This author always amazes me with his inspiration to adapt other stories using a lot of humor and producing a very entertaining book. This is not just another quest for immortality, or for the knowledge of mortal love... gods, Valkyries, aliens, electronic artifacts, mortals, warriors, every element of a very strange and funny story is present. The Old Gods Retirement's Village is where all the old forgotten gods live and as described, is one of the most hilarious ideas of the book, that is full of brilliant sarcasms. Although I had no previously knowledge on the Brunhilde myth, I was able to follow the story without any problems.

I recommend this book for all readers who likes a good written fantasy story and wants to be entertained on a Saturday afternoon. It took me a little less than four hours to read the whole book.

I received this book from the author for review and I was not requested to provide a positive review. Opinion expressed here is my own. ( )

I'm not exactly sure what I had expected when I first requested this title through NetGalley, but I was definitely surprised by Wotan's Dilemma. While awaiting approval, I'll admit that Quense's novel was mentally shelved and unfortunately, accidentally forgotten. I'm ashamed to admit I lost track of it amidst the other titles I had planned to review, which really bummed me out when I found out I forgot about it, because I remember being relatively excited about reading it in the first place. I love Norse mythology and science fiction, so a mash up of the two? How could I possibly pass up the chance to read that?

Well, now that I have gotten the chance to FINALLY read it, I'm so glad that I didn't miss out on it completely. Again, to be completely honest I didn't really know what to expect when I settled down to read Wotan's Dilemma, mainly because I had never read anything by Hank Quense. Though this is my first experience in his creative worlds, I had seen many positive reviews for his writing overall. So regardless, I knew it had to in some way or another be a good read.

I found that what I loved the most about this title was the dynamic pool of characters! Mortals, warriors, Gods, and aliens... what more could you add to make a great mythology based tale with a dash (well more like a cup) of scify? How about an ancient Norse myth smashed together with alien technology! Yup that's right, Quense dares to put things together, that in most cases should never even be close neighbors let alone share a story. Anything that I have come across even remotely similar to Wotan's Dilemma, just either sounds terrible or lacks some seriously needed elements. Quense, however, totally makes this work somehow. There is humor in different variations, both veiled and obvious. There are inner quests for adventure, love, fame, and fortune; all the best necessities of a successful mythology based story.

Now the only thing I take issue with, and to be honest it wasn't that off putting, was that at first I found it difficult to really get into the story. For me personally, it was because from the very beginning Wotan's Dilemma jumps from character to character at a rather quick pace. Sometimes it seemed too erratic to easily follow and at other times is flowed perfectly. Of course this could also be a personal preference type issue, and other readers may love this about the book. How ever much this mildly put me off at times, I still found it a very good fun quick read. I will definitely be looking into Quense's future titles to see what else he comes up with. ( )