TY - BOOK AU - Riordan,Rick TI - The sword of summer T2 - Magnus Chase and the gods of Asgard SN - 9781423160915 AV - PZ7.R4829 Sw 2015 U1 - F RIO 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Disney Hyperion KW - Mythology, Norse KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Fiction KW - Norse mythology KW - sears KW - Adventure and adventurers KW - Magic KW - Fantasy KW - Fantasy fiction KW - lcgft N1 - Publisher's Weekly, August 2015; Kirkus Review, September 2015; 4.8; 5-8; 630L; Lexile N2 - 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, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph 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. When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die ER -