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Informationen zum Autor Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work - The Graveyard Book . Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust , have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; and American Gods and Good Omens have been adapted for TV. He has also written two amazing episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself. gaimanbooks.co.uk / @neilhimself Adam Stower has a first class honours degree in Illustration and a Masters in Narrative Illustration. He illustrated the popular series by Timothy Knapman featuring Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and Mungo and the Dinosaur Island (Puffin). Recent picture books projects include Bottoms Up , which has won the Red House Children's Books Award 2010. Klappentext This thrilling Nordic fable from the bestselling, award-winning Neil Gaiman weaves together legend, magic and adventure to create a story that will keep readers gripped from beginning to end. Odd's luck has not been good so far. But when this fatherless young Viking boy meets a fox, an eagle and a bear in the woods, his fortunes begins to change. These are no ordinary creatures but the mighty Gods Loki, Odin and Thor - who have been trapped in animal form by evil Frost Giants and driven out of Asgard, the City of the Gods. Now our hero must reclaim Thor's hammer, outwit the Frost Giants and release the Gods .With Neil Gaiman's wit and style, this story transcends the everyday and becomes a spellbinding tale of humour, adventure and a life lived courageously. Zusammenfassung Odd's luck has been bad so far. He lost his father on a Viking expedition, his foot was crushed beneath a tree, and the winter seems to be going on for ever. But when Odd flees to the woods and releases a trapped bear, his luck begins to change....
