The name Odd means 'blade's edge' and brings good luck.
But during that endless, gloomy winter, Odd's luck turns completely against him. He has only an axe, a memento of his Viking father, and a crippled leg, a reminder of his own misadventures. And so one morning, before dawn, Odd dresses warmly, steals a side of smoked salmon, takes an axe and a crutch, and sets off into the snowy forest...
Ahead of him lie amazing adventures, told to us by Neil Gaiman, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal, and illustrated by Chris Riddell, winner of the British Children's Prize.