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 Rhinegold - Stephan Grundy
 Rhinegold - Stephan Grundy ... Books (Mm)Newest Review: ... you can tell the story is a familiar one and there are echoes of it in Tolkien as well as others in the fantasy genre. At ... more ... first I found the book a little off putting, the initial chapters dealing with the capturing of the gold by the god Wodan and Loki is rather rushed and so many characters are introduced and then killed off that I found it difficult to properly engage with the story. It wasn't until the second main part of the book with the story of the twin brother and sister Sigilund and Sigimund that the story really took off. The pacing picked up at this point and the characters were more colourful and better fleshed out that t...more |
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Rhinegold - Stephan Grundy: A tale of Gods and Heroes (1015 words)
by - written on 03/10/08 (Very useful, 172 readings)
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Many authors have attempted to re-tell well known myths and classic stories ranging from the interpretation of the Arthurian legends by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Mists of Avalon) or Stephen Lawhead (Pendragon Cycle) to the more recent retelling of the Odyssey (The Penelopiad) by Margaret Atwood. However not many writers have attempted to retell the Nordic legends which is why it was refreshing to find this book Rhinegold by Stephen Grundy. 'Rhinegold' attempts to merge some of the characters of Germanic/Nordic mythology in to a reworking of the Wagnerian Ring Cycle story that is itself loosely based on Nordic Mythology. The Rhine gold of the title is a ... Read the complete review
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