Treasury of Norse Mythology, Donna Jo Napoli
Treasury of Norse Mythology, Donna Jo Napoli
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Treasury of Norse Mythology
Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love and Revenge

Author: Donna Jo Napoli

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 3 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/22/2015

Synopsis

Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse myths, including those of the thunder god Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Scandinavia. This book is the third in the trilogy that includes the popular National Geographic Treasury of Greek Mythology and National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology.

About Donna Jo Napoli

Donna Jo Napoli is the acclaimed and award-winning author of many novels, both fantasies and contemporary stories. She won the Golden Kite Award for Stones in Water in 1997. Her novel Zel was named an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, a Publishers Weekly Best Book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon, and a School Library Journal Best Book, and a number of her novels have been selected as ALA Best Books. She is a professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim

This was a rather short & simplified version, but possibly better for that. It's been a long time since I read any Norse myths & they can be confusing. Napoli does a great job of explaining that. There are a lot of versions available since these are basically the Icelandic version of the Germanic my......more

Goodreads review by Abigail

American author Donna Jo Napoli and British illustrator Christina Balit, who have also produced volumes on ancient Egyptian and classical Greek mythology, as well as the stories of the Bible, and the Arabian Nights, here explore the world of Norse mythology. As with the two other mythological titles......more

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