ffvii Norse Mythology That Inspired Final Fantasy VII (book)

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Hey, FFVII fans and bookworms! Anyone heard of or read this? This was an amazing read, satisfying both my interest in learning about different folk lore and mythology but also my craving to understand the expansive story of the VII compilation. It was so accessible that even if I had known nothing about Norse lore I would probably have got on quite happily with it, and revisiting story from games like Dirge of Cerberus and Before Crisis was such a nostalgia trip. I'm quite surprised more people haven't heard of it, so I figured I'd see if anyone else here had gotten their hands on a copy and enjoyed it as much as I have.

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On 12/14/2021 at 2:59 PM, mangolisa said:

I became interested in northern mythology some time ago, so I am very interested in your book. I think I should find it somewhere and read it.
Thank you so much for recommendation!

Just to be clear, this isn't MY book (though I have written a book on FFIX, Melodies of Life, and you can check that out in my bio). THIS book is by a man who is quickly gaining a reputation as THE FFVII Mythology Guy, M. J. Gallagher. He has another book in the works about Greek Mythology in FFVII coming out sometime next year too.

 

On 12/15/2021 at 3:17 PM, KyleR said:

This book seems interesting to me, when I have more free time, I want to read it. Now I am very busy studying in college, so I have almost no time for myself and my hobbies.

I also recommend you read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, I read this book a few years ago, I liked it!

 

Feel you there. I've been working intensely on a writing project and haven't been able to read, watch or play anything outside of resource materials for the last couple of months. Neil Gaiman is an excellent recommendation.

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nice! altho final fantasy in general is inspired from many mythologies