So you've made it to Valhalla. Now what? This "who's who" guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from newly deceased heroes
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds
โ Scribed by Rick Riordan
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Edition
- UK
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0141377550
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds will whet readers' appetites for The Hammer of Thor.
It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Helgi - the hotel manager - created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.
It has short entries about the deities, mythical beings, and fantastic creatures from the nine Norse worlds, and also contains bonus material, including interviews, newspaper articles, short stories and more. The tone is humorous, complementing Rick's series.
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