Odd and the Frost Giants
Odd and the Frost Giants (
Plot summary
Odd is a young Norseman whose father, a woodcutter, drowned during a Viking raid. Soon after he accidentally crushes his leg and his Scottish mother marries a fat widower who neglects him in favor of his own children, and when soon after the winter drags on unnaturally long, Odd leaves his village for the forest. There he meets a fox, an eagle and a bear, the latter with its paw trapped in a tree. Odd aids the bear, and tries to feed him. The bear accepted and was actually hungry. Therefore Odd would always feed him. But as time passed by, he learns that these are not normal animals, but the gods
Deciding to help the stranded gods, Odd travels with them to Asgard. There, Thor leads him to
Reception
Ian Chipman, for
References
- ^ "Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- ^ "Odd and the Frost Giants". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman". Publishers Weekly. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- The Booklist. 105 (21): 61.
- ^ Long, Joanna Rudge (November–December 2009). "Odd and the Frost Giants". The Horn Book Magazine. 85 (6): 672.