The Ship of the Dead
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2017 · Est. 11 hour read

The Ship of the Dead

By Rick Riordan

Book #3 in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series

Magnus must stop Loki's deadly ship from launching and prevent Ragnarok.

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464 pages· 100,480 words· Est. 11 hour read
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Magnus Chase, son of a Norse god, faces his greatest challenge: stopping Loki from unleashing Ragnarok. With Percy Jackson's guidance and his loyal friends, Magnus races across treacherous realms to halt the Ship of the Dead. As giants and dragons threaten, Magnus must confront his inner fears. Can he outsmart the trickster god and save the world?

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Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin’s chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn’t naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating Fenris Wolf and battling giants for Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir. Now Magnus faces his most dangerous trial yet. His cousin, Annabeth, recruits her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, to give Magnus some pointers, but will his training be enough? Loki is free from his chains. He’s readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, complete with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It’s up to Magnus and his friends to stop him, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfar before it’s ready to sail. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon. Magnus’s biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons. Does he have what it takes to outwit the wily trickster god?

At a glance
Format
Pages
464
Words
100,480
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
~800L
Themes & topics
Books about adventure and adventurersBooks about boatsBooks about questsBooks about godsBooks about prophecies
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.1
F&P level
~S
AR points
15
AR interest level
MG+
AR quiz
191410
Publication
Published
April 2, 2019
First published
October 3, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781368024440

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