Showing results for "Thor" in Literature & Fiction

Long ago, Thor saved the people of Miskander from a rebellious horde. As a thank you for his selfless heroism, he was gifted a crown which he safely stored on Asgard. Until Loki stole it. The Trickster God has been partying hard as a rock band guitarist and thought it would be fun to bequeath the crown to the lead singer, Nihilator, unaware of its true significance—and the corruptive, destructive influence of its true power.

From Carnegie Medal-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland, these dramatic, enthralling and atmospheric tales are based on the Scandinavian myth cycle - one of the greatest and most culturally significant stories in the world - and tell of Odin with his one eye, Thor with his mighty hammer and Loki, the red-haired, shape-shifting trickster. In this stunning anthology of myths, the strange world of ancient magic, giants, dwarfs and monsters is unforgettably imagined. 

A U.S. Army Ranger sniper finds himself on his own and on the move far downrange and beyond the wire in an epic fantasy world filled with deadly monsters and dangerous foes in a total battle royale for glory, hoard—and flat-out survival. Adrift on the Sea of Riddles and lost in a dangerous world of epic fables, Sgt. Thor and his anti-materiel sniper rifle, Mjölnir, must survive brutal pirates, the darkest sorcery, and a catastrophic shipwreck on a strange island steeped in arcane mystery and containing the remains of a lost civilization guarding an ancient artifact of great and terrible power.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Scot Harvath series and “heir to Tom Clancy and Robert Ludlum” (Chicago Tribune) returns with this unputdownable, white-knuckled thriller following the Secret Service agent as he’s on the trail of the world’s most ruthless terrorist. After...

After the bloody Battle of Jelling, Denmark’s throne lies empty and chaos reigns as Jarls jostle for power. Sven survives the bloodshed only to return home to find Ribe sacked by those he trusted and Charles, a pawn in a much bigger political game, kidnapped. Consumed by the loss of Charles, Sven is shocked by the arrival of the Abbess Hildegard, daughter of his nemesis King Louis of East Francia, who seeks the whereabouts of Charles, her son, and also the cross of Charlemagne.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER “Fast-paced...pulse-pounding...supremely entertaining…His best ever.” —The Washington Times “This might be the single greatest thriller I’ve covered....It’s amazing!” —The Real Book Spy Scot Harvath returns in the...

#1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Brad Thor returns with his hottest and most action-packed thriller yet! The most secretive organization in America operates without accountability to the American people. Hiding in the shadows, pretending to be part of the United...

Beyond the City of Thieves, lost deep in the Eastern Wastes, Sergeant Thor and his companions rescue the descendants of a legendary military unit from a pack of deadly vampires and their vengeful queen. Now he must ally with these modern-day Spartans in their quest to fulfill a solemn oath and pay a debt incurred long ago, as they march on the Plane of Fire straight into the teeth of a full-blown war between Efreet and Djinn.

Follow SGT. Thor and his crew as they steal their way into a mysterious city seeking the ultimate prize. Where the wrong move means death, a cunning plan may see Thor survive the ultimate edge.

Hunted and on the run inside the fabled and dangerous City of Thieves, U.S. Army Ranger Sniper Sergeant Thor must pull the greatest fade of his career as powerful sorcerers and conniving eunuchs dispatch small armies of deadly mercenaries and vicious hired killers to track down and take what Thor has stolen fair and square. Other dangers await the Ranger inside the wild and untamed alleys, temples, once-mighty fortresses, and degenerate palaces of the Ruin's greatest and most ancient of cities.

A hammer no mortal can lift. A flame-haired, fiery storm god. A comic book alien-hero-god who defends humanity. The swastika. Even the name "Thursday" ("Thor's Day"). Despite the virtual disappearance of the indigenous Norse religion and mythology several centuries ago, modern society still regularly encounters the storm god Thor, who continues to be brought back to life in the form of literature and was recently the protagonist in a big-budget Hollywood movie.

TJ knew the coal was there. A large deposit. But he had seen something else that intrigued him about the area south of Gillette in Wyoming Territory. He would find it only after he had bought the huge tract from the railroad. And he found much more. Not all of it good.

Le fredde e inospitali regioni del Nord Europa furono le terre dei Vichinghi, popolo di guerrieri invincibili, di audaci esploratori, di geniali costruttori di navi, di marinai insuperabili e di abilissimi mercanti, capaci di elaborare di una cultura antica e misteriosa. Isolati per molti secoli dal resto dell'Europa, i vichinghi crearono infatti una mitologia guerriera profondamente originale che ha dato vita a personaggi come Odino, Thor, Loki, ma anche a figure emblematiche come i giganti di ghiaccio, i nani e gli elfi, o le leggendarie valchirie.

A hammer no mortal can lift. A flame-haired fiery storm god. A comic book alien-hero-god who defends humanity. The swastika. Even the name "Thursday" ("Thor's Day"). Despite the virtual disappearance of the indigenous Norse religion and mythology several centuries ago, modern society still regularly encounters the storm god Thor, who continues to be brought back to life in the form of literature and was recently the protagonist in a big-budget Hollywood movie.

Thor: I'm the funny guy of the club--the clown. But with her life on the line? I'll become a monster.

Thor, il dio del tuono, ha la sgradevole abitudine di dimenticare in giro il suo martello, l'arma più potente dei Nove Mondi, per poi doverla recuperare a suon di guerre. Questa volta è finito nelle mani di un gigante, che non ha alcuna intenzione di restituire il suo nuovo giocattolo. Magnus Chase e i suoi amici devono ritrovarlo in fretta, prima che si compia il Ragnarok e il mondo dei mortali soccomba all'avanzata di un esercito di mostri.

Deutschland nach der atomaren Apokalypse Keiner kennt die Wurzeln von Cee – er scheint ein Findelkind zu sein. Von klein auf ist er ausgesprochen mutig und freiheitsliebend, was ihn zum geborenen Anführer macht. Deshalb ist er es auch, der die Mitglieder der Bikergang Thor zum ersten Mal seit Jahrzehnten aus dem Bunker führt. Doch in einer Zeit, in der zahllose rivalisierende Banden mit Strahlung, Nahrungsknappheit und zerschlagenen Hierarchien kämpfen, hat jeder Anführer eine Herkulesaufgabe vor sich.

Die Saga des Wikingerkönigs Harald Hardrada - seine Abenteuer und Kämpfe, seine Frauen und sein unbezwingbarer Ehrgeiz. AD 1027: Harald ist zwölf Jahre alt und jüngster Sohn aus edlem Hause. Er will Krieger werden und seinem Halbruder Olaf nacheifern, der Kriegsherr und König von Norwegen ist. Doch ein Aufstand der Jarls treibt Olaf aus dem Land. Harald bereitet sich auf den Tag vor, da sein Bruder mit einem Heer zurückkehrt. Drei Jahre später ist es so weit. Blutjung zieht Harald in den Krieg.

Thor es un temerario joven, de rojiza melena, que vive una vida aparentemente normal en una casa-hogar en la provincia del sur. Extraños sucesos revelarán su verdadera identidad como mesías de un nuevo orden más justo para todos los mortales, tanto para los "racionales" como para los "mentalistas". Este descubrimiento le obligará a partir hacia la provincia del norte, con el fin de investigar su pasado y de completar su aprendizaje. Mientras tanto, las piezas del destino empezarán a moverse para evitar que Thor sea lo suficientemente fuerte para llevar a cabo su misión.

Un martillo que ningún mortal puede levantar. Un flamante dios de la tormenta, con cabello cual llamas. Un héroe-dios-alienígena que defiende a la humanidad. La esvástica. Incluso el nombre Thursday [jueves en inglés] es “Thor’s Day” [el día de Thor]. A pesar de la virtual desaparición de la religión autóctona y mitología nórdica siglos atrás, aún se encuentra con regularidad en la sociedad moderna al dios de la tormenta, Thor, quien continúa siendo traído de vuelta a la vida en forma de literatura y más recientemente, como protagonista de películas taquilleras de Hollywood.