18 books like Odd and the Frost Giants

What to read after Odd and the Frost Giants — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Thor's wedding day Bruce Coville · 2005 · ★ 3.8 · 137p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Thialfi, the Norse thunder god's goat boy, tells how he inadvertently helped the giant Thrym to steal Thor's magic hammer, the lengths to which Thor must go to retrieve it, and his own assistance along the way. Shares: Loki, Thor, Giants, Gods

D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants Ingri Parin D'Aulaire · 1967 · ★ 4.3 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A collection of Norse myths describing the exploits of the gods and goddesses of the Aesir beginning with the creation and ending when the gods and giants destroyed each other in battle. Shares: Giants, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The Tyrant's Tomb Rick Riordan · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying. It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and… Shares: Gods, Heroes, Children's fiction

The Hammer of Thor Rick Riordan · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost. It has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn.… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

Between the Blade and the Heart: Valkyrie Book One Amanda Hocking · 2018 · ★ 5.0 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The epic YA fantasy duology begins as an aspiring Valkyrie and her friends venture to the underworld to face a long-forgotten evil. When the fate of the world is at stake, loyalties will be tested . . . As one of Odin's Valkyries, Malin Krigare's greatest responsibility is to slay immortals and return them to the underworld. But when she unearths a secret that could unravel the… Shares: Heroes, Norse Mythology, Science Fiction, Children's fiction

Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki Kevin Crossley-Holland · 1993 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A retelling of fourteen Norse myths about gods, monsters, giants, dwarfs, etc., their contests, quests, battles, etc., and the mysteries of creation, life, love, death and rebirth. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary. Shares: Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The Tin Woodman of Oz L. Frank Baum · 1918 · ★ 4.1 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Challenging From the book:The Tin Woodman sat on his glittering tin throne in the handsome tin hall of his splendid tin castle in the Winkie Country of the Land of Oz. Beside him, in a chair of woven straw, sat his best friend, the Scarecrow of Oz. At times they spoke to one another of curious things they had seen and strange adventures they had known since first they two had met and become comrades. But at… Shares: Giants, Children's fiction

Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 552p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around–and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old, he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone braver than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the form of a hero called the… Shares: Gods, Heroes, Children's fiction

The Apple Throne Tessa Gratton · 2015 · 350p · ≈ 11h · Moderate THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD WHO REMEMBERS THE FAMOUS PROPHET ASTRID GLYN: THE BERSERKER SOREN BEARSTAR. Ever since Astrid agreed to give up her life, her name, and her prophetic dreams to become Idun the Young, who protects the apples of immortality in a secret mountain orchard, she's been forgotten by everyone. Everyone except Soren. For the last two years he's faithfully… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The Ship of the Dead Rick Riordan · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

Hippolyta and the curse of the Amazons Jane Yolen · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child. Shares: Gods, Children's fiction

The lost sun Tessa Gratton · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "In an alternate U.S.A. (the United States of Asgard), Soren Bearskin, the son of an infamous beserker, and Astrid Glyn, daughter of a renowned seer, embark on a road trip to find Baldur, the missing god whose absence has caused panic throughout the country."-- Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

Zeus And The Thunderbolt Of Doom Suzanne Williams · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 100p · ≈ 3h · Moderate When ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped, he discovers he can defend himself with a magical thunderbolt. Shares: Giants, Children's fiction

9 From the Nine Worlds Rick Riordan · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase series star in these short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology. The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds. Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and… Shares: Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The Burning Maze Rick Riordan · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg.… Shares: Gods, Children's fiction

Thor's Serpents Kelley Armstrong · 2015 · ★ 4.1 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "As Ragnarok--the apocalypse--approaches, the thirteen-year-old descendants of the gods realize they can't take every step of their journey together, as Matt must fight the Midgard Serpent alone, and Fen and Laurie are pulled in different directions"-- Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

Loki's Wolves M. A. Marr · 2013 · ★ 3.5 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Calling all fans of myths, action-adventure, and the Percy Jackson series - don't miss this first book in the Blackwell Pages trilogy from bestselling authors K.L. Armstrong and Melissa Marr. While thirteen-year-old Matt Thorsen has always known he's a modern-day descendent of Thor, he's been living a normal kid's life. In fact, most people in the small town of Blackwell, South Dakota, are direct… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

Double Star Robert A. Heinlein · 1956 · ★ 3.9 · 159p · ≈ 5h · Moderate One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was — as usual — in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the… Shares: Science Fiction, Children's fiction

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