Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard reading order

A plan for the whole series

4 volumes, 1,610 pages, about 30 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 6 weeks.

• From volume 2 on, the number of ratings falls most before volume 4, “9 From the Nine Worlds” (by 77%). Plan your break after volume 3, before the series plans it for you.

Stages

3 stages, with 2 short books from outside the series between them. You finish around December 21, 2026, 13 days later than in one go.

1. 1
   Stage 19 h13 daysby November 11, 2026

   • 1. The Sword of Summer2015 · 512 pages · 9 h
2. Short breakThe Fire Next Time · James Baldwin · 120 pp. · score 8.82 h, by November 14, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
3. 2
   Stage 217 habout 3 weeksby December 7, 2026

   • 2. The Hammer of Thor2016 · 474 pages · 9 h
   • 3. The Ship of the Dead2017 · 448 pages · 8 h
4. BreakMaus · Art Spiegelman · 295 pp. · score 9.05 h, by December 16, 2026. A short book from another shelf, so you come back to the series hungry.
5. 3
   Stage 33 h4 daysby December 20, 2026

   • 4. 9 From the Nine Worlds2018 · 176 pages · 3 h
6. The end of the series

   December 21, 2026

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Does the series hold up

Shape of the series: even. Volume scores differ by at most 0.2 points. You get the same level from the first page to the last.

Best volume: The Ship of the Dead (8.1, 218 ratings). Weakest: 9 From the Nine Worlds (7.9). From volume 2 on, the biggest drop in the number of ratings is between volume 3 and 4: 77%. The series is complete; you can read it start to finish with no waiting. The last volume (7.9) scores close to the series average or above it.