Riordan weaves in the history and tales from other cultures so the reader gets educated as well as enthralled.

It is a perfect book for young adults as readers get exposed to different types of people. But it suits the new type of hero Riordan is trying to highlight. While the struggle towards the end is interesting, the final fight is rather anti-climactic. He never emphasizes any viewpoint in particular and lays the facts bare for readers to introspect. He also deviates from the traditional young-adult 'together-forever' relationships, using the immortality of the characters to show how relationships have their ups and downs over time. Just like the previous book, Riordan uses his companion Alex's statements to question our traditional beliefs of gender. He is no longer the angry tough homeless boy from the first two books but a gentle Viking with a gender-fluid love interest. MANILA, Philippines Two crew members of a foreign dredging vessel a Filipino and a Chinese died after their ship collided with a chemical-petrol tanker in the waters between Corregidor Island and Mariveles, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday. His lack of sharpness and wit, which are so characteristic of his personality in the last two books have been deliberately omitted here. His animated sword and friends do all the fighting for him as he plays the role of a healer. Magnus is less confident but assertive and quite sensitive to other people. Riordan's hero this time is gentle, in comparison to the weapon wielding warriors we have known. The Magnus Chase in this book is quite different from the person we were familiar with in the last two series. Many of them don't adhere to traditional fantasy hero stereotypes, especially the narrator.

Since his companions are all from different backgrounds and times, they offer several perspectives to the situations which most readers will relate to. We finally get the background of the characters we were introduced to two books ago and learn to like them even more for their endearing past. Their adventures are in line with Riordan’s style of giving a modern twist to popular myths. The book follows Magnus Chase and his friends in their expedition to find Loki and defeat the trickster God and his army. 'Magnus Chase and The Ship of the Dead' is the third book in bestselling author Rick Riordan's Norse Mythology series.

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