In Paul Anderson's extraordinary novel, Picking up After the Ice Age, you'll leap onto the back of Odin's eight-legged horse and travel through astrophysics, Jungian psychology, Norse mythology, and even a shamanic-like guided dream to elegantly explore your own outer and inner realms. On a train ride to Norway's coastal north, one passenger alone experiences the train being struck by earthquake, tornadic winds, snapping trees, and lightning bolts. The Norse gods had found him meddling in their world. From his compartment window, he sees majestic beings stride across a rainbow that fractures beneath their strides to meet head-on giants, enormous beasts, and fire, all while his fellow travelers remain undisturbed. The intensity of the Norse gods deepens with the appearance of an erotic and exotic Freyja, in falcon form, who seems to fly away with his will. Picking up After the Ice Age will stretch you to find your way through life's labyrinth to recognize the unity of the way, the journey, the self, and continual creation.