The Doom of Baldr: A Norse dark fantasy

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Beyond the reach of light, a darkness hungers.

Odin has ventured to Realms beyond Midgard in search of his lost love. But for all his knowledge and all his cunning, nothing could have prepared him for the fathomless cruelty and chaos of Svartalfheim. In the shadows, he must contend with timeless beings eager to bend his gifts to their dark ends.

And behind on Midgard he has left the younger generation to fortify a dying world. Among these, blind Hödr strives with Baldr Odinson to keep a fragile peace between tribes.

Yet what peace can they maintain, when a war is brewing between them? A war, that must mark the beginning of Ragnarök, and the end of all things …

This total reboot of Gods of the Ragnarok Era replaces and expands on that Norse-inspired epic. Mythology, horror, and dark fantasy meld together in an ice age. The Eschaton Cycle begins.

Note: This book contains adult themes and mature content

The Ragnarök Prophecy

About the author

Matt Larkin

Along with his wife and daughter, Matt lives as a digital nomad, traveling the world while researching for his novels. He reads approximately a bazillion books a year, loves video games, and relaxes by binge watching Netflix with his wife.
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Matt writes retellings of mythology as dark, gritty fantasy. His passions of myths, philosophy, and history inform his series. He strives to combine gut-wrenching action with thought-provoking ideas and culturally resonant stories.
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As a child, Matt read The Lord of the Rings with his parents. This sparked a lifelong obsession with fantasy and started him on a path of discovering the roots of fantasy through mythology. In exploration of these ideas, the Eschaton Cycle was born—a universe of dark fantasy where all myths and legends play out.