The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
I am a huge fan of mythology, but I haven't really explored the Norse myths that much. This new series has made me want to delve a little deeper.
This series, like the Percy Jackson series and Kane series published previously, focuses on an unwitting demi-god just trying to make it in the real world. Magnus Chase is homeless, though, making him one of the sadder cases. Almost all the other heroes in the other series had at least a family member to lean on. Magnus has family, but his mother warned him to stay away from them. Now, after she has been killed by wolves and he has had to make do on his own, his family is seeking him out. But of course, there are ulterior motives.
Each and every book in these myriad series is just a delight. They are fun, they are witty, they are smart without being stodgy, and Riordan not above a good bodily function joke, because, let's face it, farts will always be funny, no matter what age you are.
I think what I love the most is the interplay between series. Magnus is cousin to Annabeth from the Percy Jackson series, who also plays a role in the Heroes of Olympus (the Roman myth) series. I am not sure if the Kane Chronicles wasn't as big a seller as the others, since it was only allowed 3 novels and none of the characters in that series have interacted with the characters in the other series (yet, I hope), but there isn't one novel in any series that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed. JK Rowling may have brought kids books into the mainstream consciousness, but Rick Riordan has picked up her torch and taken off with gusto!
This series, like the Percy Jackson series and Kane series published previously, focuses on an unwitting demi-god just trying to make it in the real world. Magnus Chase is homeless, though, making him one of the sadder cases. Almost all the other heroes in the other series had at least a family member to lean on. Magnus has family, but his mother warned him to stay away from them. Now, after she has been killed by wolves and he has had to make do on his own, his family is seeking him out. But of course, there are ulterior motives.
Each and every book in these myriad series is just a delight. They are fun, they are witty, they are smart without being stodgy, and Riordan not above a good bodily function joke, because, let's face it, farts will always be funny, no matter what age you are.
I think what I love the most is the interplay between series. Magnus is cousin to Annabeth from the Percy Jackson series, who also plays a role in the Heroes of Olympus (the Roman myth) series. I am not sure if the Kane Chronicles wasn't as big a seller as the others, since it was only allowed 3 novels and none of the characters in that series have interacted with the characters in the other series (yet, I hope), but there isn't one novel in any series that I haven't thoroughly enjoyed. JK Rowling may have brought kids books into the mainstream consciousness, but Rick Riordan has picked up her torch and taken off with gusto!
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