Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer

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4.8
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Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.

One day, he’s tracked down by an uncle he barely knows—a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.

The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.

Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .

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4.8
1.52K reviews
Jason Wilson
September 6, 2018
Honestly, I went into this book expecting exactly what I got: A rehash of every single plotline he's done. Except now, he getting into the political arena, and honestly, the book wasn't that great. People worship Riordan, because of the huge hits that PJO , the Heroes of Olympus, and The Kane Chronicles were. This book left a lot to be wanted. Making the gods, especially Thor, jokes, seemed to me to be a cheap plot device, and made me long for the days of Are, and the battle on the beach. The characters were not even slightly interesting, and completely unrelatable. Come on, at least the Argo 2 group actually fought. This series seems to be just running around doing random things, and the fights are way off from his usual work. But, everyone treats Riordan like another Stephanie Meyers.
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Anwen Harris
January 8, 2015
I think its going to be an awesome book, but I was hoping it would be continued from The Heroes of Olympus series. (Spoiler alert if you haven't finished The Blood of Olympus) It was kind of not ended. How did Leo get back? We know he found Calypso and rode away, but he never actually reunited with his friends. (You can look back now) But I am still excited for when it comes out.
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Conrad Kieras
November 9, 2017
This book is full of cliches and full of really predictable plot twists. The author uses a lot of concepts and schemes from prior books yet makes little attempt to hide him ripping himself off. Not to mention he makes the grave error of trying to be hip and even worse he makes the old mistake of making references that are supposed to be jokes just because they reference something that exists in real life. If you really like Riodens other books and want more of the same thing go ahead.
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Rick Riordan, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @camphalfblood.

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