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Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

by Rick Riordan

The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan has 5 known books (5 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with The Sword of Summer (2015). 9 From the Nine Worlds is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
5 known books (3 novels + 1 companion + 1 collection)
Published
5
First published
2015
Status
completed
Shelved under
Fantasy
Start here: The Sword of Summer (2015) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of The Sword of Summer
The Sword of Summer (2015)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. The Sword of Summer

    Novel
    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.
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  2. The Hammer of Thor

    Novel
    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.
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  3. For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds

    Companion
    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.
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  4. The Ship of the Dead

    Novel
    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.
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  5. 9 From the Nine Worlds

    Collection
    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.
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Key facts about the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series

Our list has 5 books in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. Since all 5 are out now, you can read the whole list today. 3 are novels, while the rest are a companion book and a collection.

Start with The Sword of Summer, since it opens the publication order in 2015. The Hammer of Thor is book 2, from 2016. For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds is book 3, from 2016.

The Ship of the Dead is book 4, from 2017. 9 From the Nine Worlds is book 5, from 2018.

We also give a recommended order, while noting it is our own advice. It is not publisher canon.

9 From the Nine Worlds is the latest book with a full release date, out on 2 October 2018. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2015 and 2018, while their length runs from 224 to 528 pages. That is a run of 3 years.

Rick Riordan has 44 books on our list. Additionally, they write Tres Navarre, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus, plus 3 more series. We shelve the books under fantasy.

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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