My Brother's War

The Gods are fighting an endless war with the Giants and they are slowly losing their powers. During a terrible storm, Thor, the god of Thunder, appears to Erik, an ordinary 13-year-old boy. He sends Erik on a mission with his daughter, to travel to the Land of the Dead. Erik must bring back the Goddess of Eternal Life and her magic apples before the Gods weaken and totally lose their powers. Time is running out. Can Erik rescue the Goddess from the Giants and prevent the end of the world?

Winner of Junior Fiction Award 2013 (New Zealand) Winner of Children's Choice for Children and Young Adults 2013 (New Zealand) Winner of The Lianza Librarians' Choice Award 2013 (New Zealand)

“"It is a searing read but the book speaks with great authority."”

“It is a searing read but the book speaks with great authority.” Clare Morpurgo, The School Librarian (UK publication)“...this is an important and highly readable book.” NZ Listener“…there are stories that need to be told over and over again ...” NZ Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults“Beautifully written and deeply engrossing.” Otago Daily Times“Real, raw ... and fabulous all at the same time.” Adele Broadbent, writer/reviewer

In 2002, David Hill won the Children's Literature Foundation Award for See Ya Simon and the same book won the TES Award for Special Needs in 1994. In 2003, he was the Robert Lord writer-in-residence and in 2005 he received the Margaret Mahy Medal for his significant contribution to children's literature in New Zealand. His books have been translated into French, Chinese and Estonian. His short stories and plays for teenagers and young readers have been published and broadcast in New Zealand, Australia and the USA.

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