This book contains the following story:
Bloodtide
No. of pages 432
Published: 2013
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'Love. Hate. So what? This is family. This is business.' London is in ruins. The once-glorious city is now a gated wasteland cut off from the rest of the country and in the hands of two warring families the Volsons and the Connors. Val Volson offers the hand of his young daughter, Signy, to Connor as a truce. At first the marriage seems to have been blessed by the gods, but betrayal and deceit are never far away in this violent world, and the lives of both families are soon to be changed for ever . . . 'Shies from nothing, making it both cruel and magnificent' Guardian 'An epic tale of treachery, deceit, sex, torture, violence, revenge and retribution' Independent on Sunday 'Will rank along with the 20th-century classics' - Sunday Telegraph Winner of the Lancashire Book Award
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Playaway Young Adult, Volsunga Saga .
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 432 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Andersen Press Ltd .
Melvin Burgess was born in London and brought up in Surrey and Sussex. He has had a variety of jobs before becoming a full-time writer. Before his first novel, he had short stories published and a play broadcast on Radio 4. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
This book is in the following series:
Volsunga Saga
In this series of the Volsunga Saga genetic experiments walk among us. London has been abandoned by government. And the old gods - Loki and Odin - are back. This is Melvin Burgess' post apocalyptic version of the Volsunga Saga.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Lancashire School Library Services Fantastic Book Award
This book was recognised by the Lancashire School Library Services Fantastic Book Award.
This book features the following characters:
Loki
Loki is the trickster god, often causing mischief and chaos among the gods.
Odin
Odin is the Allfather and chief of the Norse gods, associated with wisdom, healing, death, and poetry.
"An epic tale of treachery, deceit, sex, torture, violence, revenge and retribution." * Independent on Sunday *
"Bloodtide and Bloodsong make The Hunger Games and its clones seem like drippy entertainments for bed-wetters and pillow-huggers." * Anthony McGowan, Guardian *
"A scary but compelling view of a possible world to come." * Kids Out *
"A story to curdle the blood and capture the imagination. . .(Burgess) has a fantastic imagination and draws out adolescent strong emotions very effectively." -- Kit Spring * Observer *
"As mythology collides with sci-fi, you're dragged into a world of treachery and double-dealing as savage and bloody as that in any gangland saga." * Daily Telegraph *
