The new, fourth collection of the “Mirror” series, like the previous ones, consists of paired stories: one written by a man, the other by a woman, so that the female and male views reflect and complement each other. The symbols that defined the themes for each couple are taken from Norse mythology. Odin's gifts to people are not only wisdom and secret knowledge, but also discord between people. For example, if your life has been taken away, it is worthy of a man to take the life of a traitor in exchange before your last thirty-six hours have expired. Or unworthy?.. The honey of poetry is the drink of the skalds, which endows simple words with mysterious power. This is witchcraft, the Vikings said. It's something at the brain level, we say. As if there is a difference... Loki is a villain and a deceiver, but everyone loves funny stories about his tricks. And his insidious descendants will survive a nuclear war, contact with other civilizations, and space exploration.