In The Days of Giants: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

In The Days of Giants, credited to Abbie Farwell Brown, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of In The Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown. Read in English by Arup Sen; Richard Corfield; Miyune; Megan Carmichael; Sarah Terry; troykemp; deongines This book is made of the stories told by the Northern folk,—the people who live in the land of the midnight sun, where summer is green and pleasant, but winter is a terrible time of cold and gloom; where rocky mountains tower like huge giants, over whose heads the thunder rolls and crashes, and under whose feet are mines of precious metals. Therefore you will find the tales full of giants and dwarfs,—spirits of the cold mountains and dark caverns. You will find the hero to be Thor, with his thunderbolt hammer, who dwells in the happy heaven of Asgard, where All-Father Odin is king, and where Balder the beautiful makes springtime with his smile. In the north countries, winter, cold, and frost are very real and terrible enemies; while spring, sunshine, and warmth are near and dear friends. So the story of the Beginning of Things is a story of cold and heat, of the wicked giants who loved the cold, and of the good Æsir, who basked in pleasant warmth. - Summary by the author

Recording facts

• Recording title: In The Days of Giants
• Author credits: Abbie Farwell Brown
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 5:35:05

Track guide

1. 01 - The Beginning of Things — 14:06
2. 02 - How Odin Lost His Eye — 16:27
3. 03 - Kvasir's Blood — 24:18
4. 04 - The Giant Builder — 14:36
5. 05 - The Magic Apples — 30:02
6. 06 - Skadi's Choice — 10:46
7. 07 - The Dwarf's Gifts — 22:18
8. 08 - Loki's Children — 14:37
9. 09 - The Quest of the Hammer — 28:41
10. 10 - The Giantess Who Would Not — 21:14
11. 11 - Thor's Visit to the Giants — 31:12
12. 12 - Thor's Fishing — 22:25
13. 13 - Thor's Duel — 19:20
14. 14 - In the Giant's House — 21:31
15. 15 - Balder and the Mistletoe — 22:07
16. 16 - The Punishment of Loki — 21:24

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