Nine fun short stories about the Nine Worlds, each one told from the point of view of a different character from the Magnus Chase series. You will learn new things about the worlds, and of course about the characters! Gallt, Nancy (August 10, 2015). "Children's Book Review: The Sword of Summer". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved August 17, 2016. Each story in this book takes place in one of the nine realms in the universe of Norse gods. The first story takes place in Asgard, and it is written by Odin. In this story, Odin walked through Hotel Valhalla, observing the various gods and ensuring they were keeping the peace. Furthermore, Odin was in the process of selecting a new captain for his Valkyries. Meanwhile, Thor was preparing for a jog through the nine realms. The next story is set in Midgard, and it is written by Amir Fadlan. In this story, Amir was told that he needed to buy new clothes for a wedding anniversary party, but a shopkeeper intended to trap him in the clothes shop with a magical pair of trousers. However, Amir’s friends came to the rescue. Halfborn Gunderson opened his door for Alex Fierro, he got rid of Mallory Keen so he and Alex can work on a mosaic for her. Halfborn needs the red, yellow, and orange scales of Vanir dragons for battlefield flames, blood, and gore, this depicts his and Mallory's first battle together. The anniversary is next week and he's behind on schedule, so he tells Alex to make sure Mallory doesn't get in and leaves for Vanaheim with an ax and a shield. Amir is the first human with Clear Sight to gain the ability, while all other humans with the ability were born with it.

The third story is set in Nidavellir, and it is written by Blitzen. In this story, Mimir, an ancient god, told Blitzen to rescue Thor from an assassination attempt by Alviss, a dwarf. Blitzen succeeds in rescuing Thor, but Blitzen is forced to flee from other dwarves who are chasing him because they believe Blitzen has assaulted Alviss out of his own volition. Blitzen accidentally escaped by falling off a cliff into a river. The fourth story is set in Alfheim, and it is written by Hearthstone. In this story, Hearthstone had been talking to T.J. when Hearthstone’s bracelet started shining. This meant that Inge, Hearthstone’s friend, was in trouble, so Hearthstone transported himself to the relevant location, defeated a troll, and rescued Inge. Sure signs that the creative wells are running dry at last, the Captain’s ninth, overstuffed outing both recycles a villain (see Book 4) and offers trendy anti-bullying wish fulfillment.

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Hearthstone (Hearth) – A deaf light elf from Alfheim, who is experienced in rune casting. He uses ASL and has two sets of runestones; wooden and stone.

Thomas Jefferson, Jr "T.J." – A resident at Hotel Valhalla. He is the son of Tyr. His mother was a runaway slave. He was a Union soldier in the Civil War. He has a rifle and bone steel bayonet, given to him by his father; Tyr. T.J. died charging the battlements at Fort Wagner, South Carolina. READY FOR the next one?” I lip-read T.J.’s question and nodded. He slid a flash card with a handwritten swear word on it across the table, then watched me with gleeful anticipation. Smiling faintly, I opened my mind and focused on the dagaz runestone in my hand. Magic flowed through me like water through a pebbled stream. Surt | Gerd | Norns | Utgard-Loki | Harald | Ymir | Geirrod | Gjalp | Greip | Thrym | Thrynga | Tiny | Little Billy | Hrungnir | Red | Tattoo | Gunlod | Suttung | Baugi | Skadi | Hrym | Eggther | Norns I shouldn’t have been startled that he could speak – after all, I’m dead too and I can talk just fine – but I near about jumped out of my skin when he did.” Amir and his family have given Sam flying lessons as a gift. Amir is first seen through Valkyrie video Sam accidentally shot at her house, asking about what he had just learned in disbelief.Nidavellir provides the setting for the third story, “This Little Light of Mine, I'm Going to Let It Shine,” narrated by Blitzen. When Thor is threatened by an assassination attempt, the god Mimir calls on Blitzen to save his life. Blitzen succeeds in stopping Alviss, the guilty dwarf, but when a group of other dwarves mistake his actions for unprovoked assault, he is forced to run. He only escapes by falling off of a cliff and into a river. [29] [26] However, this is partially due to Magnus healing Amir's mind as he forced him to look at the Bifrost Bridge, otherwise Amir's mind would have broken. The next section, titled “What in the Worlds?” is written by Hunding the bellhop. He doesn't really want to write anything for the book, but his boss Helgi is making him do it. He explains the universe from the Norse perspective: nine worlds held in the branches of Yggdrasil the World Tree. The first of these worlds, Asgard, is home to the Aesir, and the location of Hotel Valhalla, where Odin's einherjar live. Vanaheim is the home of the Vanir, and the ream of Folkvanger, the peaceful Norse afterlife. Midgard is the Norse name for Earth, home of the humans, and is connected to Asgard by the Bifrost. Alfheim, ruled by Frey, is inhabited by light elves. There is no night in this world. Jotunheim is inhabited by the jotun, or giants. It is covered in mountains, snow, and ice. Nidavellir is home to the dwarves, and is very gloomy, chilly, and dark because it is entirely underground. Muspellheim houses the fire giants and demons, and resembles the sun. Niflheim is inhabited by the frost giants, and is cold and foggy. Finally, Helheim is the realm of Hel and the dishonorable dead. Hunding also describes the Ginnungagap, the void between the worlds, and the Norse creation story. [24] Thor has completed his ten million step trek across all of the nine worlds to achieve his goal. The thunder god almost didn't make a cameo on his favorite Midgard show because of this due to all the chafing and blisters. But he had to do it all over again because Thor forgot to turn on his FitnessKnut. The first story, “Just Another Decapitated Head,” is set in Asgard and is told from Odin's perspective as he wanders the hallways of Hotel Valhalla, observing the inhabitants, keeping the peace, and trying to decide on a new captain to lead his Valkyries after the death of the previous one. [28] [26] In the middle also getting annoyed by his son, Thor who had decided to take a jog through the nine worlds and was now in the garden of Valhalla.