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Draugr
by Geoff Hill
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
I liked this story enough. It's a quick 99 pages, so good if you need to finish up your reading list at the end of the year.
Somethings I'm pretty sure they got wrong, for example: the definition of sedir is a bit different than what the glossary states. Some things aren't clear throughout the book, and would probably make sense on further readthroughs. It also perpetuates the myth of Viking Funerals (fun fact: the flaming arrow lighting the boat carrying the dead body on fire never actually happened), but that's alright as it's an artistic choice.
Will I read the rest of these short stories? Probably. The one thing I will also note is the price. Each story ranges from $17-25 CAD for the paperback. I might try the next story on kindle, as I think it's only a couple of dollars. For the amount and quality of story you get, it's not worth the paperback price.
I will say it's a good night or one day read, has an interesting story and characters. I do wish it was maybe 50 pages longer though. I feel like there was an element missing, but can't pinpoint exactly what.
Somethings I'm pretty sure they got wrong, for example: the definition of sedir is a bit different than what the glossary states. Some things aren't clear throughout the book, and would probably make sense on further readthroughs. It also perpetuates the myth of Viking Funerals (fun fact: the flaming arrow lighting the boat carrying the dead body on fire never actually happened), but that's alright as it's an artistic choice.
Will I read the rest of these short stories? Probably. The one thing I will also note is the price. Each story ranges from $17-25 CAD for the paperback. I might try the next story on kindle, as I think it's only a couple of dollars. For the amount and quality of story you get, it's not worth the paperback price.
I will say it's a good night or one day read, has an interesting story and characters. I do wish it was maybe 50 pages longer though. I feel like there was an element missing, but can't pinpoint exactly what.