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Festival
New York Times bestselling horror writers Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon create a music festival to die for in this illustrated novel with artwork by Peter Bergting!
The Valhalla music festival commemorates a long-ago Viking slaughter, but when strange things start to happen it seems the massacre may be far from over. When festival-goers begin to disappear, and musicians find themselves playing mysterious and ancient songs as if possessed, the fans have to figure out what’s going on before the festival site’s haunting past comes back for blood.
The Valhalla music festival commemorates a long-ago Viking slaughter, but when strange things start to happen it seems the massacre may be far from over. When festival-goers begin to disappear, and musicians find themselves playing mysterious and ancient songs as if possessed, the fans have to figure out what’s going on before the festival site’s haunting past comes back for blood.
72 pages, Hardcover
Published October 25, 2022
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Christopher Golden
798 books2,961 followersCHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Road of Bones, Ararat, Snowblind, Of Saints and Shadows, and Red Hands. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of the Outerverse comic book universe, including such series as Baltimore, Joe Golem: Occult Detective, and Lady Baltimore. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, Dark Cities, and The New Dead, among others, and he has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. Golden co-hosts the podcast Defenders Dialogue with horror author Brian Keene. In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. He was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated ten times in eight different categories. His original novels have been published in more than fifteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at www.christophergolden.com
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January 13, 2023
As she opened her mouth and began to sing, he snatched the phone from the old man’s hands, dropped it to the ground, and stomped on it.
His hands were shaking. He feared it might have been the beginnings of a dance.
“No, Ellie, no,” Lenore said, and she fell to her knees sobbing.
From across the foot of the hillside, the girl started to sing.
Her song went out live, nationwide.
His hands were shaking. He feared it might have been the beginnings of a dance.
“No, Ellie, no,” Lenore said, and she fell to her knees sobbing.
From across the foot of the hillside, the girl started to sing.
Her song went out live, nationwide.
January 13, 2023
"Music woke them. Spite woke them. Vengeance woke them."
This book is one badass, brutal tale of ancient retribution set against a festival that any attendee will come to regret being a part of!
This book is one badass, brutal tale of ancient retribution set against a festival that any attendee will come to regret being a part of!
April 7, 2023
Great concept, juvenile execution. This reads more like a YA urban fantasy romance (with gore) than a horror story. Stilted dialogue, bland characters,too much filler / "internal monologues"... and an unresolved ending. I felt nothing when bad things begin happening to some of the characters. I can't believe such accomplished authors as Golden and Lebbon couldn't write an atmospherically creepy and terrifying story with a host of murdered, angry and vengeful viking ghosts to work with.
November 18, 2025
horror? a music festival? norse mythology? together? in the same book?? WITH PICTURES??? what could possibly go wrong?? everything. absolutely everything. a very sad execution of a badass concept.
January 11, 2023
Festival is a novella collaboration between Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, with illustrations by Peter Bergting. A massive music festival, The Valhalla Festival, is taking place in England at a site where centuries before Vikings were slaughtered by the locals. A Stonehenge-like group of monoliths and an ancient tree known as the Wednesday Tree inhabit the area. Some of the top music artists in the world are booked for the show. A local girl with great musical promise is given a once in a lifetime opportunity. But as the music gets underway, a strange song is sung, concertgoers begin to disappear and something deadly appears.
This was a great cooperative effort between two excellent writers, and told an intense and bloody story that felt bigger than its few pages. The artwork, especially for the cover, was spot on and enhanced the reading experience.
This was a great cooperative effort between two excellent writers, and told an intense and bloody story that felt bigger than its few pages. The artwork, especially for the cover, was spot on and enhanced the reading experience.
October 8, 2024
I enjoyed the artwork and the premise of the story was very interesting. Problem was that it didn't deliver. Too much bouncing around, not enough character development and the story just fell flat. Could've been so much more.
January 13, 2023
Two stars for fun illustration.
The story had such potential, but it never hit home with me. I wasn't really expecting a YA novella, but that's how this one reads. Not at all believable and I never cared for the characters.
The story had such potential, but it never hit home with me. I wasn't really expecting a YA novella, but that's how this one reads. Not at all believable and I never cared for the characters.
February 12, 2023
Christopher Golden is an author that keeps coming out with these really interesting plots. Yet, when I keep giving him chances by reading his books - hoping one day I'll find one that actually wins - I get upset.
This one sounded REALLY good, but it's told in this whimsy almost borderline purple prose that I just want to slap the fuck out of. Who in god's name wants to read a story told like that about a concert that is channeling the dead to wreck havoc on a crowd? 500 years after their last slaughter?
No possession, no real 'characters', no agency, no plot. The artwork was so-so too. I expected something more detailed and expressive than what we got. We also didn't get any sort of adaptation of what the male characters were supposed to look like.
Idk man, I'd pass on this book. I'm also going to pass on his other work from now on. I think he was better when he wrote novelizations of tv books like Buffy.
This one sounded REALLY good, but it's told in this whimsy almost borderline purple prose that I just want to slap the fuck out of. Who in god's name wants to read a story told like that about a concert that is channeling the dead to wreck havoc on a crowd? 500 years after their last slaughter?
No possession, no real 'characters', no agency, no plot. The artwork was so-so too. I expected something more detailed and expressive than what we got. We also didn't get any sort of adaptation of what the male characters were supposed to look like.
Idk man, I'd pass on this book. I'm also going to pass on his other work from now on. I think he was better when he wrote novelizations of tv books like Buffy.
January 14, 2023
Loved the story and the illustrations
October 9, 2023
I really wanted to love this. I love music & I love Norse Mythology so I thought perfect! This was just all over the place, too fast paced & too many POV's all at once.
February 3, 2023
This was a fun read, but it left me craving more. It could be because it was a novella, but I wanted more meat and bones. It's a fantastic plot and very gruesome, but I would have enjoyed sinking my teeth into a more detailed, atmospheric journey with immersive characters. This would definitely make a kick ass full length novel. Sidenote: The art is exquisite and complements the story very well.
January 16, 2023
When I opened my Nigh Worms package this month and pulled out the physical copy of Festival by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon, I wanted to read it immediately. This illustrated hardback is very appealing to the eye. The cover looks like the cover of a metal album, and the illustrations throughout the text get more and more intense and interesting as the story progresses. I read this as quickly as possible because I had to see how these illustrations fit the story.
The story itself is about The Valhalla Festival, a festival taking place where locals slaughtered hundreds of Vikings. Of course with any haunted ground story, and the music summons the ghosts to come back for revenge. In the short novella, there are several different perspectives and a dozen characters. This type of overview is good for an idea this ranging (you want more than one perspective in a story about a music festival, a place where thousands of people are gathered) but not so good for a story this short. It does not feel like I get a good understanding of the characters before the action starts to take place, so I was not really attached to any of these characters when the ghost Vikings started killing them. I like the ideas of the story, but the execution feels rushed and average.
But the book is cool and the illustrations are great. I have thought about buying copies for friends because I love the physical book. I would also collect a series of these books, short hardback horror stories with great illustrations. This is a great addition to any horror collectors shelves.
The story itself is about The Valhalla Festival, a festival taking place where locals slaughtered hundreds of Vikings. Of course with any haunted ground story, and the music summons the ghosts to come back for revenge. In the short novella, there are several different perspectives and a dozen characters. This type of overview is good for an idea this ranging (you want more than one perspective in a story about a music festival, a place where thousands of people are gathered) but not so good for a story this short. It does not feel like I get a good understanding of the characters before the action starts to take place, so I was not really attached to any of these characters when the ghost Vikings started killing them. I like the ideas of the story, but the execution feels rushed and average.
But the book is cool and the illustrations are great. I have thought about buying copies for friends because I love the physical book. I would also collect a series of these books, short hardback horror stories with great illustrations. This is a great addition to any horror collectors shelves.
July 13, 2023
“This was the site of a massacre, . . . A thousand years ago this year, the villagers who lived hereabouts lured in a band of Viking invaders and hacked them to death. . . . And this festival’s a . . . Commemoration.”
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The Valhalla music festival is an experience to die for — both literally and figuratively. Held on the grounds of a long-ago Viking slaughter, the festival is supposed to commemorate the massacre, but instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare courtesy of aggrieved ancients seeking vengeance.
This was a quick, fun, horrific, and gory read enhanced by the monochrome illustrations scattered throughout. The story took a little bit to get going, but once it did, it really did, and I couldn’t turn pages fast enough. Add to that an amazing gut punch of an ending, and this one is going right onto the favorites shelf!🖤
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The Valhalla music festival is an experience to die for — both literally and figuratively. Held on the grounds of a long-ago Viking slaughter, the festival is supposed to commemorate the massacre, but instead turns into a blood-soaked nightmare courtesy of aggrieved ancients seeking vengeance.
This was a quick, fun, horrific, and gory read enhanced by the monochrome illustrations scattered throughout. The story took a little bit to get going, but once it did, it really did, and I couldn’t turn pages fast enough. Add to that an amazing gut punch of an ending, and this one is going right onto the favorites shelf!🖤
March 4, 2023
For my money you can't go wrong if Golden and Lebbon team up (along with illustrations from Peter Bergting). This hardcover novella length release moves fast, set at a music fest held on the grounds where something very bad happened a long time ago.
As the Viking-themed fest unfolds things go bad quickly, and then they go REALLY bad. Brutal but entertaining, right down to the final moments where Golden/Lebbon truly stick the ending like pros.
Bonus points for mentioning actual bands/performers at the fest, including one of my favorites: Frank Turner.
As the Viking-themed fest unfolds things go bad quickly, and then they go REALLY bad. Brutal but entertaining, right down to the final moments where Golden/Lebbon truly stick the ending like pros.
Bonus points for mentioning actual bands/performers at the fest, including one of my favorites: Frank Turner.
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January 10, 2023I really didn't get into this, and I don't know that that is anyone's fault but mine. I was so excited for a book that takes place at a metal festival, and I still am because this wasn't a metal festival. The bill seemed really strange too, like a bunch of groups that wouldn't ordinarily perform together. And I felt like the story had a few plot holes that were never resolved to my satisfaction, so it either needed to be longer to deal with those, or shorter and just cut them out.
The illustrations were really nice, though. :)
Again, I highly suspect maybe I was not the right reader for this book, so I'm not going to rate it. But let it be known that more metal horror needs to exist.
The illustrations were really nice, though. :)
Again, I highly suspect maybe I was not the right reader for this book, so I'm not going to rate it. But let it be known that more metal horror needs to exist.
January 22, 2023
This was such a short read but grabbed by attention from the get go!! Super eerie!!
February 22, 2023
I am a huge Tim Lebbon Fan. And he collaborated with Christopher Golden? A must-read for me!
Let me just say the Illustrations by Peter Bergting are amazing and elevate this novella to the max.
A Valhalla Music festival commemorates a 1000 year old Viking slaughter. Every one wants to be there. But suddenly strange things happen, people disappear, weird stuff happens, and then a strange song is being sung.. something strange is taken over the festival people. And the slaughter begins..
Fantastic!
Let me just say the Illustrations by Peter Bergting are amazing and elevate this novella to the max.
A Valhalla Music festival commemorates a 1000 year old Viking slaughter. Every one wants to be there. But suddenly strange things happen, people disappear, weird stuff happens, and then a strange song is being sung.. something strange is taken over the festival people. And the slaughter begins..
Fantastic!
January 28, 2025
Loved it, feel of a festival and horror what's not to love? Oh and vikings 😊
January 19, 2023
This is a fun, quick novella, set within a music festival. Because of it's length, it doesn't go into too much detail regarding the past and it's connection to the festival, but it does contain enough information so that the reader is not left guessing. There are multiple perspectives, which works to enhance the general buildup of chaos throughout the festival. I was a fan of the ending.
January 1, 2023
I wanted to enjoy this book so much more. Unfortunately I just didn't. The premise was fascinating--- mixing viking curses with a rock concert? Cool as heck. The execution however? Not there. Everything felt rushed, leaving certain unexplained. Which not saying you can't have some mystery but still I kept waiting for a bit more lore. Perhaps the issue was because this was an short story and not a full blown novel like I was expecting.
Another issue, though perhaps minor in the eyes of some, is that it seemed like the first 10 pages give or take were spent talking about how some of the characters wanted to bang or sex in general. Which I get because ya know sex, drugs, rock and roll. Yet for such a short book it seemed like a topic that didn't need so much detail.
I did enjoy the descriptions of gore and the illustrations.
Otherwise a quick read but rather unsatisfying.
Another issue, though perhaps minor in the eyes of some, is that it seemed like the first 10 pages give or take were spent talking about how some of the characters wanted to bang or sex in general. Which I get because ya know sex, drugs, rock and roll. Yet for such a short book it seemed like a topic that didn't need so much detail.
I did enjoy the descriptions of gore and the illustrations.
Otherwise a quick read but rather unsatisfying.
April 5, 2023
Super cool music festival vibes.
At the Valhalla music festival, on the site of an ancient viking massacre, crazy supernatural things are happening. What starts as a great day turns into another massacre. In this novella, things move quickly. The ending is exceptionally creepy. There are also illustrations that add to the mood. I love books with illustrations.
At the Valhalla music festival, on the site of an ancient viking massacre, crazy supernatural things are happening. What starts as a great day turns into another massacre. In this novella, things move quickly. The ending is exceptionally creepy. There are also illustrations that add to the mood. I love books with illustrations.
July 30, 2024
Full review at Happy Goat Horror:
https://happygoathorror.com/2024/01/2...
This is soooo much fun and it really appealed to me as a metal lover, and an attendee of many a festival. A great infusion of old-school mythology and contemporary horror.
https://happygoathorror.com/2024/01/2...
This is soooo much fun and it really appealed to me as a metal lover, and an attendee of many a festival. A great infusion of old-school mythology and contemporary horror.
January 31, 2023
If you ever happen across a book by either Christopher Golden or Tim Lebbon, you know you're very likely in for a good read. With both of their names on this book, it would be almost impossible for it not to be excellent. And indeed it is. We're treated to a very quick, single-sitting, roller coaster of a read centered on some vengeful forces awakening during a music festival.
I'll be the first to admit that, while I'm absolutely a fan of quality music, I'm not a music festival kind of person. Most festivals don't feature the kind of music to which I'm drawn, and I tend to find such crowds of people uncomfortable. It would be very easy, therefore, for me to struggle to relate to the characters in a book like this one. And yet, though I arguably have very little in common with the majority of the main characters, the authors present the story in such a way as to render the alien familiar and the familiar alien, and it makes for an excellent reading experience.
If I were to offer a word of complaint, it would simply be that I think the book would have benefitted from more pages in which to explore the characters and mythology more deeply. But even at that, while I may have preferred a full-length novel rather than a novella, the short length does add a certain something in that you can easily digest the entire story in a single sitting without any down time.
Illustrations by Peter Bergting throughout the book are not necessary to enjoy it but do add a certain je ne sais quoi and I think they contribute well to the whole.
I'll be the first to admit that, while I'm absolutely a fan of quality music, I'm not a music festival kind of person. Most festivals don't feature the kind of music to which I'm drawn, and I tend to find such crowds of people uncomfortable. It would be very easy, therefore, for me to struggle to relate to the characters in a book like this one. And yet, though I arguably have very little in common with the majority of the main characters, the authors present the story in such a way as to render the alien familiar and the familiar alien, and it makes for an excellent reading experience.
If I were to offer a word of complaint, it would simply be that I think the book would have benefitted from more pages in which to explore the characters and mythology more deeply. But even at that, while I may have preferred a full-length novel rather than a novella, the short length does add a certain something in that you can easily digest the entire story in a single sitting without any down time.
Illustrations by Peter Bergting throughout the book are not necessary to enjoy it but do add a certain je ne sais quoi and I think they contribute well to the whole.
January 11, 2025
I came across this book while navigating through the absolute treasure trove of books and assorted memorabilia at Dream Haven Books, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. If you're ever in that city, do yourself a favor and pay them a visit. All views and opinions are my own, free of charge.
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I'm going to admit right at the start, that my attention was grabbed by the eye-catching covert art that was reminiscent of some of the great horror paperback cover pieces as well as artwork that would be perfect paired with a Heavy Metal Bands EP. This latter point is very fitting since FESTIVAL take place at a music festival in rural England.
Authors Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon have written a short tale with an ominous atmosphere of dread that slowly washes over festival goers. For in this rural setting, acts of death and betrayl from long ago, woven into the land, will bare the most terrible of fruit.
Golden and Lebbon bring to this brief tale, the same energy and pacing found in their 'Mignola-verse' writing.
Author and Musician Evan Dean Shelton has coined a term "real sonic danger", most often used with music itself or spoken word pieces. While Golden and Lebbon do not provide a soundtrack, the ominous and other worldly rhythms and music they allude to in the story are convey that "Real Sonic Danger". Furthermore, while the festival in question is not a heavy metal festival, the over all piece is infused with metal's energy, sensibility and feel.
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I'm going to admit right at the start, that my attention was grabbed by the eye-catching covert art that was reminiscent of some of the great horror paperback cover pieces as well as artwork that would be perfect paired with a Heavy Metal Bands EP. This latter point is very fitting since FESTIVAL take place at a music festival in rural England.
Authors Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon have written a short tale with an ominous atmosphere of dread that slowly washes over festival goers. For in this rural setting, acts of death and betrayl from long ago, woven into the land, will bare the most terrible of fruit.
Golden and Lebbon bring to this brief tale, the same energy and pacing found in their 'Mignola-verse' writing.
Author and Musician Evan Dean Shelton has coined a term "real sonic danger", most often used with music itself or spoken word pieces. While Golden and Lebbon do not provide a soundtrack, the ominous and other worldly rhythms and music they allude to in the story are convey that "Real Sonic Danger". Furthermore, while the festival in question is not a heavy metal festival, the over all piece is infused with metal's energy, sensibility and feel.
January 13, 2023
About 3.5 stars.
When I first saw the cover and read the description I was so excited: ghost vikings at a music festival, hell yeah! And the retro fantasy style art?! In love.
What I didn't expect once I got my copy was that it was going to be so thin. It's 84 pages, a good number of which are illustrations or blank pages between chapters, so probably closer to 75 or so pages of actual story. That's barely a novella.
Despite its short length it introduces a lot of characters (about a dozen named characters, and we get pov chapters from 6 of them). Of course you're not going to have a lot of character detail or development in a story this short, but I thought most of the povs added something interesting to the story.
While it is such a short story, it doesn't really get to the meat of the plot until halfway in, and from there it's a little one-note (excuse the pun). It takes a while to set things up, and then just describes the dancing and the carnage in detail for the remainder of the story. The imagery was gruesome and effectively creepy (paired well with the illustrations). The final twist was suitably haunting.
Overall I'm a bit underwhelmed, though I probably let myself get too hyped about the concept in the first place, which is my own fault. If I read this as part of an anthology it would probably be a standout, but on its own it's a little too thin.
When I first saw the cover and read the description I was so excited: ghost vikings at a music festival, hell yeah! And the retro fantasy style art?! In love.
What I didn't expect once I got my copy was that it was going to be so thin. It's 84 pages, a good number of which are illustrations or blank pages between chapters, so probably closer to 75 or so pages of actual story. That's barely a novella.
Despite its short length it introduces a lot of characters (about a dozen named characters, and we get pov chapters from 6 of them). Of course you're not going to have a lot of character detail or development in a story this short, but I thought most of the povs added something interesting to the story.
While it is such a short story, it doesn't really get to the meat of the plot until halfway in, and from there it's a little one-note (excuse the pun). It takes a while to set things up, and then just describes the dancing and the carnage in detail for the remainder of the story. The imagery was gruesome and effectively creepy (paired well with the illustrations). The final twist was suitably haunting.
Overall I'm a bit underwhelmed, though I probably let myself get too hyped about the concept in the first place, which is my own fault. If I read this as part of an anthology it would probably be a standout, but on its own it's a little too thin.
May 6, 2023
Well, that was disappointing...
A Viking-inspired music festival that celebrates a 500-year-old massacre?
Possessed musicians?
Mysterious goings-on?
What's not to love?
Well, just about all of it, to be honest.
But let's start with the two positives: firstly, the premise made me buy the book so there is something. And, secondly, the artwork was really nice. Not absolutely stand-out, but good.
Otherwise, it read like a YA-angsty-romance-Scooby Doo-inspired mystery. None of the characters had any real depth (maybe because there were so many for such a short novella); the "horror" was more just one-dimensional splatter than horror. And the less said about the dialogue/character interactions, the better.
The saddest part of all this is that I usually love Christopher Golden's books. I can see his ideas and imagination in this story. I just didn't think it was executed very well.
Paul
ARH
A Viking-inspired music festival that celebrates a 500-year-old massacre?
Possessed musicians?
Mysterious goings-on?
What's not to love?
Well, just about all of it, to be honest.
But let's start with the two positives: firstly, the premise made me buy the book so there is something. And, secondly, the artwork was really nice. Not absolutely stand-out, but good.
Otherwise, it read like a YA-angsty-romance-Scooby Doo-inspired mystery. None of the characters had any real depth (maybe because there were so many for such a short novella); the "horror" was more just one-dimensional splatter than horror. And the less said about the dialogue/character interactions, the better.
The saddest part of all this is that I usually love Christopher Golden's books. I can see his ideas and imagination in this story. I just didn't think it was executed very well.
Paul
ARH
January 20, 2023
Imagine hitting up your favorite music festival and something akin to John Carpenter's The Fog transpires. That's exactly what you get in Festival. Authors Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon create a brutal tale that follows a family and one non-related musician as they experience the carnage that takes place at the Valhalla Music Festival, commemorating an ancient Viking slaughter. All your favorite musicians are here from Billie Eilish to FKA Twigs to even Frank Turner. Unfortunately for everyone, viking ghosts are present too, and they're not here for the music.
The book features illustrations from Peter Bergting, which add a gnarly visual element to the book. However, the writers' descriptions of all the action are on-point and deliver the gory goods. Fast, fun, and malicious.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5. Fear Nerd says, "Check it out!"
The book features illustrations from Peter Bergting, which add a gnarly visual element to the book. However, the writers' descriptions of all the action are on-point and deliver the gory goods. Fast, fun, and malicious.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5. Fear Nerd says, "Check it out!"
May 6, 2023
Slight to the point of being relatively unsatisfying, Festival reads like the first draft of an interesting idea that needs to be fleshed out further.
The back blurb basically spells out the entire story while introducing a ticking clock mystery element that is not entirely present in the text itself. Everything plays out exactly as you think it will, down to the stock ending that is ever-present in similarly-themed horror stories.
While I enjoyed the concept, the fantastic cover illustration, and some of the gnarly visuals (courtesy of both the vivid descriptions in the text and the frantically ink-splattered illustrations), this ghastly tale needed more meat on its skeletal frame for me to fully enjoy it.
The back blurb basically spells out the entire story while introducing a ticking clock mystery element that is not entirely present in the text itself. Everything plays out exactly as you think it will, down to the stock ending that is ever-present in similarly-themed horror stories.
While I enjoyed the concept, the fantastic cover illustration, and some of the gnarly visuals (courtesy of both the vivid descriptions in the text and the frantically ink-splattered illustrations), this ghastly tale needed more meat on its skeletal frame for me to fully enjoy it.
January 19, 2023
Night Worms subscriber here, this is a fast, fun, nasty little story of a rock festival at a ancient Viking slaughter site. It starts off with a girl, laughing, going Widdershins around a tree to mock an ancient tale. "Each time she went round, moving to the music, she bared a bit of skin, casting Kev of the sort of glances he knew would tug at the primal part of him. The second time around the Wednesday Tree, she snickered a bit while flashing a bit of lacy bra, unable to take herself seriously. The third time around, of course, she didn't emerge at all".
Good fun.
Good fun.
January 20, 2023
I liked this book and the illustrations but it seemed like a ghostly skeleton of a book (pun intended) rather than a fully fleshed out story. There are interesting characters that get built up and then are relatively quickly cut down. It just overall seemed like a vehicle for the setting and Viking slashing scenes. I wish the authors would’ve taken (or had) the time to give us much more, like I’ve enjoyed in their other books. It is a quick read and it was still fun and worthy of a look but left me wanting more.
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