The next book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is
here! Book 2, The Hammer of Thor,
opens six weeks after the events in Book 1, The
Sword of Summer, take place. Magnus is given a clue as to the whereabouts
of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, which is missing again. Magnus and his friends are
soon on the trail to find the hammer before a looming deadline. Magnus’
adventures takes him to Alfheim, the kingdom of air and light, and deep
underground of Midgard as he must find the tools to stop the evil plans of
Thrym, the Frost Giant, the God of Ice and king of Jotunheim. Along the way, he
meets important figures of Norse mythology who help him along the way. Will Magnus
and his friends be able to thwart Thrym’s plans before it’s too late?
Rick Riordan has opened up the world of mythology in an
exciting and brilliant manner. I thoroughly enjoyed his Percy Jackson series as
well as The Heroes of Olympus series. While the Magnus Chase series isn’t on
the same caliper of the first two series, I love seeing the Norse gods in their
mythological images (and not the common Marvel ones where Thor is a gorgeous
superhero). The Hammer of Thor
further expands the world of Norse mythology where the reader is introduce to
the common and not-so-common Norse gods. I look forward to future books in this
series (book 3 is set to be released in October 2017). If you enjoyed the Percy
Jackson and The Heroes of Olympus series, you should give Magnus Chase a try,
especially if you are unfamiliar with the Norse mythology.
The Hammer of Thor
is available at major
booksellers
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