Near fine condition.Faber and Faber,2004.First UK edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w drawing.Nice and clean pages as new with two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first page of the book,two small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages.322pp.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: A young man, struck by lightning, is believed to be a keeper of the Norse religion's greatest secret. When war breaks out against the rising tide of Christianity, he must embark on a journey where he must confront his own gods, and the gods of a people yet more savage.