Status Updates From The Broken Sword

"'Greeting, Skafloc,' said the As. His voice was deep and vibrant, as of a storm-wind blowing through a sky of brass."

"The hardest fight was on a desert shore with a troop of exiled gods, grown thin and shrunken and mad in their loneliness but still wielding fearsome powers. Three elf ships were burned after the fight, there being none left to man them, but Imric was the victor."

Must confess: I'm jelly of people who can just whistle past this graveyard of flaws. They must enjoy a level of immersion my skepticism disallows. This doesn't play by its own rules and I refuse to nod along like a thrall. Ever read a Superman comic and thought, "Why doesn't he use X,Y, or Z power instead? That's me with Skafloc, the whole time. And where's the dumb sword?

Are humans the center of the universe? They frikkin' must be because fay have no <spoiler>souls. Apparently, they are little more than murder hoboing, wallpaper paste, apparitions? </spoiler> How could they not be when the Norse and Fay pantheon are making a mythos sandwich with "The White Christ: Jesus."
Ultimate World Build FAIL.
Echoes of Neil Gaiman? Witch seen again in Conan the Barbarian?

Lost count of the errors, how can they have no fear of gods when Odin went hoofing by, earlier. Such hubris! Such complete disregard for self editing, even though he rewrote it. I'm now reading this as I would an epic poem, knowing full well: it sucks, it's contradictory, but somehow people still insist it's important.

This book is self-contradictory already. Even though it's the sixteen years after, update. I don't like how it reads like 60's Sci-Fi. If it weren't appendix-n, I'd give it coin toss odds as a DNF. I hate it when the world falls apart in the first ten pages. Now, I'll be looking askance at it for at least another ninety pages. Yech.

Wowzers! 2 minutes in and I was already floored. I was already a fan of Poul Anderson, but apparently I've only seen faint glimpses of his greatness until now.

Wowzers! 2 minutes in and I was already floored. I've always been a fan of Poul Anderson, but apparently I've only seen faint glimpses of his greatness until now.

I love the fact that the world isn't made up. Parts take place on England, Finland, Ireland...And yet, Anderson makes it all seem like an entirely different universe.

Wow, these elves are badass.

Reading it, it sort of reminds me of The Children of Hurin: same dark tone. But even Hurin is comparatively tame to this one. Loving it so far!

If you like Fantasy , check this out ASAP. Surprised at how good this is so far... You'll definitely see a review of this on my review blog.