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 Boston, surviving by his wits, staying one step ahead of the police and the truant officers. One day, Magnus learns that someone else is trying to track him down—his uncle Randolph, a man his mother had always warned him about. When Magnus tries to outmaneuver his uncle, he falls right into his clutches. Randolph starts rambling about Norse history and Magnus's birthright: a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years. The more Randolph talks, the more puzzle pieces fall into place. Stories about the gods of Asgard, wolves, and Doomsday bubble up from Magnus's memory.…
"Magnus Chase is a demigod, the son of the god Frey. His mother was killed by wolves. He doesn’t know who his Dad is and he has a phobia of wolves. He lives in Boston and is a homeless person. The Percy Jackson series are about the Greek gods, this series is about the Norse gods and this is the first book in the series. Magnus has two friends, called Blitz and Hearth, who pretend to be homeless as well to look after him. Hearth is deaf and can’t speak and is an elf and Blitz is a dwarf. He has two uncles, one is a professor, the other is the dad of Annabeth Chase in the Percy Jackson series. Before she died, Magnus’s mum told him not to speak to her brothers, but of course he does, and ends up in Valhalla. I actually only started reading this series because Percy Jackson appears in one of the books. It’s still one of the best series I’ve read, but since it had no Percy Jackson in it, it doesn’t get as much love. I don’t know."
