Norse Mythology with a Twist

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


MAgnus Chase has been living on his own on the street for the last two years. Protected by Blitzen and Haerthstone he manages to get by. Most of the world thinks he is dead. After all his apartment was besieged by feral attackers, his mother killed and his apartment burned down. On the dawn of his 16th birthday he finds that he is marked for death. Someone wants to kill him. His relatives are looking for him but everyone has an angle.

Magnus’s family has an interest in things Viking and Norse. Magnus has a destiny that is tied to the sword of summer. This sword is meant to free Fenris the wolf from his bounds. This will signal Ragnarok the final amalgamation of the world. He has nine days to stop this all from happening.

In the process of his quest he manages to get killed by Surt king of the fire giants and since he dies in combat he goes to Valhalla. Once there he faces opposition and the task of escaping Valhalla so he can prevent Ragnarok. Helped by his two friends and Sam who is a Valkyrie and a daughter to Loki Magnus goes on a quest . Their adventures take them to Freya, Thor, the Midguard serpent and Loki. There are more books to this series so you can well imagine if they completed their quest or not.

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