And Loki in His Prison

And Loki in His Prison is the first Ada Palmer’s new Viking Mythology–focused historical fantasy duology Hanged God’s Game, with the first book coming out Summer 2027.

Remember when you were a kid, and reading those mythology story books we loved as children felt like opening a portal to an amazing other world, full of wondrous places and big questions? These novels aim to recapture that sense of wonder, plunging into the mythic landscapes of Asgard, Jotunheim, and Viking-age Europe, and meeting the Norse gods and their giant rivals with a sense of awe and deep import, we see them in the sagas and Eddic poetry. Following agents of Asgard who seek to solve the mystery of how Loki’s power seems to be leaking out of his prison, the story is saturated with classic tales and characters familiar to any lover of Nores myth, and also saturated with history, not updating these ancient stories but stepping out of our modern views and values to enter the world view of another era, when the Norse cultures of Europe’s far north struggled to inhabit harsh landscapes dominated by ice, lava, and storm, where the greatest goal was not power or empire, but survival.

Whether you are new to the world of Norse myth, a long-time myth lover, or a Marvel fan curious to taste more of the original tales, And Loki in His Prison will welcome you into the Norse myth cosmos with epic grandeur, intricate poetic prose, and, at its heart, a portrait of the mysterious and wonderous figure of Loki sure to spark a fire in your heart.