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Biographical note
Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for children and adults and is the first author to have won the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work – The Graveyard Book. The Sleeper and the Spindle, illustrated by Chris Riddell, won the 2016 Kate Greenaway Medal. His novel, American Gods, has been adapted into a major television series.It’s virtually impossible to read more than ten words by Neil Gaiman and not wish he would tell you the rest of the story … <b>The halls of Valhalla have been crying out for Gaiman</b> to tell their stories to a new audience. Hopefully this collection will be just the beginning
Natalie Haynes, Observer
<b>Brilliant</b> … Somehow he brings us close to this world of mountains and cataracts, monsters and elves
Sunday Times Book of the Week
There have been countless retellings of the Norse myths, but few that give them the everyday immediacy of Neil Gaiman’s <b>wry, punchy phrasing and delivery</b>. You feel that bumbling Thor, wise Odin, fabulous Freya and the wily Loki are <b>part of him</b>
The Times
Gaiman retells the Norse sagas in his own lucid, laid-back style, <b>teasing out the humour and absurdity </b>inherent in the source material … An honest retelling that betrays an abiding personal <b>passion</b> for the exploits of dim-witted Thor, mercurial Loki, bombastic Odin and the rest
Financial Times
<b>Beautifully told</b> and a lot of fun
Mail on Sunday
A <b>bold</b> undertaking … <b>An excellent introduction</b> to the stories that wield such great cultural significance
Economist
Gaiman’s voice is engaging; often quirkily humorous … <b>The author’s affection for the characters shines out from every page</b>, and the narrative, always crisp and direct, combines an adult’s insight with a childlike sense of wonder at the magic of it all
Joanne Harris, Spectator
Gaiman’s characteristically limpid, <b>quick-running prose keeps the dramatic impetus of the medieval texts</b> … His telling of the tales is for children and adults alike, and this is both right and wise, it being the property of genuine myth on many levels
Ursula K Le Guin, Guardian
It’s the perfect moment to become acquainted with Gaiman’s <b>eerie, fantastical writing</b>. In his latest book, he recasts the Nordic sagas as <b>gripping</b> human dramas, putting flesh and blood on the slippery Loki, the hard-charging Odin and others
Irish Independent
His work <b>draws you in and eats you up</b> with new worlds and ideas
Metro