“Myths are simply stories about truths we've forgotten.”
Magnus Chase is a homeless teenager who lived alone on the streets of Boston alone after his mother’s mysterious death.
One day, a man he’s never met tracks him down—a man that Magnus mother acclaimed as dangerous. The man tells Magnus is the son of Norse god.
So the Viking myths are true. The Gods of Asgard are preparing for the war as trolls, giant and monster are stirring for the doomsday. The only way to prevent Ragnarok (the Day of Doom), Magnus and his friends must find the Nine World weapon that has been missing for thousand years.
I enjoyed the past pace, the humour and the suspense that built in the story, as well as the new characters by Rick Riordan. I read this book in just one day, and I highly recommend this book those who Love Percy Jackson. …show more content…
I was so confused with all the new names even though there’s a glossary at last page of the book but I’d no time to look at it because it was enough to disturb my focus on the story. It also would have been better if the pronunciations for every word included in the book. That will be convenient enough. Pros:
I think the story strong at the world building. Valhalla (a paradise for warriors in the service of Odin) felt real. Not just entertaining that I wished that it were real, it also reminded me Camp Half-Blood, the best fictional place I ever read. There were also many places that I think also I appreciated reading:
1. Folkvanger (the Vanir afterlife for slain heroes, ruled by Goddess Freya)
2. Lyngvi (the Isle of Heather, where Fenrir Wolf is bound.),
3. Asgard (the home of the
Magnus Chase is a homeless teenager who lived alone on the streets of Boston alone after his mother’s mysterious death.
One day, a man he’s never met tracks him down—a man that Magnus mother acclaimed as dangerous. The man tells Magnus is the son of Norse god.
So the Viking myths are true. The Gods of Asgard are preparing for the war as trolls, giant and monster are stirring for the doomsday. The only way to prevent Ragnarok (the Day of Doom), Magnus and his friends must find the Nine World weapon that has been missing for thousand years.
I enjoyed the past pace, the humour and the suspense that built in the story, as well as the new characters by Rick Riordan. I read this book in just one day, and I highly recommend this book those who Love Percy Jackson. …show more content…
I was so confused with all the new names even though there’s a glossary at last page of the book but I’d no time to look at it because it was enough to disturb my focus on the story. It also would have been better if the pronunciations for every word included in the book. That will be convenient enough. Pros:
I think the story strong at the world building. Valhalla (a paradise for warriors in the service of Odin) felt real. Not just entertaining that I wished that it were real, it also reminded me Camp Half-Blood, the best fictional place I ever read. There were also many places that I think also I appreciated reading:
1. Folkvanger (the Vanir afterlife for slain heroes, ruled by Goddess Freya)
2. Lyngvi (the Isle of Heather, where Fenrir Wolf is bound.),
3. Asgard (the home of the