The book "The Sword of Summer" by American author Rick Riordan, based on Norse mythology, is the first novel in the series "Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard", published in 2015. The events are narrated by the hero of the book, the 16-year-old orphan and homeless demigod Magnus Chase. Dying and appearing as a revenant in the Norse afterlife, Magnus discovers that he is the son of one of the Norse Gods, Freyd. He also understands that it is he who must strengthen the leash of the wolf Fenris so that he cannot break free from his bonds and destroy the world. The book contains many stories related to the gods of Asgard, wolves, and the Day of Judgment. Magnus constantly finds himself faced with difficult dilemmas, and when the fire giant attacks the city, he unhesitatingly decides to save hundreds of innocent people at the cost of his own life. people, resulting in Valhalla, the afterlife of those who died in the hero's death. As the author says, "Sometimes the only way to start a new life is to die."
The book has been translated into many languages. It has been consistently on The New York Times and Amazon's Best Seller lists. The novel won the 2015 Goodreads Choice Award for Middle and High School Children's Literature.
