
Ragnarok
The End of the Gods (The Myths, Book 15)
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Narrado por:
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Harriet Walter
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A. S. Byatt
In this brilliant retelling of the Norse myth about the end of the world, the award-winning author of Possession and The Children’s Book unleashes a story of the destruction of life on this planet and the end of the gods themselves. As the bombs of the Blitz rain down on Britain, one young girl is evacuated to the countryside. She is struggling to make sense of her new life, whose dark, war-ravaged days feel very removed from the peace and love being preached in church and at school. Then she is given a copy of Asgard and the Gods - a book of ancient Norse myths - and her inner and outer worlds are transformed. She feels an instant kinship with these vivid, beautiful, terrifying tales of the end of the gods - they seem far more real, far more familiar during these precarious days. How could this child know that fifty years on, many of the birds and flowers she took for granted on her walks to school would become extinct? War, natural disaster, reckless gods, and the recognition of impermanence in the world are just some of the threads that Byatt weaves into this most timely of books. Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, Ragnarok is a landmark piece of storytelling from “one of the most brilliant minds and speakers of our generation” (The Independent). Just as Wagner used this dramatic and catastrophic struggle for the climax of his Ring Cycle, so A. S. Byatt now reinvents it in all its intensity and glory.
©2011 A.S. Byatt (P)2011 Canongate Books Ltd., all rights reserved. Published by Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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loved it
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Imaginative, well narrated.
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Stunning
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Her skill in her writing craft is a shining golden bowl she brings to each of us to feast from.
Brilliant
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Would you consider the audio edition of Ragnarok to be better than the print version?
Both were excellent. The language is very rich. I enjoyed going back and forth between the two versions.What did you like best about this story?
I loved the way Byatt incorporated her growing up with the myths into the book. This added a whole new dimension that I wasn't expecting.Have you listened to any of Harriet Walter’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Walter was a new reader for me. Where has she been hiding? She was great. I just bought her version of Mansfield Park. I wish she had a bigger list of books. I hope to hear much more from her. She added tremendously to this audio.What a great listen!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Authors grasp of the Old Norse religion is wonderful. The story is pleasant, gives me a good, positive feeling. It takes me away, into a different world.Wonderful work
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Would you consider the audio edition of Ragnarok to be better than the print version?
Both were excellent. The language is very rich. I enjoyed going back and forth between the two versions.What did you like best about this story?
I loved the way Byatt incorporated her growing up with the myths into the book. This added a whole new dimension that I wasn't expecting.Have you listened to any of Harriet Walter???s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Walter was a new reader for me. Where has she been hiding? She was great. I just bought her version of Mansfield Park. I wish she had a bigger list of books. I hope to hear much more from her. She added tremendously to this audio.What a great listen!
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There were a lot of parts of the story that just kept repeating, the language was too flowery for me
It was okay. Very Repetitive.
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Amazing
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How Myth Helps us Deal with the End of Times
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