Great essay! Now I (a) want to read Fire and Hemlock, (b) want to know what annoys you about most retellings of Norse myths, and (c) am fascinated by this new use of the word chromatic, which I swear I only saw used this way for the first time over on handful_ofdust's journal the other day--which just shows you how out of touch I am, I guess.

Jones' protagonists are never what they believe. An interesting statement. Makes me think about who people are, and how often who they are depends on whom you ask.