Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Logo of the series
AuthorRick Riordan
Cover artistJohn Rocco
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy, Children's literature, Comedy drama, Thriller, Norse mythology
PublisherDisney Hyperion (US)
Penguin Books/Puffin (UK, AU, NZ)[1][2][3]
Published2015–2017
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback), e-book, audiobook
No. of books3

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy of fantasy novels based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney-Hyperion.[4] It is set in the same universe as the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles and The Kane Chronicles series. The first book, The Sword of Summer, was released on October 6, 2015.[5] The second book, The Hammer of Thor, was released on October 4, 2016.[6] The Ship of the Dead, the third book, was released on October 3, 2017.[7]

The main protagonist, Magnus Chase, son of the Vanir god of fertility Frey, narrates the novel in first person. He is a cousin of Annabeth Chase, a main character of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series, who links the two series together.[5]

  1. ^ "Rick Riordan". www.penguin.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Rick Riordan". www.penguin.co.nz.
  3. ^ "Rick Riordan". www.penguin.com.au.
  4. ^ "Rick Riordan announces 'Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'". Hypable. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  5. ^ a b "Magnus Chase!". Blogspot.com. Rick Riordan. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Rought, Karen (October 6, 2015). "Rick Riordan announces 'Trials of Apollo' series set in Percy Jackson's world". Hypable. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
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