Bloodbath & Beyond

Odin has peace, which is suspicious. Freya is the Goddess of war with Odin as a father figure, which is awkward. He is the wisest God in the Universe, a magical lemon-squeezer, and his well has gone mouldy. She is the Goddess of love (Freya contains multitudes) who wants a necklace, a reputation, and a hobby. And, of course, to experience love just once. Thor wants a wife. Loki wants everything.

Bloodbath & Beyond will expose you to, among others: a fortune-teller with a chunk of salt, a mortal queen with red lips, four leathered-up dwarves with hammers, Loki inventing gossip, and a baby that's half-corpse and all-aspiring-romance-novelist. Also, fire. With all those circumstances, can the wisest God in the Universe outwit a teenager?

The sequel to somewhat critically acclaimed Why Odin Drinks is a cider-soaked saga of love, war, and plumbing for readers who found the first book a bit too sensible.