The Hammer of Thor

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 2

By: Rick Riordan

Narrated by: Kieran Culkin

Thor's hammer is missing again. The thunder god has a disturbing habit of misplacing his weapon--the mightiest force in the Nine Worlds. But this time the hammer isn't just lost, it has fallen into enemy hands. If Magnus Chase and his friends can't retrieve the hammer quickly, the mortal worlds will be defenseless against an onslaught of giants. Ragnarok will begin. The Nine Worlds will burn. Unfortunately, the only person who can broker a deal for the hammer's return is the gods' worst enemy, Loki--and the price he wants is very high.

Great story, horrible narrator

First things first, the story itself is amazing and really cool, however, the narrator almost ruined the whole thing. I love Riordan's books but good lord, Kieran's narration is ear bleedingly awful. It's monotonous and he sounds like he's speed reading and I couldn't tell the difference between his male voices and female or when he was talking as a giant or god. It all sounded the same. I normally have a high tolerance for bad voice acting and whatnot but this was pushing the limits of my tolerance. I normally don't say bad things about others, but for the love of Odin and his PowerPoint presentations, get someone who knows what they're doing for the next book. If you're looking at getting this book, be sensible and buy the hard copy or ebook.

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Would you listen to The Hammer of Thor again? Why?

I love Rick Riordan's stories, and of all his characters I think Magnus is my favorite, the comedy is perfect. I totally loved it. of course I have always loved Norse mythology more than all the others.

What other book might you compare The Hammer of Thor to and why?

I'm not sure what book I would compare this to, but I think I recognize the story pattern from one of my old favorite Norse myths.

What aspect of Kieran Culkin’s performance would you have changed?

I think that people are too hard on narrators. The reading of this book was fast until I slowed down the reading speed from 1.10 to 1 after that it was perfect. If that all you have to do I don't understand why so many people have to spew all that bitchy hatefulness about the narrator. Use the feature of your Technology people.

These books never get old.

These books never get old. The world is amazing and informative. I'd read just about anything written by him.

AMAZING IF U LOVE FANTASY

I love these books. They are hilarious! If you love comedy, fantasy, and weird stuffs, then READ THE SERIES( INCLUDING THE 9 WORLDS)!!!!

Soooo gooood

I loved this, i recognized the narrator and knew it would be good, loved him in Scott pilgrim vs the world. im gonna go buy the next one now