Ragnarok Volume 3: Night of Blood

At the end of Volume 2, all of the main characters of Ragnarok were involved in a battle royale in the city of Fayon, which ended when Chaos unconsciously summoned the dragon Nidhogg. Chaos and his friends wake up far from the city, with the understanding that they are the only survivors of Fayon. Chaos receives a visitation from the spirit of his dead mother, the goddess Frigg, telling him to find "the one who is both human...and not!" if he wants to save the world. Meanwhile, Loki and his team of Guild Assassins battle against a king who wants to bring an evil demon back into the world, even at the cost of innocent children. Unknown to Loki, Skurai has been transported by Odin's Beholders to the home of the Guild, to let his blade, Talatsu, take its fill of blood. While the action gets a little too cluttered at times, the cast of characters more than makes up for that. These are real people having to make choices and paying for past misdeeds. Great read. One of the best in the action genre, without sacrificing seriousness and character.

Myung Jin Lee's Ragnarok series should be considered a new classic. He has mixed Norse mythology with anime and the result is fantastic. The third book of this action-packed series will have you dying to read the next and the next...