<Tr> <Th> Media type </Th> <Td> Print (hardback and paperback), e-book, audiobook </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of books </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan and published by Disney - Hyperion . It is based on Norse mythology and 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 and final book, was released on October 3, 2017 . </P> <P> The main protagonist Magnus Chase, son of the Aesir 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 . </P>

What is the first book in the magnus chase series