The Sword of Summer (Hardcover) by Rick Riordan

from AlbaArango

Magnus Chase has been a troubled kid since his mother's death, living alone on the streets and trying to keep out of conflict with the police. Then, one day, everything changes. He learns he is the son of a Norse god. Oh, and all the Viking myths are true. Unfortunately, so is Ragnarok (aka Dooms...

from LynnMPK

I enjoyed this book. It's refreshing that all of Uncle Rick's books aren't just cut and paste with different pantheons of gods. Sure, Magnus has a sword but he doesn't really use it. This story is more about friendship, love, and intelligence overcoming the odds rather than brute force.

from firelion

Rick Riordan has done it again. The creator of Percy Jackson looked into Norse mythology, and created a funny confused character called Magnus Chase, he has a team and he tries to save the world from ragnarok. In this book Fenris wolf and Surt are trying to make ragnarok so Magnus Chase has a tou...

from firelion

Rick Riordan has done it again. The creator of Percy Jackson looked into Norse mythology, and created a funny confused character called Magnus Chase, he has a team and he tries to save the world from ragnarok. In this book Fenris wolf and Surt are trying to make ragnarok so Magnus Chase has a tou...

from jugglingpaynes

To begin with, I had no intention to read The Sword of Summer, the first book in Rick Riordan's latest series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. I've been suffering series fatigue since The Heroes of Olympus went on for two books longer than I thought it would. I decided to give it a try for t...