Description
The extraordinary companion title to the critically-acclaimed Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki, from a Carnegie Medal-winning author.
Enter an ancient world of green glades and glaciers, where gods and goddesses spread their magic whilst rock-giants and mountain-trolls roam. This astonishing new collection of Norse tales from the award-winning Kevin Crossley-Holland - with Jeffrey Alan Love's arresting illustrations - will enthral readers of all ages.
About the Author
Kevin Crossley-Holland is a Carnegie Medal-winning author and a well-known poet. His award-winning Arthur trilogy has won worldwide critical acclaim, sold well over one million copies and has been translated into twenty-five languages. He also wrote Arthur: The Always King, spectacularly illustrated by Chris Riddell. He is a world expert on Norse mythology and the author of Norse Myths for Walker Books. He has also translated Beowulf from Anglo-Saxon.
Jeffrey Alan Love is an award-winning artist and writer. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the Chesley Award, the British Science Fiction Award, The British Fantasy Award and the Spectrum Fantastic Art Award, he has also won a gold medal from the Society of Illustrators and two Academy of British Cover Design Awards. He lives in the USA.
Reviews
Norse Tales by the distinguished storyteller Kevin Crossley-Holland, is a choice collection of creepy stories, made even scarier by Jeffrey Alan Love's massive dark images. * The Spectator *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529524833
Author Kevin Crossley-Holland
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Walker Studio
Publisher Walker Books Ltd
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