Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1 The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Book 1)

Magnus Chase has seen his share of trouble. Ever since that terrible night two years ago when his mother told him to run,he has lived alone on the streets of Bostonsurviving by his witsstaying one step ahead of the police and truant officers. One dayhe’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. Trollsgiantsand worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent RagnarokMagnus 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 innocentsMagnus makes a fatal decision. Sometimesthe only way to start a new life is to die . . .