Release Date: 18/01/12SYNOPSIS:
The second volume of Meaney's epic Ragnarok space opera trilogy. The dark matter in the universe is alive and is seeking to pervert human history to its own ends. Its influence has reached back into the dark ages, to the centre of the 3rd Reich and 600 years into the future. The Ragnarok universe not only provides a stunning SF rationale for Norse mythology but posits a world where pilots are locked into symbiotic relationships with their ships and the cities can come alive.
REVIEW:
John Meaney is one of those authors that you either love or hate. I love the guys writing, the hard combat, the speed of thought and the idea’s that seem to keep flying around and hitting you like neutrino’s. It’s cleverly plotted and of course it has a pace that few authors can manage to keep up with let alone emulate.
Add to this an almost adult by the hand guide through the work as it wends it way through numerous characters and timelines as well as a great use of prose and it’s a title that I absolutely adored as there’s something for everyone within be it good old fashioned Scandinavian mythology or even an honour system alongside a dark future.
All in this is a cracking piece of fiction and a pure joy to read, just prepare to leave grip marks within the titles pages.
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