Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
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| Author | Rick Riordan |
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| Cover artist | John Rocco |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Children's literature, Comedy drama, Thriller, Norse mythology |
| Publisher | Disney Hyperion (US) Penguin Books/Puffin (UK, AU, NZ) |
| Published | 2015–2017 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback), e-book, audiobook |
| No. of books | 3 |
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy of fantasy novels based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney-Hyperion. It is set in the same universe as the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles and The Kane Chronicles series. The first book, The Sword of Summer, was released on October 6, 2015. The second book, The Hammer of Thor, was released on October 4, 2016. The Ship of the Dead, the third book, was released on October 3, 2017.
The main protagonist, Magnus Chase, son of the Vanir god of fertility Frey, narrates the novel in first person. He is a cousin of Annabeth Chase, a main character of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series, who links the two series together.