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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan has 5 known books (5 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Sword of Summer (2015). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is 9 From the Nine Worlds.
- Books
- 5 known books (3 novels + 1 companion + 1 collection)
- Published
- 5
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- completed
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- Fantasy
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Start here: The Sword of Summer (2015) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Sword of Summer
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.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sword of Summer - Book 2:
The Hammer of Thor
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.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Hammer of Thor - Book 3:
For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds
For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds sits in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard between The Hammer of Thor and The Ship of the Dead, published in 2016 at 240 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds - Book 4:
The Ship of the Dead
The Ship of the Dead, published in October 2017 at 528 pages, closes out the trilogy Rick Riordan built around Magnus Chase's death-defying recruitment into Valhalla, resolving the doomsday prophecy set in motion in The Sword of Summer.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Ship of the Dead - Book 5:
9 From the Nine Worlds
9 From the Nine Worlds (October 2018, 224 pages) is the second of two optional companion volumes to the Magnus Chase trilogy, following Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds with further short-story and reference material that expands the world's mythology and characters without continuing the main plot.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of 9 From the Nine Worlds
Our shelf-tested path for first-time readers.
- Book 1:
The Sword of Summer
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.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sword of Summer - Book 2:
The Hammer of Thor
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.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Hammer of Thor - Book 3:
The Ship of the Dead
The Ship of the Dead, published in October 2017 at 528 pages, closes out the trilogy Rick Riordan built around Magnus Chase's death-defying recruitment into Valhalla, resolving the doomsday prophecy set in motion in The Sword of Summer.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Ship of the Dead
About the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series
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 days early.
Rick Riordan brings his modern-mythology formula to Norse legend, with a cast including Hearthstone (a deaf elf), Blitzen (a fashion-obsessed dwarf), Samirah al-Abbas (a hijab-wearing Valkyrie), and Alex Fierro (a genderfluid child of Loki) -- one of Riordan's most deliberately inclusive ensembles. It shares its universe with Percy Jackson and Camp Half-Blood (Annabeth Chase, Magnus's cousin, appears and crosses over), while telling a fully self-contained Norse-mythology story about giants, doomsday prophecy, and found family among Valhalla's fallen warriors.
Three novels tell one complete story ending at the edge of Ragnarok, supported by two nonfiction-style companion volumes that expand the world's mythology and characters without continuing the plot.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard?
Three novels -- The Sword of Summer, The Hammer of Thor, The Ship of the Dead -- plus two companion volumes, Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds and 9 From the Nine Worlds.
What order should I read Magnus Chase in?
Publication order: The Sword of Summer, The Hammer of Thor, The Ship of the Dead. No other series is required first.
Is Magnus Chase connected to Percy Jackson?
Yes, loosely. Magnus Chase is Annabeth Chase's cousin, and Annabeth and Percy make crossover appearances, but Magnus Chase tells its own self-contained Norse-mythology story.
Is Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard finished?
Yes, the trilogy concluded with The Ship of the Dead (2017) and no further main-sequence novel has been announced.
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