Greg van Eekhout - Norse Code (epub)[j_ray]

Is this Ragnarok, or just California?

The NorseCODE genome project was designed to identify descendants of Odin. What it
found was Kathy Castillo, a murdered MBA student brought back from the dead to serve
as a valkyrie in the Norse god's army. Given a sword and a new name, Mist's job is
to recruit soldiers for the war between the gods at the end of the world - and to
kill those who refuse to fight.

But as the twilight of the gods descends, Mist makes other plans.

Journeying across a chaotic American landscape already degenerating into violence
and madness, Mist hopes to find her way to Helheim, the land of the dead, to rescue
her murdered sister from death's clutches. To do so, she'll need the help of
Hermod, a Norse god bumming around Los Angeles with troubles of his own. Together
they find themselves drafted into a higher cause, trying to do what fate long ago
deemed could not be done: save the world of man. For even if myths aren't made to
be broken, it can't hurt to go down fighting ... can it?

Titles: Norse Code
Author: Greg Van Eekhout
Published: May 19, 2009, by Spectra
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0553592130
ISBN-13: 978-0553592139
Length: 292 pages