From Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerge the gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again. Gaiman stays true to the myths while vividly reincarnating Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning Thor, Odin's son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods and Loki, the son of a giant, a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman fashions primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds delves into the exploits of the deities, dwarves, and giants and culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and the rebirth of a new time and people. Winner of The London Book Fair CAMEO Award 2020 for Book to Audio adaptation. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. Buy Now for 615.00 Publisher's Summary A full-cast dramatisation of Neil Gaiman's magical retellings of the Norse myths, inviting us into a world of gods and monsters, tricks and trust, fiery endings and new beginnings. Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. It's worth six and a half hours of your time, very, very easily.Introducing an instant classic - master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths.
Ragnarok in particular feels very prescient right now, and that moment of hope at the very end was truly bittersweet in the best possible way. It's hard to pick a favourite story out of the group as well some of the tales here are totally new to me and learning them was fascinating, but you also have to love the old favourites, like Thor travelling to the lands of the giants. I laughed aloud with a lot of regularity, and the ever-popular dynamic between Thor and Loki is played very effectively I get the feeling that Gaiman really likes Loki, and this version of the stories rather makes me do so too, much of the time. These are great adaptations of the myths - a tad more adult/gory than the last time I read them, aged roughly 12 (!), but certainly not distasteful for anyone who is concerned - and the tone of the stories is brilliant. It seems from the other reviews that Gaiman's narration is a bit controversial, but I personally really liked his reading style.
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