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Avg. Rating: 3.5
Blows it in the end.
Eh, I suffered through this book, but didn't enjoy it very much at all. It veers into Holy Blood Holy Grail speculating, and wraps up with some sort of bizarre thing where our favorite super-techno Viking becomes a cut-rate Christ figure, or something.
I just sort of shrugged at the sainlty Vikings who followed The Way for two books, but this time it got really screedy-anyone who thought these books were just an exploration of alternate history instead of Harrison's Great Statement should be quite disabused by this novel.
Interresting Mix of Religions
The rich tapestry of the spirituality in this series, as well as the rich, accurate historical views and alternate histories continue to pull the reader within the realm of it's pages. I found the interresting mix of religious viewpoints in this story intriguing. Harrison has done his research in both history and religion quite well. This also brings to light some more disturbing aspects of various religions.This book brings the wonderful trilogy to a close in a way that is satisfying. Shef and his ex-slave companions, as well as his viking companions head to the mediteranian region to seek a flying man in Shef's never-satisfied search for knowledge. The ending wasn't quite what I was expecting of the trillogy, but is still a good one.
One of My Old Favorites
I love this trilogy, from the start of book one to the end of book three, the historical aspects are pointed out in a way that fits as part of the story and they don't overthrow the plot, lending the books a very authoritative tone. The Characters are great, (Brand is one of my favorites) and there's plenty of action. What I like best about these books is that Harrison really makes you feel inside the story, the way he handles the characters attitudes towards each other and their surroundings really makes you feel like you're right with them weather it's Anglo-Saxon England, Scandinavia, The Frankish Empire, Muslum Spain or what's left of Rome. As for character development, Harrison has a great way of using the third-person point of view in a way that can convey things unknown to the characters yet at the same time the tone of the narrative is flavored with the particular character's personality, culture and view of their surroundings, helping the reader understand more fully the motives and inhibitions of the people he describes. I read these back in high school and loved them then as much I still do now.
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