![]() Since its release, the novel has been translated into 9 languages. A sequel, The Hammer of Thor, was released on October 4, 2016. It won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Middle Grade and Children's Fiction. The book has appeared on The New York Times children's Best Seller list and the Amazon best-seller list. The Sword of Summer received positive reviews from critics, who praised its plot, humor, the inclusion of diverse characters, and mature themes, but also noted it failing to rise above the author's previous work. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. ![]() ![]() It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. ![]() The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book ![]()
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