The light is extinguished. The prophecy is absolute. The end of the world begins with a lie.
In the golden fortress of Asgard, the gods believe they are immortal. Queen
Frigg
has secured an oath from every living thing to protect her perfect son,
Baldr
-but pride blinds her to the
single flaw
. A small, inconsequential sprig of
mistletoe
.
Loki
, the Trickster God, consumed by an ancient, unforgivable grievance, finds the loophole. His vengeance is not an act of war, but a surgical strike against the
heart of Asgard
. What follows is a descent into cosmic tragedy: a blood-oath shattered, a brother forced to slay a brother, and the swift, terrifying descent into
Fimbulvetr
-the Winter of Winters.
This is the definitive Norse Mythology retelling you've been waiting for.
Witness the terrifying, intimate collapse of the cosmos:
The crippling guilt of
Odin
, whose paranoia leads him straight into the jaws of the
Wolf, Fenrir
The epic, poisonous final duel between
Thor
and the monstrous
Midgard Serpent
The agonizing, eternal punishment of
-bound by the sinews of his own kin, attended only by the fierce loyalty of his wife,
Sigyn
The desperate, chaotic charge of the
Einherjar
against the armies of fire and the dead.
When the
Sun and Moon are devoured
, when the gods fall in brutal, fatal duels, and when
Asgard
is consumed by fire, what remains? Only a handful of survivors, holding the heavy, quiet promise of
rebirth
If you love emotional epic fantasy that explores fate, failure, and the ultimate price of power, prepare for the Twilight of the Gods.