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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard · Book 2

The Hammer of Thor

by Rick Riordan

Published
4 October 2016
Pages
480
ISBN-13
9798855112870
Type
novel

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Cover of The Hammer of Thor

About this book

The Hammer of Thor, published in 2016 at 480 pages, is the second of three novels telling one continuous story toward the edge of Ragnarok, with Magnus's found family of Valhalla's fallen warriors -- and Percy Jackson's cousin Annabeth -- along for the fight.

Its place in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

The Hammer of Thor is book 2 in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. It follows The Sword of Summer. It is followed by For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds. See the full Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard reading order.

Magnus Chase has been homeless on the streets of Boston for two years when he's ambushed by a fire giant on his sixteenth birthday -- and dies saving his uncle, only to wake up in Valhalla. It turns out Magnus is the son of Frey, the Norse god of summer and fertility, and his death was a battle-death that earns him a place among Odin's chosen warriors, training for Ragnarok. Unfortunately, he's also just accidentally set loose the sword that's prophesied to kill Frey and possibly start the end of the world nine…

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