The gods are afoot in Icelandic writer Ronald Simonar’s second novel, Asgard Park, which is a multi-layered, complex literary thriller that searches for patterns and meaning in a chaotic universe while remaining grounded in basic human interactions and conflicts. Simonar, who was born in Iceland and now resides in Sweden, joins a distinguished group of authors like John Banville (The Infinities), Hari Kunzru (Gods Without Men), and Neil Gaiman (American Gods) who journey deep into myth to create lesser gods, who in Tennyson’s words, “… made the world,/But had not force to shape it…” These are working gods who eschew organized religion and confront their characters in an attempt to alter fate.
All elements interrelate in this viscerally gripping and intellectually engaging mystery thriller. With brilliantly original Asgard Park, Ronald Simonar has taken his place within the pantheon of groundbreaking post-modernist writers.  (Kelley & Hall).