Rick Riordan: The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1) (2015)
English language
Published Oct. 8, 2015
The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. The Sword of Summer received positive reviews from critics, who praised its plot, humor, the inclusion of diverse characters, and mature themes, but also noted it failing to rise above the author's previous work. The book has appeared on The New York Times children's Best Seller list and the Amazon best-seller list. …
The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. The Sword of Summer received positive reviews from critics, who praised its plot, humor, the inclusion of diverse characters, and mature themes, but also noted it failing to rise above the author's previous work. The book has appeared on The New York Times children's Best Seller list and the Amazon best-seller list. It won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Middle Grade and Children's Fiction. A sequel, The Hammer of Thor, was released on October 4, 2016. Since its release, the novel has been translated into 9 languages.
nesse ponto, a escrita do tio rick já tava cristalizada sabe... Magnus Chase é a melhor série de livros dele disparado
It was cute! The main characters are around 16 years old and over, but it read more like a middle grade: friends, a quest and adventures.
Magnus Chase is full of humor but has his moments of heroism, his little gang of friends are also interesting and of course all the nordic mythology is great^^
The book definitely resembles the other series, with the mission to achieve something by the end of the book, the meddling of gods (in a good or bad way), ennemies, monsters, meeting friends, the big battle at the end.. but it was an enjoyable ride!
Dippy, but kind of charmingly so. Sort of like leftover Halloween candy that you keep eating even though it isn't even that good, because there's a whole bowl of it RIGHT THERE and it's so easy to grab just one more piece.
I picked it (and the rest of the trilogy) up on Kindle sale because its sequel got mentioned on the Tiptree longlist in 2017. Cool that one of the main characters wears hijab.
Ultimately a younger kid might like this but I don't think I'm Y enough for this YA. (But I'll probably still read the sequels.)
Was a fun book to listen to with my son. The narrator wasn't great but we still enjoyed the story and will probably continue with the series.
loves the story. the voice actor left something to be desired.
