1986 but released in an eBook omnibus in 2013 called Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 by C. Dean Andersson
History and Style: The three books combined in Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 were written within ~1.5 yrs (1985-86). C. Dean Andersson (aka Asa Drake) was motivated to make a fun horror series on quick timing. The result was easily digestible horror / fantasy, all rooted in Viking lore. The trilogy includes: 1) ...more
This review covers the trilogy, printed in 1986 but released in an eBook omnibus in 2013 called Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 by C. Dean Andersson
History and Style: The three books combined in Bloodsong! — Hel X 3 were written within ~1.5 yrs (1985-86). C. Dean Andersson (aka Asa Drake) was motivated to make a fun horror series on quick timing. The result was easily digestible horror / fantasy, all rooted in Viking lore. The trilogy includes: 1) ...more
Good old sword and sorcery. Has a lot of torture by the villian but not in a bondage porn kind of way. Well-paced.
Very fine book! Amazing plot, amazing language, amazing characters! Thank You, Author!!!
Jun 10, 2012
J.W. Wright
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Jan 11, 2014
Mark
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