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21) Frostborn
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Instead of taking over his family's farm in Norrøngard, Karn would rather play the board game Thrones and Bones, until half-human, half-frost giantess Thianna appears and a family crisis sends them on an adventure, chased by a dragon, undead warriors, an evil uncle, wyverns, and various trolls and giants.
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Twelve-year-old Sif is goddess of the harvest, with her abilities woven into her long, blonde hair. She also has special prophetic powers--she is a seer--but is reluctant to share them after a mishap years ago caused a big rift in a friendship that meant a lot to her. And Sif is determined to not let that happen again! But when the mischievous Loki cuts her hair in a horrible prank gone wrong, Sif orders Loki to fix it. Without her hair, the crops...
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When Loki and Amora cause the destruction of one of Asgard's most prized possessions, Amora is banished to Earth, where her powers will slowly and excruciatingly fade to nothing. She was the only person who ever looked at Loki's magic as a gift instead of a threat; without her, he slips further into anguish and the shadow of his universally adored brother, Thor. When Asgardian magic is detected in relation to a string of murders on Earth, Odin sends...
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Norse god Loki records the highs and lows of living on Earth as an eleven-year-old in grumbles, snarks, and doodles in his enchanted diary. He might not have shown any moral improvement (yet); but Odin has given Loki another chance to prove himself worthy of Asgard. Earning everyone's trust isn't easy, however. So far, Loki has managed to make only one human friend, Valerie, but is now irritated to learn that Valerie has made another friend, Georgina....
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Ever since Ragnarok, the human realm of the Midlands has been bereft of magic, and most lead lives of desperation. Eiric Halvorsen's family has remained prosperous-- until he is convicted by a rigged jury of murdering his modir and stepfadir. His half-systir, Liv, has an interest in seidr, or magic-- and become a figure of suspicion. A powerful jarl offers to pay the blood price if Eiric will lead a mission to the fabled Temple at the Grove-- stronghold...
26) Valkyrie
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When Freya takes up her position as a Valkyrie, she's not excited to reap the souls of fallen soldiers as required of her. She'd prefer to avoid humans and their wars altogether. And when she reaps her first soldier, she finds herself thrust into the mortal world where she begins to find friendship with the humans and realizes she could be wrong about them. But she'll soon have to choose between her immortal and mortal friends, and it won't be an...
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Baldur, Odin's greatest son, is a leader of men and loved by all. So when a prophecy is made that the end of the world, Ragnarok, the Twilight of the Gods, will occur when Baldur dies, Odin imprisons all those who might be involved in the death of his beloved son. But fate is fate, Baldur will die and the only question is how and the only result is the beginning of the end for all of creation. Written in graphic-novel format.
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With his mighty hammer Mjolnir firmly in hand, Thor sets out to show the warlike Giants why he should be feared, but Thor finds his battles with the Giants to be anything but easy. Known for his strength, bullheadedness, and temper, Thor finds himself under the thumb of a giant before his adventures are over. Unfortunately, Thor's adopted brother, Loki, a Giant himself, has a habit of complicating everything. Written in graphic-novel format.
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The death of Odin's beloved son, Baldur, heralds the end of all creation but also a new beginning. But before life can begin again, all must die including the gods and goddesses themselves and in a battle of epic proportions, Loki and his sons, Surtur, and the giants wage war on the Viking gods. With the fate of the known world hanging in the balance, all bets are off but one thing is certain: death is not the end, and the end is just the beginning....
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Loki, the god of mischief, is Thor's troublesome adopted brother and Odin, their father (and ruler of the Viking gods), orders the quarrelsome siblings to tame the violent Giants once and for all together. But what Loki and Thor find in their series of adventures puts them in conflict with each other as well as with the giants. And in the land of Utgard, a mysterious place made from magic and illusion, Thor must trust his magic-wielding and misbehaving...
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"Skade, the goddess of skiing, is known as one of the best athletes--and a top student--at Asgard Academy. But lately, she's been in a slump. When three giants appear and offer to mend the rift between the worlds by organizing a big ski competition, Skade feels like this is her chance to prove herself again. But much to Skade's embarrassment she's named an alternate instead of a member of the starting team. Aside from Skade's disappointment, something...
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Imagine a vault so cavernous that it could contain all the world's greatest treasures and relics, from mummified remains of ancient monarchs to glistening swords brandished by legendary warriors. Who could be in charge of such a vault and how did he come into possession of such a unique collection? Who is Professor Brownstone?
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El martillo de Thor ha vuelto a desaparecer. El Dios del trueno tiene la mala costumbre de extraviar su arma (total, solo es la fuerza más poderosa de los nueve mundos), pero esta vez no se ha perdido exactamente, sino que ha caído en manos enemigas. Si Magnus Chase y sus compañeros no son capaces de recuperar el martillo, los mundos mortales quedarán totalmente expuestos al temible ataque de los gigantes. El Ragnarok empezará. Los nueve...
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Congratulations! You have been chosen as one of Odin's brave warriors, and you have made it to Hotel Valhalla. Now what? / This can't-live-without guide to the gods and goddesses, mythical beings, and fantastic creatures of the nine Norse Worlds was prepared just for you, honored guest. It provides essential statistics, interviews, stories, and personal reflections, so you can avoid those awkward introductions and start your training for Ragnarok...
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As the bombs of the Blitz rain down on Britain, one young girl is evacuated to the countryside. She is struggling to make sense of her new wartime life. Then she is given a copy of Asgard and the Gods -- a book of ancient Norse myths -- and her inner and outer worlds are transformed.
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"Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok. Raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill, Bayr is gifted with inhuman strength. But he's also blessed with an all-too-human heart that beats with one purpose: to protect Alba, the first girl...
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Nursing Ghisia, an orphaned stowaway, with a prophecy surrounding her, back to health, Hod, a blind cave dweller, discovers that they cannot be separated and are both plunged into a desperate world of warring clan chieftains and catastrophic power struggles where they must save each other.
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To become a leader, Sigrid must learn to harness the dangerous magic coursing through her stallion's veins, but when she puts everyone under her command in danger, she needs her friends to pull her from the shadows before she loses everything--including the valkyrie she loves.