The only downfall of the book that i can see is the author leaves some issues unresolved at the end. Grundy s epic first novel, which takes its name from wagner but the bulk of its plot from the norse volsunga saga, does a skillful job of handling the youth of sigifrith, his revenge for his father s. The rheingold, the seventh episode of the sixth season of the american fantasy television series xena. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. In typical heyer fashion, the strength of this book lies in the wry portrayal of a large set of characters. The book gets off to a very slow start, slowly building up background information for a couple hundred pages, until grundy introduces the main characters and the book starts to feel more like a novel than a history book reciting a litany of norse myths. Rhinegold by stephan grundy book cover, description, publication history. Rhinegold is one of those epic books that you wait to tackle until you have the energy and the time for a major project. Rhinegold book by stephan grundy 5 available editions. In rhinegold 1994, grundy offered a life of sigifrith wagners siegfried combining anthropology and magical fantasy.
Reviewed in the united states on november 11, 2000. Stephan grundy brings the volsung saga, eddaic material, and scandogermanic legend and prehistory to life in this marvelous and moving epic. Stephan grundy is good at describing the environment and making the reader feel heshe is a part of it. This selfpublished book won the 20 aurealis award for best fantasy novel. Attilas treasure by stephan grundy, paperback barnes. Wagners telling of the same story grabs you and holds you. Gilgamesh coauthored with stephan grundy, priestess of atlantis, woman at the loom, falcon trilogy coauthored with stephan grundy maria kvilhaug. Stephan grundy rhinegold is one of those epic books that you wait to tackle until you have the energy and the time for a major project the book gets off to a very slow start, slowly building up background information for a couple hundred pages, until grundy introduces the main characters and the book starts to feel like a novel than a history book reciting a. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
I am reading this book now for the third of forth time now. It was performed, as a single opera, at the national theatre munich on 22 september 1869, and received its first performance as part of the ring cycle at the bayreuth festspielhaus, on august. Being versed in particularly the germanic mythology and cultural history, grundy is known best for his modern adaptations of legendary sagas. Daulaires book of norse myths originally norse gods and giants. Buy a cheap copy of rhinegold book by stephan grundy. When i turned the last page i found myself asking a lot of questions. Legends historical fiction fantasy fiction english fiction mythology, germanic folklore northmen mythology. Kveldulfr hagan gundarsson biography magick books library. Grundys epic first novel, which takes its name from wagner but the bulk of its plot from the norse volsunga saga, does a skillful job of handling the youth of. You may reading by stephen grundy online rhinegold either load. There he works hard and sometimes studies alongside the privileged sons and daughters of nobles who come to learn many arts, including crafting, swordplay, dominion and alchemy.
In rhinegold, stephan grundy brought to life the myths that inspired wagners ring cyle a tale of proud viking ships, dazzling valkyries, and roistering mead. Oct 01, 2000 buy gilgamesh first edition by grundy, stephan isbn. The characters and dailogue are a little weak here, but he has done a superb job of making a coherent and consistent narrative given the diversity of the sources and their contradictory nature. Jul 12, 2014 this selfpublished book won the 20 aurealis award for best fantasy novel. Stephan scott grundy born 1967, in new york, united states, commonly known as stephan grundy, and also known by the penname kveldulf gundarsson, is an american author, scholar, go. Caldan is an orphan who has been taken in by a monastery. Rheingold theatre, a 19531957 americanuk tv series hosted by douglas fairbanks jr. As warbands harry the coast of northern europe in the throes of change, a hoard of gold becomes the spark that ignites the flame of bloodshed for two clans whose. More than just a heroic fantasy, this is also a mature. Stephan scott grundy born 1967 in new york city, new york, united states, commonly known as stephan grundy, and also known by the penname kveldulf gundarsson, is an american author, scholar, go. Rhinegold by grundy, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Publication date 1994 topics mythology, norse, northmen publisher new york. Stephan grundy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Overall, the story is presented and told very well.
If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Someone must reissue this title rhinegold in both paperback and kindle. In a second novel tangentially related to his massive debut, rhinegold, grundy retells the medieval tale of walter of aquitaine here waldhari. Stephan grundy wikipedias stephan grundy as translated by. Rhinegold publishing is one of the leading uk publishers for music and the performing arts. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity at this site. Theyre novelizations of the volsunga saga, with some additional material from other ancient and medieval writings from around the germanic world surrounding the same family and their associates. Jan 01, 1992 rhinegold is one of those epic books that you wait to tackle until you have the energy and the time for a major project. We present utter variation of this ebook in pdf, djvu, doc, txt, epub forms. Stephan grundy the saga of sigifrith, hero of the germanictribes. Here, he recounts the early life of hagan, who appeared in the previous book as the slayer of sigifrith. Grundys renderings of the characters names may briefly disorient readers who know them in the norse variants used by wagner, the quintessential hero of the. Our specialist magazines for the music industry have been enjoyed by readers since 1908.
Attilas treasure, rhinegold, gilgamesh coauthored with melodi grundy, falcon trilogy coauthored with melodi grundy, forlorn hope, valkyrie. Grundy s renderings of the characters names may briefly disorient readers who know them in the norse variants used by wagner, the quintessential hero of the. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Attilas treasure 9780553575316 by stephan grundy and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great. Rhinegold has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Stephan grundy wikipedias stephan grundy as translated. Buy gilgamesh first edition by grundy, stephan isbn. Stephan grundys heathen novels i have recently read grundys novel attilas treasure and am currently reading rhinegold. He is transgender and has over two dozen published books and a number of published papers.
Fiction, folklore, germanic mythology, norse mythology, northmen. Join facebook to connect with stephan grundy and others you may know. Stephan grundy seems to have gotten much better at writing by the time he got to attilas treasure. In the first book he has the vision of the treasure, in the second he slays the dragon and recovers thetreasure, in the third he faces his famous. Dispatched, from the uk, within 48 hours of ordering. Series isbncatalog id price pages format type cover artist verif. One being what happened to hagan and his new bride. A saga based on norse mythology follows two warrior clans whose fates are interwoven throughout seven generations by a mighty god and centers on a land of howling snows. Stephan scott grundy, in new york, united states, commonly known as. Grundy began working on his first complete novel during his first year at southern methodist university in dallas, where he. A saga based on norse mythology follows two warrior clans whose fates are. Sharon penman has always been one of my favourite authors, but this is not my favourite book of hers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Grundy began working on his first complete novel during his first year at southern methodist university in dallas, where.
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