The Slip

I Bring the Fire #4.5

by C. Gockel

~ The Continuation of the USA Today Bestselling Series ~

It's only been a few days since Veterinarian Amy Lewis escaped Asgard with the FBI's professional hacker, Bohdi Patel. The escape involved "borrowing" Odin's magical, world-walking, eight-legged, horse, Sleipnir. Now Odin wants Sleipnir back. FBI Director Steve Rogers doesn't want Odin getting anything he wants. Amy and Bohdi want to set Sleipnir free. The horse has his own ideas. A story (mostly) from Sleipnir's point of smell.

THE I BRING THE FIRE
I Bring the Fire Part I (Free eBook!)
I Bring the Fire Part II
I Bring the Fire Part III
In the I Bring the Fire 3.5
I Bring the Fire Part IV
The a Short Story
I Bring the Fire Part V
I Bring the Fire Part VI
The Fire An I Bring the Fire Short Story
Soul I Bring the Fire Part VII
Magic After I Bring the Fire Part VIII

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Mythology, Adventure, Short Stories, Paranormal, Ebooks

44 pages, ebook

First published June 18, 2014

About the author

C. Gockel got her start writing fanfiction, and she is not ashamed! Much. She received emails, messages and reviews from her fans telling her she should 'do this professionally'. She didn't; because she is a coward and life as a digital designer, copywriter and coder is more dependable. But in the end, her husband's nagging wore her down: "You could be the next '50 Shades of Gray' and I could retire!" Unfortunately, the author isn't much for writing smut. She is sad about this; she'd love for her husband to be able to retire and just work for her so she could nag him.

At the moment, Ms. Gockel is working on the next installment of her Archangel Project series.

Ms. Gockel loves to hear from readers. She can be reached by email at: cgockel.publishing at gmail.com

Her Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/CGockelWrites

Reviews

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightfully different take on Odin's horse Sleipnir.

[Dev · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute short story that is set between books 4 and 5 in the I Bring the Fire series. A very quick read but also a nice one where we get to see more of Claire [she's going to be important later!] and also get to learn more about Sleipnir and even get his POV so I thought that was interesting. I think you could probably skip this one if you really wanted to and not miss anything, but I think it's nice as a kind of missing scene kind of thing.

[PAR · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so glad that I have discovered this author. While this was a short story it really packed a bang, Gockel is able to develop a story that has you setting aside your knowledge that magical beings do not exist. You are so involved with story that you don't have time to wonder how an 8-legged horse might look or move. You know that there are some that want to set free, her "owner" wants her back, the FBI has another entirely different attitude, and no one asks Sleipnir what he wants. This novel has suspense, magic, and is also a breath of fresh air. I highly recommend this read. I received this novel from BookFunnel. This is a true and honest review.

[Jim Kratzok · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and sweet

This is a very brief story about Sleipnir, Odin's magical, sentient, 8-legged horse. Being the son of Loki, he shares some of Loki's traits, including lie detection and being mischievous. Told from the horse's perspective, it's a warm tale that fits right into the rest of this series.

[Carole · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short story about Sleipner, Odin’s magic horse. It actually does move the plot of the series forward and has character development, and who doesn’t like a story mostly from the point of view of a very smart horse.

This is part of a series. You need to read the previous four books before this.

[Anna Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sleipnir means The Slipper because he can move though time and space. He doesn't want to be controlled by Odin, a weapon without volition. He wants to be free. Can he achieve his goal and not hurt the humans who have become his family?

[Sharon Hendrix · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Slip

This is an excellent short story about characters in a series I have not read yet. Even so, I thoroughly enjoyed the tale. It is well written and I enjoyed this look into another time. I totally recommend reading this author's works.

[Patricia Meyers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gre

Nice to see how things are from the animals point of view! Loved it. I look forward to the next book!

[Joanne Reinhart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done.

I found I remembered everything about the Loki stories the moment I started reading even though it's b some time since I read the lastl


Great stuff.

[Emily Parks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, sweet and made me laugh

[R A H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but funny

Just as good as rest of the books in the series. Nice twist to the story from horse’s point of view.

[Rae Anne Bowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Sleipnir. I want one!

[Angela Herremans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Revenge is best served cold lol

I love this short story it was funny, sad and down right side splitting funny how a horse outsmarted the worst horse trainer that ever lived :-)

[Vidar · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun times!

Grear short-read addition to this excellent series. C. Gockel’s take on Norse mythology is a lot of fun. I recommend the whole set of stories.

[Liz Copeland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent short piece from the point of view of the magical horse. Also some great scenes with Claire.

[Zoe Collis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably my favourite instalment from the series. Overall loveable take on our favourite eight legged boy. He lives in my mind rent free.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short and sweet. Not the best one and yet it was still really good. Don't skip the smaller novellas in this series, they are definitely worth it. I enjoyed getting to know Sleipnir better and liked Claire's role in this one. It made a very powerful impression on me, especially the image of the black Director making a plea against slavery.

[Angie Holland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am loving this series, and these little novellas help with the characters and fill in a few more details.
Well worth reading.

[Lady · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series must be read in order. The first book isI Bring the Fire Part I : Wolves (A Loki Story). The second book is Monsters : I Bring the Fire Part II (A Loki Story). The third book is Chaos: I Bring the Fire Part III (A Loki Story). The fourth book is In the Balance: An I Bring the Fire Novella (IBF 3.5). The fifth book is Fates : I Bring the Fire Part IV: The Hunt for Loki is On. This is the sixth book.

Sleipnir is one or Loki's children from one of his many incarnations. He is an eight legged snow white horse that has the mind and soul of a God and just lacks the vocal cords to communicate through speech. Odin being the evil tyrant that he is has enslaved Loki's son with a magical bridle and keeps him like he would a mundane horse. That is wrong on sooo many levels! This is Sleipnir's story and it was awesome! I don't want to give too much away so I will just say this was amazingly written and I can't wait to read the next book!

***This series is suitable for adult readers

[VampAmber · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've loved every book and novella in the I Bring The Fire series so far, and this was no exception. My only complaint was that it was too short (but it said "short" story, so that was to be expected). I loved finding out more about Sleipnir. It's not very often you get to see the world through the eyes of a magical, eight-legged horse. The writing just keeps getting better and better, and I dare anybody to read these stories without being sucked into that world, never to return. Because it's not possible. Humor, action, suspense, a little bit of romance (not so much of the last in this one, but definitely in the other books), it has everything tasty you've ever wanted in a book series. So much <3. Can I give it ten stars instead?

[D · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike In the Balance, The Slip is really a short story. Mainly to explain some probably gap between Fates and Warriors.
It does have some funny quirks, and the Sleipnir point of view of the world is very interesting in a literary way and somewhat refreshing.
The main characters also make their appearances, or something like this... If you did read the first arc then you know what I'm talking about.
Good book

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Never before have I felt such emotion for a character in such a short amount of time! Despite having learning only the basics about Sleipnir before this short story, I rapidly fell in love with him. A true child of Chaos, he is intelligent, caring, and not just a little mischievous. I was aching to see what would happen to him and loved what this brilliant equine managed to put together on a dime, along with some assistance from our favourite characters. Once again perfectly consecutive and absolutely necessary to read in order, as well as a truly worth while and important read between the books!

[Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable Read

Enjoyable Read

Another I Bring the Fire tale but told from Odin's world-walking steed's point of view. Maybe I'm prejudiced, but it seems to me that the horse in this case is smarter than the people. Amy, Bodhi and Sliepnir have escaped from Asgard and are back in what seems to be their own timeline. However, Odin wants his horse back and sends Valkries and soldiers to get him. Will Slip stay free or go back to Odin?

[Ghelik Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Creo que nunca he leído nada desde el punto de vista de un caballo y mucho menos desde el punto de vista del mitológico Sleipnir. Hasta este momento. Esta breve historia me ha enganchado tanto como todas las historias que he leído de esta autora y no puedo sino recomendarlo a todo el mundo. Es una historia divertida, emocionante y muy triste.
Leído en una sentada... a las 4 de la mañana de camino al trabajo. No hay mejor manera de empezar la jornada laboral que con un buen libro.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

The universe's only 8 legged horse talks.....

sort of. Son of an incarnation of Loki he is ghost written short story of life on earth after helping 2 humans escape Asgard. From his own account and some filler from some two legs, find out how he feels about modern day Earth. Cute and funny...

[Jan Niblock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this side story because it gave you things from one of Loki’s children, Sleipnir, an eight legged horse’s point of view. Sleipnir has been under the spell of a magic bridle thus he is just a common horse and not the intelligent being he truly is. I love how his story unfolds and it fits into the I Bring the Fire series perfectly.

[Steven C Hawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Norse Mythology meets the modern world.

This is a short story about the Allfather's famous 8 legged stallion Sleipnir. It just fills in a brief part of the ongoing saga between the 4th and 5th books. It is a quick read, but it is not crucial to the overarching story.

[Vered · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute side story about Odin's horse. If you're reading the series, you might as well read everything, because it makes the overall story that much richer. Plus I'm seriously addicted to the main characters.

[E.M. Taggart · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story gave Sleipnir a charming personality and made me root for him. And the course of events kept me guessing!

Also, now I really want to fix Sleipnir up with a unicorn mare.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This continues to have me twitching for the next 2 books. Warriors is so close, but not quite there. I may resemble Ratatoskr a little