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    Ragnarok: The Final Book in Terry Unger's Reluctant Hero Trilogy
    Ragnarok: The Final Book in Terry Unger's Reluctant Hero Trilogy
    Ragnarok: The Final Book in Terry Unger's Reluctant Hero Trilogy
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    Ragnarok: The Final Book in Terry Unger's Reluctant Hero Trilogy

    By Terry Unger

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    Wodan sat back in his High Seat as he looked back over the last ten years. The mess known as Discovery Center had been eliminated and Midgard was free.......


    Morgan vividly remembered the conversation that he and his sister had with his goddess birth mother, the Morrigan, and Freya before the Discovery Center assault. Morgan found out that, had Freya had a different disposition, she would have been chosen as his goddess birth mother and not the Morrigan. That fact did not sit well with him, when he considered that Freya wanted to seduce him to piss off the Morrigan.......


    Freya had picked up the slack for Sunny, preforming the various duties that fell to Sunny after her mother Ginas death. It appeared to Freya, and too many other gods and goddesses, that Sunny was a woman beyond redemption.......

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateDec 27, 2011
    ISBN9781462083329
    Ragnarok: The Final Book in Terry Unger's Reluctant Hero Trilogy
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    Terry Unger

    Terry Unger, currently retired, is a student of history, mythology, and alternative religions. He is a Reiki Master and has degrees in engineering, metaphysics, and culinary arts. He has previously published four other books, ‘Beneath Valhalla - Opinions of an Iconoclast,’ ‘The Last Wizard – The Story of a Reluctant Hero,’ a first and second addition, and ‘Son of the Morrigan.’ ‘Ragnarok,’ his latest work, is the third book in his Reluctant Hero Trilogy. He currently is working on several other projects. Terry and his wife, Sandra, live in League City, Texas.

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      Ragnarok - Terry Unger

      Contents

      Foreword

      Prologue

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Chapter Thirteen

      Chapter Fourteen

      Epilogue

      Glossary

      Trilogy Notes

      Trilogy Notes

      Trilogy Notes

      To All Dreamers And Believers Everywhere… .

      Foreword

      It has been my pleasure once again to get a sneak preview of a Reluctant Hero novel. This third book in the trilogy brings together characters and themes from the earlier books for an exciting and satisfying conclusion.

      The story is based around the idea of Ragnarok—the final destiny of the gods—from Norse mythology. As in the previous novels in the series, the Norse/Germanic gods play a central role, interacting with and supporting the action on the human plane. Among the human characters there are heroes and villains. The heroes, especially, are far from simplistic cardboard cutouts; some of the most endearing are also fatally flawed. And the gods themselves are mortal—limited in their knowledge and power; they are subject to their fates as are men.

      While the story is based around tales and values from Germanic heathenry, its themes are relevant to other world-views as well. If you are familiar with the concept of karma, for example, you will see it played out in this story. Ideas and ideals that are common to many cultures—such as justice and loyalty—are portrayed. The chilling potential consequences of ignoring those ideals are also portrayed, sometimes graphically.

      As with the previous books in the trilogy, this is a novel, a work of fiction. It is not a retelling of the Norse myth, and deviates from the pre-Christian lore at times. But the basic framework from the lore is there, fleshed out with the sort of how-it-might-happen detail that brings it to life. What would happen if there was an extended winter? How would men react?

      There are subtle warnings about what could happen if the earth’s balance is lost, and there are observations on the dangers of complacency in happy, well adjusted societies, as well as about the consequences of overweening pride and greed.

      Like the first and second novels in the trilogy, while Ragnarok has a moral point, explores philosophical themes, and brings in some interesting bits of real history, it is above all a lively and entertaining read.

      Karen M. P. Carlson

      Prologue

      Wodan sat back in his High Seat as he looked back over the last ten years. The mess known as Discovery Center had been eliminated and Midgard was free and productive again. Everywhere there was growth, but Wodan was prejudiced. His favorite spot in Midgard was Evergreen Village.

      The village had grown by leaps and bounds, spilling over the mountaintop to include much of the surrounding area below, which had been known at one time as Lake George Village. When the news of what really happened at Discovery Center, and why was released, people flocked to Evergreen Village; they wanted to be close to real heroes. And, as in so many eras after a bloody conflict, the victors had a baby boom.

      Within a year of the Discovery Center victory, the population of Evergreen Village almost doubled. Babies were everywhere. That baby boom had a trickle-down effect and infected the lowlanders in the surrounding communities. All-Father loved all these newborn children but his greatest joy was the birth of twins to Morgan and Freya. Wodan had thought that those two would never get it on.

      Morgan vividly remembered the conversation that he and his sister had with his goddess birth mother, the Morrigan, and Freya before the Discovery Center assault. Morgan found out that, had Freya had a different disposition, she would have been chosen as his goddess birth mother and not the Morrigan. That fact did not sit well with him, when he considered that Freya wanted to seduce him to piss off the Morrigan. But he also knew that Freya had changed.

      Wodan, in his slyest style, as he counseled Morgan in Asgard, let Morgan believe that the Morrigan was his second choice, not really his first one; all the while pointing out how Freya had changed. All-Father had plans for Freya and Morgan, plans that not even Freya was aware of. He wanted Freya rehabilitated first, free of the gold lust disease, and she proved herself with her critical involvement in the destruction of Discovery Center. Her necklace Brisingamen no longer blinded her to her obsessive gold lust. Wodan knew that Morgan and Freya would eventually come together; it was all part of his Plan, parts of which he never revealed. But All-Father knew that that part of his Plan needed time, a luxury he did not have.

      With his rune magic, Wodan tweaked Morgan’s consciousness to open his eyes to see Freya as she truly was—a goddess in love with him, for the sake of love. Wodan also nudged Freya to spend more time in Evergreen Village, for the sole purpose of catching Morgan’s eye. All-Father was so sly that Freya believed that it was all her own idea to be in Evergreen Village! Wodan thought that he needed another name for himself, the One-Eyed Matchmaker, while Frigga reminded Wodan not to interfere too much.

      Frigga always knew what her man was up to. The Queen of Asgard was aware of Wodan’s Plan from the beginning. Evergreen Village was not an accident, a quirk of fate, but had been intentionally brought into being by her husband Wodan. Moreover, the population increase in the lowlands and the sudden rise of industry were also Wodan’s doing.

      Frigga knew that Wodan opened up the minds of those good people in Evergreen Village, and awakened in them the creativity that lies within all men. All those things and more she was aware that Wodan had done to forestall Fimbul Winter and Ragnarok, to give added strength to his side in the final conflict. Frigga knew that the end was coming; she saw it in Wodan’s good eye and his increased moodiness. In her most private thoughts, Frigga understood that Wodan knew when the beginning of the end would start. The crown jewel in Wodan’s Plan was the birth and health of the once and future king of Midgard. But for the time being, all Frigga could do was enjoy the happiness of Evergreen Village.

      Poor Freya! She thought it was her idea to teleport into Evergreen Village to catch Morgan’s eye; she tore herself away from her increased goddess duties. She longed for Morgan, not just sexually, but to have him as a life-long mate and the father of her children, and Freya wanted children. A few months after the fall of Discovery Center, her efforts were rewarded.

      It happened unexpectedly, and caught Morgan and Freya by surprise. Freya had teleported into Evergreen Village to watch Morgan supervise the planting of the first crop of industrial hemp. As she moved in for a closer look, Morgan saw her approach, and their eyes locked. Morgan now saw Freya in a different light. Freya instinctively knew that the next move was up to her, and she did not hesitate. She walked closer to Morgan until she was able to take his hand in hers. At that moment, Morgan pulled Freya closer to him, kissed her fully on the lips, and took Freya’s breath away. The connection between the two was finally made. Wodan and Frigga watched them from Asgard and chuckled while at the same time they let out a mutual sigh of relief. Later that evening, Freya joined Morgan in his private quarters and the fruits of that night’s passion were the twins, a boy and a girl. But Freya’s relationship with Morgan was nothing like that of his father Max and the Morrigan.

      A period of peace and prosperity began after the destruction of Discovery Center. Knowledge, the love of life, and open-mindedness were the major themes throughout Midgard. Once again, the gods and goddesses of the various pantheons teleported freely into Midgard, and walked and talked with many of their human charges.

      Morgan, as Wodan’s god-man in Midgard, had the responsibility to make sure that all went well during those first encounters of gods and men. With his increased responsibilities in Evergreen Village and throughout Midgard, Morgan found himself stretched thin, even for a god-man. It was during that time that Freya made her move on him. Before the birth of the twins, Morgan and Freya eagerly agreed to marry. These two overcame the obstacles of their past, and each saw the other’s love. Wodan and Frigga were more than happy to preside over their handfasting in Evergreen Village.

      All-Father and Frigga presided, but the Great Danu, with Nerthus by her side, delivered the charges to the new couple. Danu told expressed views about material things, which Morgan and Freya already shared and reminded them that their view of the Multiverse was important. Nerthus waited for Danu to pause and added that a lot of sex was necessary for their marital closeness; so many things can be accomplished in

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