Greg van Eekhout
Author of Norse Code
About the Author
Image credit: Author Greg van Eekhout at the 2019 Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas, United States. By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83835777
Series
Works by Greg van Eekhout
Show and Tell and Other Stories 8 copies
Far As You Can Go 6 copies
Gillian Underground 4 copies
Robots and Falling Hearts 3 copies
L is for Luminous 2 copies
Taco 2 copies
Ghost Market [short story] 2 copies
California King — Author — 2 copies
X is for Xylomancy 1 copy
V is for Vámonos 1 copy
S is for Solipsism 1 copy
R is for Raffle 1 copy
O is for Obfuscation 1 copy
D is for De Gustibus 1 copy
N is for Nevermore Nevermore Land [short story] — Author — 1 copy
Show and Tell 1 copy
C-rock City 1 copy
Tales from the City of Seams 1 copy
Authorwerx 1 copy
Clean City 1 copy
Demon, Star, Alien, Cat 1 copy
Associated Works
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection (2007) — Contributor — 436 copies, 7 reviews
So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 297 copies, 9 reviews
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection (2005) — Contributor — 224 copies, 5 reviews
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 10 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- van Eekhout, Greg
- Birthdate
- 20th Century
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Tempe, Arizona, USA
San Diego, California, USA - Education
- UCLA (BA)
Arizona State University (M Ed) - Agent
- Holly Root (Root Literary)
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Reviews
The NorseCODE genome project was designed to identify descendants of Odin. What it found was Kathy Castillo, a murdered MBA student brought back from the dead to serve as a Valkyrie in the Norse god’s army. Given a sword and a new name, Mist’s job is to recruit soldiers for the war between the gods at the end of the world—and to kill those who refuse to fight. But Mist makes other plans. Journeying across an America degenerating into violence and madness, Mist hopes to find her way to Helheim, the land of the dead, to rescue her murdered sister, Lily. But she needs the help of Hermod, a Norse god to get in and out of Hel. However, he has another agenda, to thwart Fate’s decree for the end of the world. They must work together to avoid the end of mankind. This was a jumble of characters, bizarre episodes and unclear motives and objectives. Not my cup of tea.… (more)
More of a 3.5. A bit of a mixed bag. Some--Maul, Obi-Wan, Ahsoka--were really great. Others just felt like a rehash of the episode.
This is adorable. Funny, lively plot, and provides useful information on heists. What else could a middle grade reader want?
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- Works
- 48
- Also by
- 34
- Members
- 1,748
- Popularity
- #14,714
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 122
- ISBNs
- 87
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 2
Adorable, of course. Fairy tale, though, def. juvenile... the dogs don't have hands or anything after all. They're not even actually uplifted, just very very smart.
Less a science fiction story than a story about how every member of the pack has a place, can make important contributions. That's an important theme. But I guess I wanted a bit more science, even hand-wavium, and so I have to round down from my 3.5 rating.
Still, I do recommend the book, and would be glad to read a sequel or more by the author.… (more)