The Ship of the Dead
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Our view
“The Ship of the Dead” ends the Magnus Chase trilogy with a funny, warm-hearted sea voyage through Norse myth. Few threads are left loose, and readers fond of Magnus finish it moved and asking for another book. Some find the series as a whole a paler echo of “Percy Jackson” and feel the author’s own views being pressed through his characters.
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About the book
The Ship of the Dead is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It is the third and final novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy, preceded by The Hammer of Thor. It was released on October 3, 2017, by Disney-Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan. He and his crew sail to the farthest borders of Jotunheim and Niflheim in pursuit of Asgard's greatest threat.
Reading order · Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
Full order & progress →- The Sword of SummerStart here
8.18.1 / 10 - The Hammer of Thor
8.18.1 / 10 - The Ship of the DeadThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - 9 From the Nine Worlds
7.97.9 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 218 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 60% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 218 | 100% |
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