Joanne M. Harris

The Gospel of Loki Joanne M. Harris

Brief Description: The trickster god Loki describes the rise and fall of the gods of the Norse, detailing how he left Chaos to serve Odin until the fall of Asgard. Publisher Marketing: "A surprise from the author of "Chocolat,"" "New York Times "bestselling author Joanne M. Harris, "this pacy adult fantasy is narrated by Loki, the Norse god of fire and mischief" ("Vogue"). This novel is a brilliant first-person narrative of the rise and fall of the Norse gods--retold from the point of view of the world's ultimate trickster, Loki. A #1 bestseller in the UK, "The" "Gospel of Loki" tells the story of Loki's recruitment from the underworld of Chaos, his many exploits on behalf of his one-eyed master, Odin, through to his eventual betrayal of the gods and the fall of Asgard itself. Using her lifelong passion for the Norse myths, "New York Times" bestseller Joanne M. Harris has created a vibrant and powerful fantasy novel that the "Sunday Sun "recommends "to her long-standing audience with wit, style and obvious enjoyment;" "The Sunday Times" claims it "lively and fun;" and "The Metro" adds that "Harris has enormous fun with her antihero...this mythical bad boy should beguile fans of Neil Gaiman." Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 04/06/2015 (EAN 9781481449465, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2015 (EAN 9781481449465, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 06/01/2015 pg. 56 (EAN 9781481449465, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Harris, Joanne M Joanne Harris (MBE) was born in Barnsley in 1964, of a French mother and an English father. She studied Modern and Mediaeval Languages at Cambridge and was a teacher for fifteen years, during which time she published three novels, including "Chocolat" (1999), which was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Since then, she has written fourteen more novels, two collections of short stories, and three cookbooks. Her books are now published in more than fifty countries and have won a number of British and international awards. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and has been a judge for the Whitbread Prize, the Orange Prize, the Desmond Elliott Prize, and the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science. She works from a shed in her garden, and lives with her husband and daughter in a little wood in Yorkshire.