{"product_id":"dark-grows-the-sun-matt-bishop-9780998678924","title":"Dark Grows the Sun: A saga of Odin, Frigg and Loki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe end begins when Kinsmen Die.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrigg, Almother of Gladsheim, is reeling after witnessing the death of her son Baldr, inexplicably murdered at the hand of her youngest son, Hodr. Baldr had been the last chance for a new peace with their enemies. Now, the people of Gladsheim clamor for the only justice they know: execution for the murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Hodr swears on the life of his betrothed that he was tricked into hurling the ensorcelled spear that slew his brother. Frigg must make a seemingly impossible choice between duty and love: Should she execute Hodr-or believe him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Odin, Alfather and master of magics, arrives home with a plan to rescue Baldr's soul from the ship of the dead. But Baldr's spirit has been taken hostage. Frigg must now justify, to herself and others, why Baldr should live again while so many good sons and daughters lie dead. If she fails, Baldr will remain forever dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind it all sits Loki, whose meticulous plan of revenge has been disrupted by none other than his own daughter. If his plan crumbles to nothing, he loses all chance of freeing his children from the harsh imprisonment his blood brother Odin so unfairly inflicted upon them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Frigg struggles to prove Hodr was tricked into murdering his brother and find a way to justify new life for Baldr, Odin guards both his son's corpse and his troubled city. A rebellious faction is burning ships and homes and attacking the city's precious winter food stores. And in the darkness before dawn, witches come for Odin himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeset on all sides by hidden enemies, Odin sends out his spirit to discern the doom the Norns have wrought for him, his family and his people. What he learns will forever change him and all the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e◆◆◆\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatt's series, \u003cem\u003eAnd the Heavens Burn\u003c\/em\u003e, consists of \u003cem\u003eKinsmen Die \u003c\/em\u003e(book one) and \u003cem\u003eDark Grows the Sun \u003c\/em\u003e(book two). The third book in the series will be available in late 2021.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this series, Matt breathes narrative life and breadth into the original Norse myths -- the stories we know from the Prose Edda and Poetic Edda and many of the Icelandic sagas. Unlike Neil Gaiman's \u003cem\u003eNorse Mythology\u003c\/em\u003e (which is great), Matt's fantasy novels put you into the heads of Odin, Frigg and Loki -- narratively speaking, of course.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of those who've reviewed Kinsmen Die have said the following: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You'll recognize the characters from old Norse mythology, who you get to know on a more personal level.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...[Matt's book] made me believe those stories and the characters became much more real, believable and deeper than I'd imagined.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...As a debut novel, a fan of fantasy literature couldn't ask for better.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matt Bishop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998678929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998678924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fensalir Publishing, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.72d","brand":"Matt Bishop","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48799559680255,"sku":"9780998678924","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dark-grows-the-sun-matt-bishop-9780998678924","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}