But don’t go into it thinking it’ll be prose like American Gods. It’s a pretty straight forward interpretation of the myths; I found it a little juvenile, personally.
I LOVE the Sea of Trolls trilogy, by Nancy Farmer. Combines Celtic AND Norse Mythologies with early Christian Mysticism — in the time when Romans were still a force in the British Isles. Plus a dash of the Hero’s journey for good measure.
Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan.
I second @Pamela ‘s suggestion
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaimen
came here to say this!
But don’t go into it thinking it’ll be prose like American Gods. It’s a pretty straight forward interpretation of the myths; I found it a little juvenile, personally.
@Kylie I liked it as an audio book. :
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I LOVE the Sea of Trolls trilogy, by Nancy Farmer. Combines Celtic AND Norse Mythologies with early Christian Mysticism — in the time when Romans were still a force in the British Isles. Plus a dash of the Hero’s journey for good measure.
Also the Iron Druid Chronicles. A little more hard-edged and adult-themed.
american gods has mythology from all over, including norse
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Gospel of Loki Joanne M Harris