Hamlet (Arkangel Shakespeare)4 reviews
William Shakespeare

BBC Audiobooks America, 2005

You will be absorbed into the story

+ Hamlet
+ Best Yet

This really is "The Tragical History of Hamlet Prince of Denmark" and not only the Prince but his family. Not only his family but his friends. Not only his friends but all though that came before him and is told to those that came after him. You can slow down and pick apart many underlying ...
  
  











  



  
Hagar the Horrible: Room for One More2 reviews
Dik Browne

Tor Books, 1987

An insightive work into ancient Nordic bathtime and leisure.

+ More misadventures of my favorite Viking

Years of archeological study has prepared me to answer that Dik Browne's insights into this ancient culture has turned the current theories into ancient Viking life on it's head. It was thought of by revisionist historians for the longest time that vikings did not wear horned helmets or waged ...
  
  











  



  
The Satyricon (Meridian classics)9 reviews
Petronius, Seneca

Plume, 1983

Scraps of naughty readers

+ A Burlesque Satire
+ The arbiter of style and a certain dork genius.
+ Do we really understand it?
  
  











  



  
The Sagas of Icelanders: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition (World of the Sagas)34 reviews

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

Great Reading At A Bargain Price!

+ Breakneck Plotting and Broken Necks
+ Icelandic Sagas
+ Classical Icelandic Literature
+ ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURE
  
  











  



  
Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur2 reviews
Harold Foster

Crown Pub, 1974

The Epic Begins...

+ BE CAREFUL NOT TO CONFUSE EDITIONS!

In this volume, covering 2/13/37 to 1/14/40, we are introduced to Prince Valiant and learn of his youth in the fens and bogs of England. We follow him as he seeks his fortune, enters Arthur's service, becomes squired to Gawain, and is knighted by Arthur (1/29/39). Published as a hardback book by ...
  
  











  



  
Oh My Goddess! Volume 1 (Oh My Goddess)4 reviews
Kosuke Fujishima

Dark Horse, 2005

Essential reading for AMG fans.

+ Cute Book, Cute Series
+ Extras review: Translator Notes and Letters Column
+ Wowey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
The 13th Warrior (Previously Published as Eaters of the Dead )301 reviews
Michael Crichton

Ballantine Books, 1988

Great shorter read.

+ good read
+ Eaters of the dead 2

I read this directly after finishing Sphere. It's a very fun book and Crichton does a good job getting you into the culture. Good action and good character development.
  
  











  



  
The Nibelungenlied (Dover Thrift Editions)2 reviews

Dover Publications, 2001

Great Poem - Not a Great Translation

The four star review is not reflective on the Nibelungenlied itself; on the contrary, Nibelungenlied is one of my favorite epics, and would get five stars from me any day. Nibelungenlied suffers from being misunderstood, or from readers expecting something different. First, if you expect to ...
  
  











  



  
The Saga of the Volsungs (Penguin Classics)24 reviews
Anonymous

Penguin Classics, 2000

Greatest Saga

+ A rollicking venture into Germanic legends
+ Nice introduction to Icelandic Myths
+ Reasonable translation, great work
+ Siegfried Norse style
  
  











  



  
The Long Ships60 reviews
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1984

A-Viking You Should Go

+ A-Viking with Red Orm & his Friends.
+ Friggin classic.
+ you're all wrong, WRONG, I tell you!
+ laconic sea warriors on the hunt for grand adventure!
  
  











  



  
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)244 reviews

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

beowulf

+ Excellent Translation
+ Beowulf Review
+ "fate hovered near, unknowable but certain" (line 2421)
+ Sweet!
  
  











  



  
Oh My Goddess! Volume 1 (Oh My Goddess)4 reviews
Kosuke Fujishima

Dark Horse, 2005

Essential reading for AMG fans.

+ Cute Book, Cute Series
+ Extras review: Translator Notes and Letters Column
+ Wowey !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  











  



  
The Sagas of Icelanders: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition (World of the Sagas)34 reviews

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

Great Reading At A Bargain Price!

+ Breakneck Plotting and Broken Necks
+ Icelandic Sagas
+ Classical Icelandic Literature
+ ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD CULTURE
  
  











  



  
Hamlet (Arkangel Shakespeare)4 reviews
William Shakespeare

BBC Audiobooks America, 2005

You will be absorbed into the story

+ Hamlet
+ Best Yet

This really is "The Tragical History of Hamlet Prince of Denmark" and not only the Prince but his family. Not only his family but his friends. Not only his friends but all though that came before him and is told to those that came after him. You can slow down and pick apart many underlying ...
  
  











  



  
The Satyricon (Meridian classics)9 reviews
Petronius, Seneca

Plume, 1983

Scraps of naughty readers

+ A Burlesque Satire
+ The arbiter of style and a certain dork genius.
+ Do we really understand it?
  
  











  



  
The 13th Warrior (Previously Published as Eaters of the Dead )301 reviews
Michael Crichton

Ballantine Books, 1988

Great shorter read.

+ good read
+ Eaters of the dead 2

I read this directly after finishing Sphere. It's a very fun book and Crichton does a good job getting you into the culture. Good action and good character development.
  
  











  



  
The Long Ships60 reviews
Frans Gunnar Bengtsson

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1984

A-Viking You Should Go

+ A-Viking with Red Orm & his Friends.
+ Friggin classic.
+ you're all wrong, WRONG, I tell you!
+ laconic sea warriors on the hunt for grand adventure!
  
  











  



  
Hagar the Horrible: Room for One More2 reviews
Dik Browne

Tor Books, 1987

An insightive work into ancient Nordic bathtime and leisure.

+ More misadventures of my favorite Viking

Years of archeological study has prepared me to answer that Dik Browne's insights into this ancient culture has turned the current theories into ancient Viking life on it's head. It was thought of by revisionist historians for the longest time that vikings did not wear horned helmets or waged ...
  
  











  



  
Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition)244 reviews

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001

beowulf

+ Excellent Translation
+ Beowulf Review
+ "fate hovered near, unknowable but certain" (line 2421)
+ Sweet!
  
  











  



  
The Nibelungenlied (Dover Thrift Editions)2 reviews

Dover Publications, 2001

Great Poem - Not a Great Translation

The four star review is not reflective on the Nibelungenlied itself; on the contrary, Nibelungenlied is one of my favorite epics, and would get five stars from me any day. Nibelungenlied suffers from being misunderstood, or from readers expecting something different. First, if you expect to ...