The Norse gods are in an uproar--Thor's hammer has been stolen! The goddess Freyja has foreseen that a human boy will help find the hammer; the Basset sails into the mortal world to find him. But when the Basset returns, it carries not one boy, but four--all of whom must change if they are to fulfill Freyja's prophecy and save the gods from destruction.
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"Shetterly is a genuinely witty writer. . . . I look forward to [his] future work; he's a talent to watch."--West Coast Review of Books
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The Norse gods are in an uproar--Thor's hammer has been stolen! The goddess Freyja has foreseen that a human boy will help find the hammer; the Basset sails into the mortal world to find him. But when the Basset returns, it carries not one boy, but four--all of whom must change if they are to fulfill Freyja's prophecy and save the gods from destruction.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
History, Myth, and Lots of Charm,
By A Reader From Los Angeles (Hollywood, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Thor's Hammer (Voyage of the Basset) (No.4) (Paperback)
This book is a departure for a writer who has made a career of making departures, from the ultra-subtle fantastical memoir _Dogland_, to the Chandler-esque sf thriller _Chimera_ to the young adult novels (with elves) _Elsewhere_ and _Nevernever_. This, Shetterly's first children's book, concerns three boys from a fascinating milieu, turn of the century San Francisco. An Irish immigrant working in a realistically brutal factory, a black orphan with nothing left but his elderly dog, and a Chinese boy who dreams of being a pirate king end up in... the land of Norse Gods. The Gods have a mission for one of them, but they're not sure which. The answers as to which boy is important, and why none of them are Norse, are quite clever. It's true, little action actually takes place aboard the Basset, but as I found Asgard and 1895 San Francisco at least as interesting a venue, if not more, that didn't bother me. In fact, if Shetterly ever writes a book set solely in the historic San Francisco he recreates here so vividly, I'd buy it... even if it didn't involve elves, Norse Gods, magic, or the Basset.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad story, but not much about the Bassett,
This review is from: Thor's Hammer (Voyage of the Basset) (No.4) (Paperback)
Because I loved the original "Voyage of the Bassett" so much, I was happy to find this series. This story was interesting, about 3 very different boys from San Francisco who find themselves on the Bassett after a tumble into the Bay. However, the Bassett plays a very small part in the story, only providing transportation for the boys to Asgard, where they have an adventure with the Norse gods. If you're really looking for more adventures on board the Bassett, give this one a pass.
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