Brisingamen Author:Diana L. Paxson Karen, a shy and abused grad student, is given an ancient necklace which turns out to be the actual Brisingamen, the fabled necklace of the goddess Freyja from Norse mythology. With it, Karen begins improving her own life and outlook, but using the power of the necklace has consequences, drawing together avatars of the rest of the Norse gods, in... more »cluding Loki. And this juxtaposition may spark Ragnarok in America. Early 'urban fantasy' set in San Fransisco during the 1980's.« less