2025 National Book Award Nominee
Twilight of the Gods
Stalking Horse Press, 2025
Satire and alternate history on an operatic, cinematic, and cosmic scale — Loki’s story in his own words, spanning Valhalla, Berlin, and Boston. A tale of fallen gods, failing humanity, and the end of Fate.
“Timely, hilarious, and wildly original — unlike any book you’ve ever read and finds Baumeister at the top of his game.”
— Jonathan Evison, author of Again and Again
Praise
“Big, sprawling, smart, epic in every sense of the word — something wonderfully vivid and new to say about mythology and our modern era.”
— Amber Sparks, author of And I Do Not Forgive You
“D’Aulaires Book of Norse Myths…redrawn by Martin Amis…combines Nabokovian grace with sardonic, hardboiled snap. The result is a total delight.”
— Matthew Specktor, author of Always Crashing in the Same Car
“Irreverent, humorous, and packing a gut punch of reality — one of the most memorable Lokis of the 21st century.”
— Sequoia Nagamatsu, bestselling author of How High We Go in the Dark