This is an exciting new novel for children 8+ from one of the bestselling children's authors in the world, the creator of the "Horrid Henry" series. Freya is an ordinary girl living in modern Britain, but with a twist: people still worship the Viking gods. One evening, stuck with her dad on his night shift at the British Museum, she is drawn to the Lewis Chessmen and Heimdall's Horn. Unable to resist, she blows the horn, waking three chess pieces from their enchantment; the slaves Roskva and Alfi, and Snot the Berserk. They are all summoned to Asgard, land of the Viking gods, and told they must go on a perilous journey to restore the gods to youth. If Freya refuses she will be turned into an ivory chess piece but, if she accepts her destiny and fails, the same terrible fate awaits her.
"'Breathtaking, magical storytelling. I loved this book.' (Eoin Colfer) 'A wildly original, rollicking twist on Norse mythology.' (Jacqueline Wilson)"
Title: The Sleeping Army
Subtitle:
Contributors:
By (author)
Francesca Simon
ISBN 13: 9781846682797
ISBN 10: 1846682797
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Publication Date: 1/07/2012
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Fiction
NBS Classification: Children's Fiction
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm