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Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds

Your Introduction to Deities, Mythical Beings & Fantastic Creatures
By Rick Riordan
Series: Magnus Chase
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Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds by Rick Riordan offers a witty and engaging companion to the Magnus Chase series. Presented as a handbook created by Helgi, the hotel manager, this guide introduces readers to the gods, mythical beings, and creatures from the nine Norse worlds through brief, humorous entries. Filled with black-and-white illustrations and bonus content such as interviews, newspaper clippings, and short stories, it enriches the Norse mythology experience in a fun and accessible way.
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This book is perfect for children and young readers who enjoy fantasy and mythology, especially fans of Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase series. Its playful tone and informative content make it ideal for those new to Norse myths as well as dedicated followers looking to deepen their understanding.

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For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds will whet readers' appetites for The Hammer of Thor.

It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Helgi, the hotel manager, created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.

It has short entries about the deities, mythical beings, and fantastic creatures from the nine Norse worlds, and also contains bonus material, including interviews, newspaper articles, short stories, and more. The tone is humorous, complementing Rick's series.

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    Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds
    For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds will whet readers' appetites for The Hammer of Thor. It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Helgi, the hotel manager, created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk. It has short entries about...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141376530

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 August 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 214g

Pages: 176

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books Rick Riordan Series: Magnus Chase Young Adult

About the Author

Rick Riordan, dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a live-action series on Disney+.

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