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  • The Sword of Summer

  • Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One
  • Written by: Rick Riordan
  • Narrated by: Christopher Guetig
  • Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (171 ratings)

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The Sword of Summer

Written by: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Christopher Guetig
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Publisher's Summary

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...

©2015 Rick Riordan (P)2015 Listening Library

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Good book

Nothing much else to say only that the narrator doesn’t have much expression. other than that Great!

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Good Concept

The story has a good concept behind it but it sounds as if it was written by a 12 year old. I realize now this must be a book for teens, but it’s hard to take it seriously most of the time.

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good start to the series

it's a nice book to listen to yet there always has to be a flaw in the story and the flaw in this story is the end chapters are all the same and not very much deatail and I find myself skipping back to the beginning of the story but other than that it's a very good start to the series📖📚📘

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To good

Was amazing great book story was amazing and was really easy to follow I would really suggest listening to this book

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okayish

the narrator made it hard to get through, very nonatone and pronunciations were off which made it hard to get into. Magnus was rather unbearable at the start but got a little bit better at the end if the book

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