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I've been reading CHANGES to get myself up to canon before tackling a cross-over big bang idea that's been rattling around in my head lately, but I got to Ch. 37 and hit a bit of a wall...
Am I to believe that Loki doesn't exist in the Dresden'verse? Even though Harry crosses paths with a Valkyrie every other book and met Odin in this one? What? Loki's only the most mentioned character in the Eddas -- it's not like he's not integral to rather large parts of the mythology.
Or am I to think that Harry doesn't believe Loki is real... even though Harry has just had a conference with Odin -- who is stocking up weaponry and soldiers for something... like, I don't know, Ragnarok, maybe? And how does Harry know the story of Thor and Loki's journey to Utgard well enough to reference it, but poorly enough that he mixed up who did what challenge (Thjali, Thor's manservant, lost a race against a thought from their host's mind. Loki lost an eating contest against a disguised wildfire)?
Or is Jim Butcher just messing with his readers?
So, I noticed that Harry recognized some of the einherjar as men of Marcone's who were killed taking on the White Court, when Gard took Harry to Oslo. Am I the only one who thinks Gard assignment to work for Marcone's organization is in order to ensure that a certain percentage of his men die in battle (and thus are eligible to go to Valhalla and be soldiers for Odin at Ragnarok)?
I'm pretty sure that Harry hasn't realized it, and would be appalled if that's the case. Marcone probably has, and decided having Ms. Gard's services was worth the likely cost to him in men.
Vamps and Icks are fast, but I'd dueled their like before. Like the apocryphal Loki, my previous opponents had learned that no matter how quick you are on your feet, you aren't faster than thought.
Am I to believe that Loki doesn't exist in the Dresden'verse? Even though Harry crosses paths with a Valkyrie every other book and met Odin in this one? What? Loki's only the most mentioned character in the Eddas -- it's not like he's not integral to rather large parts of the mythology.
Or am I to think that Harry doesn't believe Loki is real... even though Harry has just had a conference with Odin -- who is stocking up weaponry and soldiers for something... like, I don't know, Ragnarok, maybe? And how does Harry know the story of Thor and Loki's journey to Utgard well enough to reference it, but poorly enough that he mixed up who did what challenge (Thjali, Thor's manservant, lost a race against a thought from their host's mind. Loki lost an eating contest against a disguised wildfire)?
Or is Jim Butcher just messing with his readers?
So, I noticed that Harry recognized some of the einherjar as men of Marcone's who were killed taking on the White Court, when Gard took Harry to Oslo. Am I the only one who thinks Gard assignment to work for Marcone's organization is in order to ensure that a certain percentage of his men die in battle (and thus are eligible to go to Valhalla and be soldiers for Odin at Ragnarok)?
I'm pretty sure that Harry hasn't realized it, and would be appalled if that's the case. Marcone probably has, and decided having Ms. Gard's services was worth the likely cost to him in men.
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