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ANDERSEN (RAND) (2005), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 336 pages
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Forced into the clutches of a bloodthirsty dragon, Sigurd--the new hope of the Volson clan--fights not only for his life, but for the survival of an apocalyptic Britain. Sigurd has a fabulous but frightening future predicted: even to start, he must leave everything to go and fight a dragon, and from there descend into the Underworld. Sounds bad enough, but when you know that the dragon lives on a futuristic, industrially-ruined moonscape that was once Hampstead Heath, the scene is set for a staggeringly brutal fight on an epic scale. Unhappily for him, he meets the love of his life in the underworld, and Sigurd's efforts to rescue his lover will cause huge heartache and grief for both of them, and also for everyone who ever meets them.
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LibraryThing member isabelx
That's how Sigurd began his first adventure - in disguise, on a horse that wasn't a horse, with a saddle-bag full of science and a sword forged with grit from the godworld.
Sigurd's story starts with Regin reforging Sigmund's knife and trying to persuade him to kill the dragon Fafnir, just as it
Poor Sigurd is doomed from the start by the weight of expectation s on his shoulders, and by the dragon's blood that makes him both more than and less than human, He understood now why Odin interfered and fouled things up. He was jealous. All gods are. Their lives, so diluted by endless time, are worthless; they have nothing.
Sigurd's story starts with Regin reforging Sigmund's knife and trying to persuade him to kill the dragon Fafnir, just as it
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does in The Saga of the Volsungs although this retelling takes place in a decayed future Britain, where halfmen descended from animals, and gods who may be part machine roam the land. The story continues to follow the saga closely as it tells of Sigurd's relationships with Bryony (Brynhild) and Gudrun, and the author finds an interesting and non-magical way for Sigurd to lose his memories of his first love.Poor Sigurd is doomed from the start by the weight of expectation s on his shoulders, and by the dragon's blood that makes him both more than and less than human, He understood now why Odin interfered and fouled things up. He was jealous. All gods are. Their lives, so diluted by endless time, are worthless; they have nothing.
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LibraryThing member edspicer
Burgess, Melvin. (2007). Bloodsong. New York: Simon Pulse, Simon & Schuster. 384 pp. ISBN 1-4169-3616-5 (Paperback); $7.99
Bloodsong is like reading a cosmology tale that asks: How do we balance our personal needs with the demands of society? Sigrud is destined to save the world. Fargut is a
Bloodsong is like reading a cosmology tale that asks: How do we balance our personal needs with the demands of society? Sigrud is destined to save the world. Fargut is a
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technological, biologically engineered evil being who has skin that cannot be pierced by anything except a blade that has been destroyed. Sigrud, however, has the help from Odin and the remnants of the sword that can cut through anything except itself. With the help of Ragut and Odin, Sigrud defeats Fargut. In the aftermath, however, he is cast into Hel, where he meets Byrony, his soul mate. Hel, however, is too hot for Byrony to escape without Fargut's leftover dragon skin. Sigrud leaves Byrony to go back and get the skin that will allow Byrony to escape with him. Sigrud longs to give the world to Byrony. The ties to Norse Mythology are interesting as is the idea that Hell comes to Earth because of love and then falls in love so that love can come back to Hell with her. The dog-like voices are fun. Show Less
LibraryThing member Prop2gether
SOOOOOOOOOOOO much better than Bloodtide--a coherent storyline, interesting characters. I almost skipped it because I disliked the first book so much (I actually was calculating how the author could kill off a major character after her second scene).
Awards
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2008)
Original publication date
2005
Physical description
336 p.; 5.44 inches
ISBN
1842701797 / 9781842701799
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