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The Unofficial Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Companion: The Norse Heroes, Monsters, and Myths Behind The Hit Series
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Time: 6:22 AM
Author: Peter Aperlo Ratings: 4/5
Synopsis: Long ago in the legendary land of Asgard, battles raged throughout the Heavens and Earth between powerful gods, Viking heroes and deadly monsters.. These timeless tales of bravery, deceit, and love come alive in this all-new illustrated guide.
As enthralling today as when first told around arctic campfires, these ancient myths are the inspiration for Rick Riordan's captivating new Magnus Chase books. An ideal source of Norse mythology for anyone reading his novels.
Important Reminder: This book is not associated with or authorised or approved by Rick Riordan or his publishers. This book is an independent and unauthorised fan publication. No endorsement or sponsorship by or affiliation with Rick Riordan, his publishers, or other copyright and trademark holders is claimed or suggested. All references in this book to copyrighted or trademarked characters and other elements of books by Rick Riordan are for the purpose of commentary, criticism, analysis, and literary discussion only. Review: Apparently the Norsemen of old tales had alot of the to make up stories about the Viking gods, heroes, giants, and other mythological creature during those long winter nights, because their well-populated pantheon makes the ancient Greeks and Roman tales pretty paltry.
With the release of Rick Riordan's already bestselling first novel in his new series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, adventure loving young adult readers are going to need to bone up their Norse gods and goddesses, elves, dwarves, giants, and monster lore, and Peter Aperlo's just published The Unofficial Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard Companion: The Norse Heroes, Monsters, and Myths Behind The Hit Series is the perfect guide to have handy as they follow Magnus Chase, former homeless Boston orphan, who discovers that he is the demigod son of the god Frey with the mission of averting the end of the world and becomes a genuine hero of Asgard all in one day. All the many players who populate Magnus' story, plus many more, are identified in this small handy volume.
Peter Aperlo's unofficial guide offers a fascinating and illustrated rundown of Norse history and social mores, a generous sampling of some of the more famous Norse myths, and an extensive Who's Who biographical dictionary of the Scandinavian pantheon of deities, mortals, heroes, monsters and otherwise villainous characters that is sure to be indispensable in reading Riordan's first book and his proposed series. Apelo offers a bonus pronunciation guide to Old Norse vowels and some links to further reading into the world of Viking archeology. All this in an inexpensive paperback or even cheaper e-book that young readers can keep at hand, especially since the sequel, The Hammer of Thor is forthcoming in 2016. And with Riordan's Disney connection through the publisher of this series, there are surely prospects for a movie or so, with the Boston setting offering plenty of colourful location shots for the action.
Who knew that a ride on one of Boston's famous Swan Boats could secretly be a Viking Cruise? How wicked is that?
The Unofficial Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Companion: The Norse Heroes, Monsters, and Myths Behind The Hit Series
Author: Peter Aperlo Ratings: 4/5
Synopsis: Long ago in the legendary land of Asgard, battles raged throughout the Heavens and Earth between powerful gods, Viking heroes and deadly monsters.. These timeless tales of bravery, deceit, and love come alive in this all-new illustrated guide.
As enthralling today as when first told around arctic campfires, these ancient myths are the inspiration for Rick Riordan's captivating new Magnus Chase books. An ideal source of Norse mythology for anyone reading his novels.
Important Reminder: This book is not associated with or authorised or approved by Rick Riordan or his publishers. This book is an independent and unauthorised fan publication. No endorsement or sponsorship by or affiliation with Rick Riordan, his publishers, or other copyright and trademark holders is claimed or suggested. All references in this book to copyrighted or trademarked characters and other elements of books by Rick Riordan are for the purpose of commentary, criticism, analysis, and literary discussion only. Review: Apparently the Norsemen of old tales had alot of the to make up stories about the Viking gods, heroes, giants, and other mythological creature during those long winter nights, because their well-populated pantheon makes the ancient Greeks and Roman tales pretty paltry.
With the release of Rick Riordan's already bestselling first novel in his new series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, adventure loving young adult readers are going to need to bone up their Norse gods and goddesses, elves, dwarves, giants, and monster lore, and Peter Aperlo's just published The Unofficial Magnus Chase and The Gods of Asgard Companion: The Norse Heroes, Monsters, and Myths Behind The Hit Series is the perfect guide to have handy as they follow Magnus Chase, former homeless Boston orphan, who discovers that he is the demigod son of the god Frey with the mission of averting the end of the world and becomes a genuine hero of Asgard all in one day. All the many players who populate Magnus' story, plus many more, are identified in this small handy volume.
Peter Aperlo's unofficial guide offers a fascinating and illustrated rundown of Norse history and social mores, a generous sampling of some of the more famous Norse myths, and an extensive Who's Who biographical dictionary of the Scandinavian pantheon of deities, mortals, heroes, monsters and otherwise villainous characters that is sure to be indispensable in reading Riordan's first book and his proposed series. Apelo offers a bonus pronunciation guide to Old Norse vowels and some links to further reading into the world of Viking archeology. All this in an inexpensive paperback or even cheaper e-book that young readers can keep at hand, especially since the sequel, The Hammer of Thor is forthcoming in 2016. And with Riordan's Disney connection through the publisher of this series, there are surely prospects for a movie or so, with the Boston setting offering plenty of colourful location shots for the action.
Who knew that a ride on one of Boston's famous Swan Boats could secretly be a Viking Cruise? How wicked is that?
