Lively, articulate retellings of Norse myths. I loved the contrast between explication that echos the doom-laden heft of the original eddas and sagas, balanced with sly asides and sparky dialogue that hint at the Norse gods place in popular culture. Gaiman manages the trick of not letting this become a throw-away novelisation of Marvel's Thor and Loki, while showing how the gods of Asgard have reinvented themselves, and slipped so effortlessly into our hearts ...
