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22) Thor's serpents
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"As Ragnarok--the apocalypse--approaches, the thirteen-year-old descendants of the gods realize they can't take every step of their journey together, as Matt must fight the Midgard Serpent alone, and Fen and Laurie are pulled in different directions"--
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Introduces children to Scandinavian folklore through an illustrated collection of Norse myths from the countries of Iceland, Norway, and Denmark. Presents twenty popular tales of heroes, monsters, creatures, and quests. Includes information on mythical Norse families, a glossary and pronunciation of Nordic terms, and further reading.
24) Frostborn
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Instead of taking over his family's farm in Norrøngard, Karn would rather play the board game Thrones and Bones, until half-human, half-frost giantess Thianna appears and a family crisis sends them on an adventure, chased by a dragon, undead warriors, an evil uncle, wyverns, and various trolls and giants.
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As one of Odin's Valkyries, Malin's greatest responsibility is to slay immortals and return them to the underworld. But when she unearths a secret that could unravel the balance of all she knows, Malin must decide where her loyalties lie and if helping the blue-eyed boy Asher enact his revenge is worth the risk to the world and her heart.
29) Nightborn
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Karn Korlundsson must travel to the faraway city of Castlebriar, learn to play a new board game called Charioteers, decipher the Riddle of the Horn, and tangle with mysterious elves in order to rescue his best friend, Thianna Frostborn, facing great dangers at every step. Includes directions for playing Charioteers.
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Norse god Loki records the highs and lows of living on Earth as an eleven-year-old in grumbles, snarks, and doodles in his enchanted diary. He might not have shown any moral improvement (yet); but Odin has given Loki another chance to prove himself worthy of Asgard. Earning everyone's trust isn't easy, however. So far, Loki has managed to make only one human friend, Valerie, but is now irritated to learn that Valerie has made another friend, Georgina....
32) Odin
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"Welcome to the Nine Worlds, home of Gods, Valkyries, Dwarves, Jotnar, and more! Travel the burning rainbow bridge to Asgard where Odin, king of the Aesir, surveys his realm. His thirst for knowledge drives him ever onward, but nothing is learned without sacrifice ... In Asgardians, George O'Connor's highly kinetic illustrations bring these gritty and astonishing tales of war, betrayal, and the quest for enlightenment at any cost to vivid and startling...
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With his mighty hammer Mjolnir firmly in hand, Thor sets out to show the warlike Giants why he should be feared, but Thor finds his battles with the Giants to be anything but easy. Known for his strength, bullheadedness, and temper, Thor finds himself under the thumb of a giant before his adventures are over. Unfortunately, Thor's adopted brother, Loki, a Giant himself, has a habit of complicating everything. Written in graphic-novel format.
34) Berserker
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Hanne and her siblings flee Norway after her "gift" causes her to commit murder, and on the American frontier Owen, a cowboy, leads them toward their uncle who may help them learn control.
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Baldur, Odin's greatest son, is a leader of men and loved by all. So when a prophecy is made that the end of the world, Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, will occur when Baldur dies, Odin imprisons all those who might be involved in the death of his beloved son. But fate is fate, Baldur will die and the only question is how and the only result is the beginning of the end for all of creation. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Loki, the god of mischief, is Thor's troublesome adopted brother and Odin, their father (and ruler of the Viking gods), orders the quarrelsome siblings to tame the violent Giants once and for all together. But what Loki and Thor find in their series of adventures puts them in conflict with each other as well as with the giants. And in the land of Utgard, a mysterious place made from magic and illusion, Thor must trust his magic-wielding and misbehaving...
37) Odin's ravens
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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.
38) Fenris & Mott
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Mott's life becomes complicated when the abandoned puppy she found turns out to be a mythical Norse wolf who is partly responsible for bringing about the end of the worlds.
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The death of Odin's beloved son, Baldur, heralds the end of all creation but also a new beginning. But before life can begin again, all must die including the gods and goddesses themselves and in a battle of epic proportions, Loki and his sons, Surtur, and the giants wage war on the Viking gods. With the fate of the known world hanging in the balance, all bets are off but one thing is certain: death is not the end, and the end is just the beginning....
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Monsters, mortals, gods, and warriors: For over sixty years readers have chosen this book above all others to discover the thrilling, enchanting, and fascinating world of Western mythology. From Odysseus's adventure-filled journey to the Norse god Odin's effort to postpone the final day of doom, Edith Hamilton's classic collection not only retells these stories with brilliant clarity but shows us how the ancients saw their own place in the world and...