{"product_id":"the-gospel-of-loki-9781481449472","title":"The Gospel of Loki","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A surprise from the author of \u003ci\u003eChocolat\u003c\/i\u003e,\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Joanne M. Harris, \"this pacy adult fantasy is narrated by Loki, the Norse god of fire and mischief\" (\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGospel of Loki\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using her lifelong passion for the Norse myths, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Joanne M. Harris has created a vibrant and powerful fantasy novel that the \u003ci\u003eSunday Sun \u003c\/i\u003erecommends \"to her long-standing audience with wit, style, and obvious enjoyment;\" \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e claims it \"lively and fun;\" and \u003ci\u003eThe Metro\u003c\/i\u003e adds that \"Harris has enormous fun with her antihero...this mythical bad boy should beguile fans of Neil Gaiman.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanne Harris is an Anglo-French author, whose books include fourteen novels, two cookbooks, and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magical realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology, and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel \u003ci\u003eChocolat \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is an honorary Fellow of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2013 was awarded an MBE by the Queen. Her hobbies are listed in \u003ci\u003eWho's Who\u003c\/i\u003e as \"mooching, lounging, strutting, strumming, priest-baiting, and quiet subversion.\" She also spends too much time on Twitter, plays flute and bass guitar in a band first formed when she was sixteen, and works from a shed in her garden at her home in Yorkshire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"S\u0026s\/Saga Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669638975762,"sku":"9781481449472","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d6e7fc2a-506e-4bf7-bae7-8f7096de4039.jpg?v=1733762766","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gospel-of-loki-9781481449472","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}