Odd's luck has been bad so far He lost his father on a Viking expedition his foot was crushed beneath a tree & the winter seems to be going on for ever But when Odd flees to the woods & releases a trapped bear his luck begins to change The eagle bear & fox he encounters reveal they're actually Norse gods trapped in animal form by the evil frost giants who have conquered Asgard the city of the gods Can a twelve-year-old boy reclaim Thor's hammer outwit the frost giants & release the gods? With Neil Gaiman's wit & style this story transcends the everyday & becomes a humorous rich & layered tale of a life lived courageously