• The Sword of Summer

  • Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book One
  • By: Rick Riordan
  • Narrated by: Christopher Guetig
  • Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (7,908 ratings)

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The Sword of Summer

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Christopher Guetig
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Publisher's summary

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother's mysterious death, he's lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.

One day, he's tracked down by an uncle he barely knows - a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.

The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.

Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die...

©2015 Rick Riordan (P)2015 Listening Library

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story is great.... narrator is horrible!!!! I would recommend the book not the actor. This guy does not do Rock Riordan nor this book justice. It was painful to sit through and listen to this. I really so hope they more someone else to do this narration again. Or give me my money back. sorely disappointed in this narration. Especially after they the wonderful narration of the Apollo series

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needs better narrator

loved the story, needs better narrator, his accents were all the same and sounded like the person was a speech issue

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Eh.

I really like the book, like all of Riordan's, but the narrator wasn't good.

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Great book, not so great narrator

I really enjoyed the story. The narrator didn't quite do it for me. It's not easy to explain but just listen to the sample and you will understand. I would still definitely recommend listening as the story is great!

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Good book but...

Rick writes such great books but they wasted when the readers aren't even subpar. You would figure with all the money he makes on them, he would pay someone who could actually do accents correctly to read them. Christopher's accents horrible.

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Bad narrator

I had trouble finishing the book because of how bad the narrator is. It took me awhile to get into the story. If they had chosen someone else I feel like I would have been hooked by page 1.

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Great story! Not so great narrator

Great story! Always been a fan of Greek and Nordic mythology. I like how Rick takes some of the great legends and incorporates them with his characters.
I was not a fan of the narrator. He seem to me like he was reading to 2nd grade class of children while showing pictures, placing a mind numbing pause after every word. "The....boy....went....to....the....park."
If the story wasn't as interesting as it was I would have had to stop listening.

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It’s a great story!

The characters are a delight as is their plight.

The performance is made more endurable by listening to it at 1.25X speed.

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wonderfull story

i enjoyed this book. Great story i love previewing my kids books befor they read them.

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great book, not that great of a narrator though

narrator wasn't that great, voice was kind of annoying, great story though, will not be buying the next audiobook in this series because of bad reviews

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