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What if... Loki was worthy? / Madeleine Roux.

by Roux, Madeleine, 1985-

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Random House Worlds, 2024.

Loki (Norse deity) -- Fiction.

Mythology, Norse -- Fiction.

Redemption -- Fiction

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Marvel What if... 1.

9780593724354 (hc.)

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296 p. ; 24 cm.

"A Loki & Valkyrie story"--Cover.

"It was only meant as a joke -- tampering with the Destroyer, changing Thor's course to Midgard -- a bit of mischief with a chance of maiming. But Loki's harmless prank spirals out of control, unleashing death and destruction on New York City and the heroes sworn to protect it. And saving the city comes at the cost of Thor's life. Furious and heartbroken, the All-Father banishes Loki to Earth for his crime. Loki finds himself in a realm of boxed wine, instant noodles, and some sort of regional performance troupe known as the "Buffalo Bills." It's a meager existence, far from Asgard's grand courts, but he finds his new friend, Brian the Gecko, a much more engaging companion than the sycophants back home. It's a true meeting of the minds. Loki is the God of Mischief -- but he knows, deep down, that he never truly deserved to stand next to Asgard's golden child, Thor, as two true sons of Odin. Yet he cannot endure his exile in peaceful isolation. A Valkyrie -- Hel-bent on carrying out her oath to Thor -- barges into Loki's trailer-home with his brother's final words from the beyond: a plea to find a certain Dr. Jane Foster and pass the hammer Mjolnir on to its rightful heir. While Loki struggles to fulfill his brother's last request, the far-reaching consequences of his fatal prank return to haunt him. Blinded by grief over those he lost in the chaos wrought by Asgard, Tony Stark vows revenge on those who consider themselves gods. Determined to protect the Earth from the might of this unpredictable alien power, Stark forges Asgard's own weaponry into a lethal suit of armor, set on eradicating any tether between their worlds -- consequences be damned. When Asgard looks to Loki for salvation, he must answer the question: Am I truly worthy?"--Publisher.

Adventure fiction.

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