There's also some kissing, straight and LGBTQ. Magnus describes the drink as more like espresso than alcohol.

Expect a little mead drinking among all ages in Valhalla. Hijab-wearing Sam fasts during Ramadan while fighting sea monsters and the undead. Like the other two books, the cast is diverse: Muslim, African-American, LGBTQ, deaf. Instead of cutting someone down, he raises up his friends as a better example to follow. Magnus continues to be a brave character who feels much empathy for others, especially the homeless. Skirmishes with swords, bayonets, a garrote, a chain saw, scythes, knives, and axes kill giants and the undead warriors - sometimes they reform immediately to fight again. Some gore described, including a dragon spewing poisonous blood and its heart almost eaten a giant's tendons and sinews cut and his heart exploding and beheadings of giants, a wolf, and undead warriors. As in all his series, Riordan sticks to his signature humor in the face of dire circumstances, so nothing gets too dark - not even the idea that Magnus is already dead and living in Valhalla. While Percy Jackson lives half in the world of the Greek gods, Magnus Chase follows Norse mythology. Magnus's biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons.Parents need to know that The Ship of the Dead is the third book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series from Rick Riordan, author of the ultra-popular Percy Jackson series. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon. It's up to Magnus and his friends to stop him, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfar before it's ready to sail. He's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, complete with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. His cousin, Annabeth, recruits her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, to give Magnus some pointers, but will his training be enough? Now Magnus faces his most dangerous trial yet. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating Fenris Wolf and battling giants for Thor's hammer, Mjolnir.

As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. Now in paperback, the third entry in Rick Riordan's New York Times #1 best-selling Norse mythology trilogy, which features a cameo from Percy Jackson.

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