Freya is an ordinary girl living in modern Britain, but with a twist: people still worship the Viking gods. She's caught in her parents' divorce, and shuttling between bickering adults is no fun. 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.
Brilliantly funny, original and a wholly new take on the Norse myths - and the travails of contemporary family life.
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Francesca Simon Biography
Francesca Simon is one of the UK's most popular authors, having written over 50 books for children of all ages, her best known series is Horrid Henry which began in 1994.
Francesca grew up in California before studying at Yale and Oxford Universities. She tur
