<P> The novel was awarded the 2017 Stonewall Book Award for children's literature . </P> <P> The Ship of the Dead is the third and final book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series and was released on October 3, 2017 . </P> <P> Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds is a supplementary work for the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series . It was published as a hardcover on August 16, 2016 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Magnus Chase - The protagonist of the series, a 16 - year - old demigod son of the god Frey as well as the cousin of Greek demigod Annabeth Chase, later becoming Alex Fierro's boyfriend . </Li> <Li> Samirah (Sam) al - Abbas - An Arab American Valkyrie and demigod daughter of the god Loki . </Li> <Li> Blitzen (Blitz) - A svartalf, son of Freya, and expert on clothing . </Li> <Li> Hearthstone (Hearth) - A deaf - mute light elf from Alfheim, and experienced in rune casting. He uses ASL and has two sets of runestones; wooden and stone . </Li> <Li> Alex Fierro - A genderfluid demigod child of Loki who wields a garrote capable of slicing even the most hardened rock . (S) he is first introduced in the second book, The Hammer of Thor, later girlfriend / boyfriend of Magnus Chase . </Li> <Li> Randolph Chase - Magnus's uncle, obsessed with Norse mythology . </Li> <Li> Loki - Norse god of mischief, lies, and deceit . He is the father of demigod Samirah Al Abbas and mother of demigod Alex Fierro . </Li> <Li> Annabeth Chase - Magnus Chase's cousin . Also in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series . Demigod daughter of the Greek goddess Athena . </Li> <Li> Mallory Keen - A resident at Hotel Valhalla . She is the daughter of Frigg . She is the girlfriend / ex-girlfriend / re-girlfriend / ex-girlfriend / re-girlfriend of Halfborn Gunderson and has dual serrated knives, a gift from her mother, Frigg . </Li> <Li> Halfborn Gunderson - A resident at Hotel Valhalla . He was a Viking until he died . He has two axes, and is very violent . </Li> <Li> Thomas Jefferson, Jr "T.J." - Is a resident at Hotel Valhalla . He is the son of Tyr . He was a runaway slave and a union soldier in the Civil War . He has a rifle . </Li> <Li> "X" / Odin - Odin is the king of gods . He pretended to be a half - troll named "X", but in reality he was trying to watch Hotel Valhalla . </Li> <Li> Percy Jackson - Percy is also in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but in this series he teaches Magnus ocean survival skills . </Li> </Ul>

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