MAGNUS CHASE AND THE SHIP OF THE DEAD

Author : Rick Riordan

Review :

I have always maintained in all my reviews of Rick Riordan books, that the primary reason I follow him is because he has this knack of introducing his readers to different mythologies in a very interesting way. His plots are simple, and there is a lot of humour in his books. You get so engrossed in them , and as you turn page after page, you never realize how and when those mysterious tales of different mythologies unravel before you and the characters welcome you into their world. We all know Hindu and a little bit of Greek mythology thanks to the popular Helen of Troy. But Riordan's books take you into a vast journey of such mythical creatures which will leave you aghast. His books have covered in-depth Greek(especially), Roman, Egyptian and the Norse mythologies so far. Just today there was an article he is going to start on the Korean line next. Coming to the book itself, The ship of the Dead is the last book of the Magnus Chase Trilogy. It revolves around the journey of a Norse demi God and his friends who have to stop the momentum set by the infamous (or famous?) Loki to bring about Ragnarok- the final battle which will bring the end of the world.The trilogy covers the entire spectrum, the nine worlds, the tree of life, Asgard, Valhalla, Valkyries, the einherji , the giants, dwarfs, elves, dragons, wolves, zombies and the Norse Gods. On the flip side, I felt the series ended abruptly. I would have really liked to see more of the description of the Norse Gods in particular;the battle in the end, especially looked very comical. Percy Jackson's finale was so spectacular, this one in comparison falters very bad. I had not liked the first two books as well much, I felt them lacking in plot, and the trend continues...But to sum it up,for all the good reasons mentioned above , Hail Riordan !!!

Recommended : 👍

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