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008 161101s2017 nyu 000 1 eng
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037 _bW W Norton & Co Inc, Keystone Industrial Park Attn Mike Charnogursky 800 Keystone Industrial Park, Scranton, PA, USA, 18512
_nSAN 202-5795
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082 0 0 _a293/.13
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100 1 _aGaiman, Neil,
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aNorse mythology /
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bW.W. Norton & Company,
_c2017.
300 _a299 pages ;
_c22 cm
505 0 _aThe players -- Before the beginning, and after -- Yggdrasil and the nine worlds -- Mimir's head and Odin's eye -- The treasures of the gods -- The master builder -- The children of Loki -- Freya's unusual wedding -- The mead of poets -- Thor's journey to the land of the giants -- The apples of immortality -- The story of Gerd and Frey -- Hymir and Thor's fishing expedition -- The death of Balder -- The last days of Loki -- Ragnarok : The final destiny of the gods.
520 _a"Introducing an instant classic--master storyteller Neil Gaiman presents a dazzling version of the great Norse myths. 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 strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki--son of a giant--blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thor's hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a woman--difficult with his beard and huge appetite--to steal it back. More poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasir--the most sagacious of gods--is turned into a mead that infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people. Through Gaiman's deft and witty prose emerge these gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again." -- Publisher's description
650 0 _aMythology, Norse
_vFiction.
650 1 _aMythology, Norse.
655 7 _aFantasy fiction.
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655 7 _aFiction.
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655 7 _aMythological fiction.
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655 7 _aFantasy fiction.
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655 7 _aMythological fiction.
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655 7 _aFantasy fiction.
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655 4 _aBestsellers, New York Times - Fiction.
_986065
856 4 _uhttp://worldcat.org/oclc/953222837
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