First published 2014
Matt Thorsen thought he understood his destiny. As a thirteen-year-old descendant of Thor, he would gather the other god descendants, battle the giant serpent, and prevent the apocalypse. The plan seemed straightforward enough. Then Baldwin gets poisoned and dies. Everything stops. Matt, Fen, and Laurie face an impossible choice. They can continue their mission to save the world, or they can abandon everything to rescue their friend from the Underworld. They choose Baldwin. The journey to the realm of the dead becomes the first leg of a much longer quest. They still need to reunite all the challengers. They still need to find Thor's hammer. They still need to stop the end of the world. But now they must do it all while fighting monsters that could destroy them and battling enemies at every turn. Matt discovers that becoming a legend requires more than divine ancestry. It demands sacrificing everything for the people who matter most.
Genres: mythology, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, found-family
353 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers