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Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer
- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One
- Narrated by: Christopher Guetig
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard book one, by Rick Riordan, read by Christopher Guetig.
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits. One day he's tracked down by an uncle he's never met - who tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god. The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday.
To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
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- Nicci
- 17-11-21
Fabulous for fans of adventure and Norse mythology
The Sword of Summer has all the intelligence, heart and humour I've come to associate with Rick Riordan's books but it most definitely has a different vibe than the Greek and Roman - and even the Egyptian - books... which isn't a bad thing!
In the beginning, Magnus is living on the street after the death of his mother some years before and he is oblivious that he is a Norse demigod. Throughout the book, we get to see Magnus become one of the einherjar - immortal warriors of Valhalla - and learn about his family history and the world of the Norse gods all whilst trying to prevent Fenrir wolf from breaking free from his chains, and Surtr from getting his hands on the Sword of Summer, thus kick-starting Ragnarok.
The book is packed full of Norse mythology and I am glad that I listened to the audiobook otherwise I'd never have been able to pronounce the various Norse terms! My Norse mythology isn't as strong as my Roman and Greek but the tales and features of Riordian's world still felt familiar to me and would be an easy way of introducing the Norse Pantheon to kids.
The story was fast-paced with a diverse cast of characters. The book had a core of humour, loyalty, bravery and adventure like all of the author's books, however, I'd be so bold as to say that Hotel Valhalla is even crazier than Camp Half-blood or Camp Jupiter and the einherjar are absolutely bonkers!
All in all, I really liked it! I'd definitely recommend it for anyone who loves a good story filled with adventure and mythology.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-01-22
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THIS IS A VERY ENTERTAINING BOOK IT HAS HUMOR AND ADVENTURE . VERY GOOD
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- Tom
- 28-09-19
it was good
it was ok but it was a bit too jokey at the begining but I grew to like it
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- Annaik M
- 13-07-20
Great story, the narrator reads very fast
It's another great story from Rick Riordan with interesting characters, you get to learn a lot about Norse mythology and the storyline is interesting. The only thing that makes this a sometimes difficult listen is that the narrator reads very fast.
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- DianeF
- 06-10-17
Still on form!
Riordan excels himself again. It's the little details that stand out - the references you will only get if you have read the other books; the bits you get funny looks for as you just randomly giggle to yourself (especially if people aren't aware you are listening to a book). Certainly written by an adult who is aware other adults read their books - adults will recognise 'death by PowerPoint', but very few kids would get the reference.
Makes you want to read on, and I was less keen on the Norse mythology before this - the names just don't stick in my head
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- victoria
- 20-09-19
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- Lin Pe
- 11-11-19
Best book
Love it ’talking sward called Jack’
VERY funny Randolf wierd character i i i i
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- jordan savage
- 18-06-23
half decent story with terrible Narration
Who actually listened to this and thought this sounds great... let's release it?. the story is Good but honestly I struggled through this because of the narrator. and the fact that each of the books has a different narrator is. very off putting.
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- thea jane
- 11-03-17
Norse rules
I love the book I was more into the Greek gods but know I read this I'm a Norse nut 😃😇💗💗😍
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- MARY THORNTON
- 17-02-18
Loved it so much!
Loved it! Gripping storyline and great characters. Not a fan of the narrator but he is still good at telling the story
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