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Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans by Kevin Crossley-Holland

Across the Rainbow Bridge: Stories of Norse Gods and Humans

Kevin Crossley-Holland

Candlewick Press · Hardcover · December 7, 2021

In a dramatic companion volume to Norse Myths, a Carnegie Medal winner revisits an ancient world of magic, mythology, and mountain trolls.

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Who it’s for
Norse myth meets eerie lyricism and bold illustrations in five new tales.
Themes
Norse mythology, Magic and mythical beings, Gods aiding humans
Genres
Norse Myths, Mythical Creatures, Fairy Tale Collections

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In a dramatic companion volume to Norse Myths, a Carnegie Medal winner revisits an ancient world of magic, mythology, and mountain trolls. Step back into a sweeping landscape of green glades and glaciers where dwarves, frost giants, and ghosts roam and where gods and goddesses work their magic for Middle Earth, sometimes crossing the great rainbow bridge to come to the aid of humans.

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Five gripping new tales by Kevin Crossley-Holland plumb Norse mythology as never before, while Jeffrey Alan Love's illustrations give the epic figures bold new life. Eerie, lyrical, and arresting, this must-have companion book to Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor, and Loki is the ideal gift for fantasy and mythology fans as well as newcomers to Viking lore.

Mythic Crossings

Norse myth meets eerie lyricism and bold illustrations in five new tales.

Come here for

  • Gods, dwarves, frost giants, and ghosts in an ancient mythic world
  • Tales where the gods’ magic reaches human lives

Expect

  • Eerie, lyrical storytelling
  • Bold illustrations giving epic figures new life

Where it sits

Norse Myths99%
Mythical Creatures30%
Fairy Tale Collections26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fairy Tale Collections
  • Norse Myths
  • Stories Set in Europe
Authors
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Published
December 7, 2021
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Norse mythology · Magic and mythical beings · Gods aiding humans
Reading lane
Fairy Tale Collections