Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman tells the story of a young Viking with a crippled foot who decides to leave his step-father's house and travel to a hut that belonged to his deceased father. A fox approaches him near the cabin and leads him to a bear whose paw is caught by a tree. Later at the hut, he hears the two animals and the eagle who is with them talking. That explain that they are the Norse gods Odin, Thor, and Loki; and A share has been taken over by a frost giant who tricked Loki into giving him Thor's hammer. It's up to Odd to set things right.
I found this to be a delightful and highly entertaining story. 4 stars.
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