Odd and the Frost GiantsThe thrilling, wintry Nordic tale by Neil Gaiman, who weaves a magical story of legend and adventure that will enchant readers from beginning to end. Odd, a young Viking boy, is left fatherless following a raid. In his icy, ancient world there is no mercy for an unlucky soul with a crushed foot and no one to protect him. Fleeing to the woods, Odd stumbles upon and releases a trapped bear…and then Odd's destiny begins to change. The eagle, bear, and fox Odd encounters are Norse gods, trapped in animal form by the evil frost giant who has conquered Asgard, the city of the gods. Now our hero must reclaim Thor's hammer, outwit the frost giants and release the gods… |
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animal Asgard asked Odd bear beautiful began beneath beside bird branches called carved cold color crutch dark dead deep door drank eagle edge eyes face father feel feet fell felt fingers finished fire followed foot Freya Frost Giant frozen Gods going ground hall hammer hand happened hard head hill honey huge It’s keep knew knife landed laughed leaned Loki looked lovely lump mean moon mother moved never night noise Odd’s Odd’s father Odin once opened pine pool pulled pushed rainbow reached seemed seen side sitting smelled smile snow sound spring stopped talking tell thing Thor thought told took tree turned village voice waiting walked wall wanted winter wondered wood wooden