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The first book in the incredible new series from the author of Percy Jackson, the Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus.
My name is Magnus Chase. I'm orphaned and living rough on the streets of Boston. And things are about to get much worse.
My day started out normally enough. I was sleeping under a bridge when some guy kicked me awake and said, 'They're after you.' Next thing I know, I'm reunited with my obnoxious uncle, who casually informs me that my long-lost father is a Norse god.
Nothing normal about that. And it turns out the gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Apparently, if I can't find the sword my father lost two thousand years ago, there will be doom. Doomsday, to be precise.
A fire giant attacking the city?
Immortal warriors hacking each other to pieces?
Unkillable wolves with glowing eyes?
It's all coming up.
But first I'm going to die. This is the story of how my life goes downhill from there...
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女儿买的书，她很喜欢。
Rick Riordan writes another epic set in the Percyverse. This time the theme is the Norse Gods, and while Marvel has fleshed them out very well, Rick does an excellent job of differentiating the Percy Aesir from their Disney counterparts. The most interesting character is Samara, who faces racism in the mortal world for being a Muslim, and racism in Valhalla for being a daughter of Loki. Rick approaches her and her heritage with respect. This book also features an appearance by Magnus' cousin Annabeth, the daughter of Athena and heroine from the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus series. All this does is to tease Rick's fans of an Avenger's-style Percy team up. This book is a fantastic read from beginning to end, and you're left at how you can't help but marvel at Rick's knowledge of all things mythological.
You can tell Riordan is through in his mythology research and uses that knowledge to build stories that draw readers in and teach them a little mythology while entertaining them. In the line of Percy Jackson series (Greek and Roman mythology) and the Kane's series (Egyptian mythology), he has done the same with Norse mythology with a little spin to it.
His heroes seem to have a few common themes -personal tragedy (i.e. The death of a parent or some thing in that line), no knowledge of their true parentage, and a quest of some sort that awakens their potential strength. Also humour/sarcastic nature.
This book doesn't disappoint. I found myself reading this book in the voice of my 18 year old son, who still loves reading these books. It's a quick read after reading books at Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy or Game of Thrones.
For pre-teens and children interested in mythology, this is a good read. Not everyone lives, but it's not as violent as GoT nor as gory. It shows character development in both the hero and his friends and those around him. The villains are not 2D, but have plenty of depth and sometimes make you wonder what their angle are. Even those who seem to be on their side makes you wonder about their true intentions.
I would recommend Roirdan's books; even to the most reluctant readers!
I am a reader. I love books. As a child I would read anything and everything, including the packaging on the toilet paper if i ended up in the bathroom for more than a couple of minutes. I never imagined I would have a child that didn't enjoy reading.
My two oldest children love books and I constantly balance my desire to let them read as much as they want with other more prosaic things like eating regular meals and somewhat sane bedtimes. My third child, not so much.
We have tried everything to entice my 10 year old son to read for pleasure. We have filled the house with age appropriate books. I read to him. I make him read to me. I let him stay up past his bedtime if he uses that time to read. I offered him money...
Even if I got my son started reading a book and even if he enjoyed it, he never read for very long and he would never go back and pick up the book again. He says he "forgets" that he had been enjoying the book he was reading.
Everything changed when I handed my son Rick Riordan's "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard." With chapter names like "Good Morning, You Are Going to Die" and "I've Always Wanted to Destroy a Bridge," my son found himself intrigued from the start. The story's action started immediately and continued to the end of the book. My 10 year old nonreader didn't want to put the book down. I even caught him under his covers reading with a flashlight a couple of times. He finished the book without any prompting. Then he did the unthinkable: he read it again.
Needless to say we are eagerly awaiting book 2 of this series. In the meantime we are looking at other books by this author.
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