Magnus Chase And The Sword Of Summer Summary

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Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer By Rick Riordan After the passing of his mother two years ago, 16-year-old Magnus Chase lives in poverty on streets of Boston. One day, he learns from his friend Blitz that two people are probing for him. He learns that the two people are his uncle and cousin, Frederick and Annabeth Chase, who were sent by moms older brother Randolph, to find him. Probing for clues, he breaks into his uncle's brick fronted mansion but is caught by Randolph. Randolph tells him that he is the son of a Norse god, and that his mother's death was not an accident. He brings Magnus to a bridge, where he is confronted by the fire giant, Surt. In the fight, Magnus is killed and carried to a modernized interpretation of the Norse afterlife, Hotel Valhalla by his valkyrie, Samirah "Sam" Al Abbas, a daughter of Loki. There, he learns that his father is the Norse god of fertility, Frey. After hearing a prophecy that Magnus is unworthy, Sam is removed from the Valkyries, as punishment for being the one who brought Magnus to the hotel. …show more content…

Joined by Sam, the four venture into the Nine Worlds, working to retrieve Sumarbrander, stop Ragnarok, and keep Fenris Wolf imprisoned. After multiple near-death experiences, meeting multiple gods, giants and monsters, and finding a stronger magic rope to re-imprison Fenris, the group manage to delay Ragnarok by stopping Fenris and expelling Surt back to Muspelheim. During the fight, Gunilla, the Valkyrie captain, and two Valkyries die. Sam is reinstated but as Odin's personal servant, Blitz opens up a boutique, and Hearth is accepted into Asgard to learn more about the runes. Meanwhile, Randolph had been secretly in league with

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