The Sword of Summer
- Published
- 6 October 2015
- Pages
- 512
- ISBN-13
- 9798855113105
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Sword of Summer (2015) opens Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: homeless teenager Magnus Chase dies fighting a fire giant on his sixteenth birthday and wakes in Valhalla, only to learn he's the son of Frey and has accidentally set loose a sword prophesied to start Ragnarok early. At 512 pages, it introduces the ensemble -- Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah al-Abbas, and eventually Alex Fierro -- that carries the rest of Rick Riordan's Norse trilogy.
Key facts about The Sword of Summer
Rick Riordan wrote The Sword of Summer, a novel on our list. It has been out since 6 October 2015. The book has 512 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9798855113105 to find the main one.
The Sword of Summer is book 1 of 5 in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The series has 5 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. 9 From the Nine Worlds is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 2 October 2018.
Additionally, Rick Riordan writes Tres Navarre, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our crime and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Wild Zone is the latest published Rick Riordan book on file, from 29 September 2026.
About Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan is an American author who reshaped middle-grade fantasy by fusing Greek mythology with contemporary American life in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, introducing Percy, a dyslexic, ADHD twelve-year-old who discovers he's the son of Poseidon and is thrust into a modern-day world where the Greek gods and monsters are alive and active. See every Rick Riordan book in order.
Its place in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
The Sword of Summer is book 1 in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. It is followed by The Hammer of Thor. 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…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781484760352
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781101910689
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781484767368