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Interesting fictional take on the origins of most world mythologies. Lindskold does a good job at integrating a couple of deep philosophical questions (in this novel, in particular, we face: "what is personhood?"/"when can we say that x is a person, with full rights?" and "can justice ever be compromised for the sake of community, and can we really be okay with that?") with a plot that twists and with characters whose individual motivations draw them together from around the world. There are some clunky parts; Lindskold doesn't quite live up to the literary standards she seems to be striving for. But at least she makes the attempt, unlike so many contemporary fantasy writers. And the way she ties together Ragnarok, ancient Egyptian religious icons, Confucius, Arthurian legend, and many other traditional stories seems almost plausible enough to be believable...