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2016 book by Rick Riordan

The Hammer of Thor
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U.Southward. cover of first edition.
Author Rick Riordan
Embrace creative person John Rocco[one]
Country Usa
Series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (book 2)
Genre Fantasy, Norse mythology, Young adult
Publisher Disney Hyperion

Publication appointment

 October 4, 2016[two]
Media type Print (hardcover, paperback), audiobook, east-book
Pages 528[i]
ISBN 9781423160922
Preceded by The Sword of Summer
Followed by The Send of the Dead

The Hammer of Thor is an American young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by Rick Riordan. It was published on October 4, 2016 as a hardcover, audiobook, and ebook, and is the second book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series.

The novel takes place 6 weeks afterward the events of the preceding story, The Sword of Summer, and chronicles Magnus Chase'due south quest to retrieve the missing hammer of Thor and prevent Loki's rising to power. Since its release, the novel has been translated into xv languages, and re-released in a boxed set and equally a paperback.

The Hammer of Thor received positive reviews from critics, who praised its inclusion of diverse characters such as the genderfluid character Alex Fierro, Muslim Samirah al-Abbas, and deaf-mute Hearthstone, but also noted its trite and repetitive plot that did not help readers progress through the series' overall story arc. The book won the 2017 Stonewall Book Honour for Children'due south literature for its portrayal of Alex every bit was a Goodreads Selection Awards nominee for 2016. A sequel, The Ship of the Dead, was released on October 3, 2017.

Plot summary [edit]

The book opens six weeks subsequently the close of the preceding novel, The Sword of Summer. Magnus Chase meets with Samirah "Sam" al-Abbas and Otis, one of the god Thor's ii goats, who inform the heroes that Thor'due south hammer is still missing.[three] The jötnar are beginning to doubtable Thor does not take his weapon to defend Midgard and plan to invade. Magnus returns to Hotel Valhalla to residuum and set up, where he meets Alex Fierro, Sam's newest einherji recruit and a transgender/genderfluid kid of Loki. While in Valhalla, Magnus has dreamlike visions of Loki manipulating his uncle Randolph. Loki too tells Magnus about a wedding between Samirah and the giant Thrym in five days, and that Magnus volition demand to bring the helpmate-cost. Magnus, Sam, and their friends Blitzen and Hearthstone travel to the Provincetown barrow but notice the Skofnung Sword instead of Thor's hammer. Loki appears and tells the quartet, the sword and matching whetstone will be Sam's bride-price. They are reluctant to assistance Loki, who causes Randolph Chase to wound Blitzen with the sword.

Because wounds acquired by the sword can only be healed by its whetstone, the four are forced to chase for this stone. Hearth, Magnus, and a Blitz in stone travel to Alfheim. There, Magnus learns the stone is in the possession of Hearth's father, Alderman. Alderman insists Hearth repay a wergild he owes because (in Alderman's view) of not defending his younger blood brother Andiron of a Brunnmigi, who killed the immature boy, before he may take the rock. Magnus and Hearthstone track down a dwarf named Andvari and force him to requite them his treasure, which they use to repay Hearth'due south debt. With the stone, they heal Blitzen. Subsequently escaping Alderman, who has been driven insane by Andvari's cursed ring, the trio returns to Midgard. With Alex and Sam, Magnus visits the god Heimdall to locate Utgard-Loki. Rejoining Rush and Hearth, Magnus's quest group then travels to Utgard-Loki. After completing some tasks to prove their worth, the giant king tells them Thrym has Thor's hammer to be given to the bride as office of the traditional Norse nuptials ritual and helps them track Thrym. Utgard-Loki also reveals that, according to Norse rituals, the father of the bride, Loki will receive the Skofnung Sword which tin can gratis Loki from his cave. To retrieve the hammer and finish the giants' invasion of Midgard, the quest group must go through with the wedding and deliver the Skofnung Sword to Loki.

The goddess Sif arrives and transports the mortals to Asgard. They explicate the situation to Thor, who agrees to help them trick Thrym and call back the hammer. Since Samirah is already betrothed, Alex volunteers to human activity as the bride considering she[a] is a daughter of Loki. The group travels to the cave where Loki is bound. Although they find the hammer, Loki forces Randolph to use the Skofnung Sword to cut his bonds. Magnus's hallmates and a group of gods arrive and defeat the giants, merely Loki escapes and Randolph is killed by the spirits of the sword. The mortals and einherjar return to Hotel Valhalla and are told by Helgi their side by side mission will be to find and attempt to recapture Loki, who has gone to find the boat Naglfar, Magnus contacts his cousin Annabeth to ask for help from her fellow Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon.[4]

Characters [edit]

  • Magnus Hunt – einherji son of the Norse god Frey and the homo Natalie Chase. He is gifted with healing powers and resistance to extreme temperatures, and works with the sword Sumarbrander.[iv]
  • Samirah "Sam" al-Abbas – Valkyrie daughter of Loki and a human being doctor. Sam is Muslim and hopes to become an aircraft pilot.[five] She also performs special side missions for the god Odin.[4]
  • Alex Fierro – a genderfluid einherji, whose mother was Loki. Throughout the novel, the character is referred to every bit either "he" or "she" depending on her electric current gender, rather than with a mix of pronouns or the atypical they, however, Alex has stated that she prefers she/her pronouns unless stated otherwise. Alex enjoys pottery and uses a pottery wire-turned garrote every bit a weapon and likewise shapeshifts, like her mother.[4]
  • Blitzen "Blitz" – a dwarf and the son of the dwarf Bilì and the goddess Freya, making him Magnus's cousin. Rush owns and operates a fashionwear store called "Blitzen's Best" in Boston.[4]
  • Hearthstone "Hearth" – an elf, son of the influential elf Alderman. He is deaf-mute – which his parents e'er resented, peculiarly afterwards the death of their younger son Andiron.[five] He speaks Alf Sign Language and uses magic by casting runestones.[4]
  • Jack (Sumarbrander) – formerly the sword of Frey, now in possession of the god's son Magnus. Sumarbrander chose the name "Jack" when Magnus took possession of him. The sword is capable of fighting, talking, and flying about on its ain, but the next person to hold information technology experiences fatigue equally a outcome of Jack'southward actions.[4]
  • Randolph Chase – Magnus's uncle. Loki blackmails Randolph into helping him by promising to bring back the human being'south deceased wife and daughters.[4]

Composition and marketing [edit]

Earlier the release of The Sword of Summertime, the first book in his serial Magnus Hunt and the Gods of Asgard, author Rick Riordan had plans to publish a trilogy, while acknowledging that Percy Jackson was planned as a trilogy.[6] The sequel was teased in the back pages of The Sword of Summertime, the get-go novel in the serial.[iii]

Entertainment Weekly released an excerpt of the first chapter and the encompass of The Hammer of Thor on April 28, 2016, forth with an interview with Riordan.[seven] [8] Penguin Books Australia besides released a book trailer for The Hammer of Thor on YouTube on September 25, 2016. The trailer is an blithe short with a narration explaining the concept of Yggdrasil.[9] To promote The Hammer of Thor, Riordan went on a 9-mean solar day bout in the United States beginning October 4, 2016.[ten] [11] The tour promoted both the new novel and Riordan's new imprint Rick Riordan Presents.[ten] [11]

Riordan as well attended the Iowa Volume Festival on October 7, where he announced the title of the third book in Magnus Hunt and the Gods of Asgard series, The Send of the Dead.[xi] [12] In a radio interview conducted in Iowa Metropolis, Riordan discussed his graphic symbol choices and the kinds of themes he wanted to nowadays in the series, including increased awareness of Muslim-American issues, and his inspiration and writing method. He besides highlighted the differences betwixt his approach to Norse mythology and that of other popular media series such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which he described as "fast and loose".[13]

Release [edit]

The Hammer of Thor was offset published as a hardcover in the U.s.a. on October 4, 2016, with embrace analogy by John Rocco and interior rune illustrations by Michelle Gengaro-Kokmen.[1] Ebook and audiobook editions were released the aforementioned solar day.[14] [15] The audiobook is read by actor Kieran Culkin and published by Listening Library.[14] [16]

The Hammer of Thor sold more than 58,000 copies during the offset week.[17] Upon release, the book ranked No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller listing,[18] No. 2 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list,[17] and No. iii on the U.s. Today bestseller list,[19] remaining on the former for 17 weeks[20] (beingness in the beginning position for three weeks immediately later on its release).[21] Information technology peaked at No. vi in the Amazon's Children's Bestsellers list in the United Kingdom the week of its publication.[22] It peaked at No. 5 on the Los Angeles Times list and remained in it for eight weeks.[23] By the terminate of 2016, the book sold more than 298,000 copies.[24]

In the Uk and Australia, English-language editions in hardcover were also released October iv by Puffin Books.[25] A paperback edition was released past Puffin on October 5, 2017.[25] To date, editions have as well been released in Spanish, French, Chinese, German language, Italian, Smooth, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Danish, Bulgarian, Turkish, and Hebrew.[15] Although many non-English editions used John Rocco's embrace art, a few – and the Puffin editions – have unique covers by other illustrators.[xv]

The book was recommended as a vacation gift by the Los Angeles Times.[26] On January i, 2017, The Hammer of Thor returned to the paper bestseller list at No. nineteen,[27] and to No. 7 on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list in March 2017.[24] The book received a Lexile score of 690L, making information technology age- and difficulty-appropriate for the average eight-13 year-quondam.[28]

Reception [edit]

The novel received positive reviews, many of which praised Riordan's newly diverse characters. Maggie Reagan of Booklist wrote, "Riordan combines Norse mythology with a number of social bug: [gender fluidity, inability, and race and religion]", calling the book "a surefire hit".[five] Kirkus Reviews gave The Hammer of Thor a starred review and praised the interposed religious and sexual complication in the Norse mythological world introduced using characters such as Alex and Samirah, while also writing that Magnus is a distinct character when compared with Riordan's other protagonists.[29] Hypable praised the depth of the storyline, the characters' diverseness – peculiarly Alex Fierro – and the familial dear betwixt the characters.[xxx]

Todd Kleiboer of The E Texan, the student newspaper of Texas A&K University-Commerce, claimed that although Riordan does well to include such various characters as the Muslim Samirah and genderfluid Alex, the author runs the hazard of making his readers believe such characters are representative of their "group" by portraying only 1 example of each "type" of person. He continues, "Young adult readers may have no contact with the Muslim or transgender population outside of literature, and most volition take Samirah or Alex every bit representatives. However, Riordan counters this by portraying characters that do not fall into stereotypes and mayhap illuminate the diverseness of people on Midgard–or Earth."[31]

Despite the praise for Riordan'southward new diversity, reviewers criticized other aspects of the novel. Claire Yu of the Central Times said in her review, "I want to thank Rick Riordan for giving united states of america such a diverse set of characters, and how he emphasizes on the importance of other cultures", merely too said she feels the "special something" of Riordan's typical humour writing is missing from the book. She calls the plot "repetitive" and "not ... filled with the same energy and vigour every bit its predecessors".[32] Fantasy Literature similarly praised the book'due south sensitive approach to delicate issues and its continuation of Riordan'due south humorous style merely criticized the book for its pocket-sized part in expanding the over-reaching plot of the series.[33] Mutual Sense Media, which gave the book 4 stars out of five, praised the continued inclusion of diverse characters and storylines only criticized the lack of character development for Magnus.[34]

The Hammer of Thor won the Stonewall Book Award for Children'southward Literature, which are granted to works of merit for children or teenagers relating to LGBTQ experience.[35] [36] The laurels was granted for the depiction of the genderfluid teenage graphic symbol Alex Fierro.[37] [38] When asked about his decision to include Alex, Riordan said, "There's lots of kinds of kids out there, and my feeling is that all of them deserve to exist able to come across themselves in stories".[39] An official declaration past the American Library Clan said, "Alex is a hero and represents the expansive possibilities of gender for future generations".[37] The novel was also nominated for Best Eye Form & Children's Book of 2016 in the Goodreads Choice Awards, and ended in third place, behind The Hidden Oracle (another book by Riordan) and Pax.[40]

Sequel [edit]

The sequel, The Ship of the Dead, was released on October 3, 2017.[41] The book ranked No.  2 on United states of america Today 's bestseller list after its release[42] and was considered one of the best books of the year by Barnes & Noble.[43] Information technology too won the 2017 Goodreads Choice Honour for Middle Class & Children'south.[44] On Oct 17, 2017, the three books of the series were released as a boxed set.[45]

Come across likewise [edit]

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Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Alex chooses to go past both the pronouns he and she depending on which gender Alex is identifying with. Alex explicitly chooses not to utilise they.

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External links [edit]

  • The Hammer of Thor publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  • The Hammer of Thor at Read Riordan

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