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Myths of the Norsemen: Retold from the Old Norse Poems and Tales
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Include books by the same authorD'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths
Ingri d'Aulaire, Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman · 304 pages
Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales. In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly stro
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
Padraic Colum
Odin's Ravens
K.L. Armstrong, M.A. Marr · 355 pages
When Ragnarok--the apocalypse--threatens, the human descendants of the gods band together to fight monsters, and Matt Thorsen and his friends must journey to the underworld to save a descendant.
The Monstrous Child
Francesca Simon · 303 pages
Eternal teenager Hel, who was born with the legs of a rotting corpse, is goddess of the Underworld where she creates a magical atmosphere to welcome the dead for eternity, until eternity is threatened.
The Hammer of Thor
Rick Riordan · 484 pages
"Magnus Chase, you nearly started Ragnarok. What are you going to do next?" It's been six weeks since Magnus and his friends returned from defeating Fenris Wolf and the fire giants. Magnus has adjusted to life at the Hotel Valhalla—as much as a once-homeless and previously alive kid can. As a son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus doesn't exactly fit in with the rest of O
The Witch's Heart
Genevieve Gornichec · 359 pages
The Norse Myths
Kevin Crossley-Holland · 276 pages
After a lengthy detailed introduction on background material, the important myths are retold.
Thor: God of Thunder, Volume 1: The God Butcher
Jason Aaron · 136 pages
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
Douglas Adams · 276 pages
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a 1988 humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams. It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently, the first being [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163714W). It was followed by the [Salmon of Doubt](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163715W), an incomplete Dirk Gently novel included in a p
Starling
Lesley Livingston · 341 pages
Mason Starling, a champion fencer at Gosforth Academy, finds her school overrun with terrifying creatures after a mysterious, ferocious storm falls on Manhattan and the mysterious stranger who saves her life becomes her only ally as they work together to discover his past and learn of Mason's family's dark allegiance to ancient Norse gods.
The Lost Sun
Tessa Gratton · 334 pages
"In an alternate U.S.A. (the United States of Asgard), Soren Bearskin, the son of an infamous beserker, and Astrid Glyn, daughter of a renowned seer, embark on a road trip to find Baldur, the missing god whose absence has caused panic throughout the country."--
Bulfinch's Mythology
Thomas Bulfinch · 468 pages
Runelight
Joanne Harris
Five past midnight, three years after the End of the World, and, as usual, there was nothing to be seen or heard in the catacombs - except, of course , for the rats and (if you believed in them) the ghosts of the dead. Runelight is set in a world coming back to life, but it is also a world in conflict. For Maddy, born with the mark of magic on her hand, the return of the old gods and the overthrow
Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself
Kieron Gillen
The Serpent approaches, and the god of thunder lies helpless and shackled, imprisoned by the All-Father Odin. Reborn as a child, Loki, the god of lies and chaos may be Earth and Asgard's only hope.
Valkyrie
Kate O'Hearn · 352 pages
"Freya is a Valkyrie, a reaper of souls. But she hates what she must do. She doesn't like humans and the pain they inflict on each other, and she never wants to visit another battlefield. But when a soldier begs her to help his family back in the human realm, she agrees and discovers a world of friends. Now she'll have to find a way to keep her promise to the soldier and prevent the wrath of Odin
The Incompleat Enchanter
L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt · 236 pages