18 books like The Hammer of Thor

What to read after The Hammer of Thor — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Burning Maze Rick Riordan · 2018 · ★ 4.3 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The formerly glorious god Apollo, cast down to earth in punishment by Zeus, is now an awkward mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos. In order to regain his place on Mount Olympus, Lester must restore five Oracles that have gone dark. But he has to achieve this impossible task without having any godly powers and while being duty-bound to a confounding young daughter of Demeter named Meg.… Shares: Gods, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Ship of the Dead Rick Riordan · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 439p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Magnus Chase, a once-homeless teen, is a resident of the Hotel Valhalla and one of Odin's chosen warriors. As the son of Frey, the god of summer, fertility, and health, Magnus isn't naturally inclined to fighting. But he has strong and steadfast friends, including Hearthstone the elf, Blitzen the dwarf, and Samirah the Valkyrie, and together they have achieved brave deeds, such as defeating… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

Hippolyta and the curse of the Amazons Jane Yolen · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child. Shares: Gods, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Thor's Serpents Kelley Armstrong · 2015 · ★ 4.1 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "As Ragnarok--the apocalypse--approaches, the thirteen-year-old descendants of the gods realize they can't take every step of their journey together, as Matt must fight the Midgard Serpent alone, and Fen and Laurie are pulled in different directions"-- Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Fantasy fiction, Adventure

For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla guide to the Norse worlds Rick Riordan · 2016 · ★ 3.9 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "A can't-live-without guide for guests of the Hotel Valhalla, this volume contains facts about the Norse gods as well as other characters and creatures you might encounter if you are fortunate enough to be chosen as one of Odin's brave warriors"-- Shares: Norse Mythology, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Norse Myths: Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki Kevin Crossley-Holland · 1993 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A retelling of fourteen Norse myths about gods, monsters, giants, dwarfs, etc., their contests, quests, battles, etc., and the mysteries of creation, life, love, death and rebirth. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary. Shares: Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The Tyrant's Tomb Rick Riordan · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying. It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. On his path to restoring five ancient oracles and reclaiming his godly powers, Apollo (aka Lester Papadopoulos) has faced both triumphs and… Shares: Gods, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

The lost sun Tessa Gratton · 2013 · ★ 3.7 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "In an alternate U.S.A. (the United States of Asgard), Soren Bearskin, the son of an infamous beserker, and Astrid Glyn, daughter of a renowned seer, embark on a road trip to find Baldur, the missing god whose absence has caused panic throughout the country."-- Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Thor's wedding day Bruce Coville · 2005 · ★ 3.8 · 137p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Thialfi, the Norse thunder god's goat boy, tells how he inadvertently helped the giant Thrym to steal Thor's magic hammer, the lengths to which Thor must go to retrieve it, and his own assistance along the way. Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Apple Throne Tessa Gratton · 2015 · 350p · ≈ 11h · Moderate THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD WHO REMEMBERS THE FAMOUS PROPHET ASTRID GLYN: THE BERSERKER SOREN BEARSTAR. Ever since Astrid agreed to give up her life, her name, and her prophetic dreams to become Idun the Young, who protects the apples of immortality in a secret mountain orchard, she's been forgotten by everyone. Everyone except Soren. For the last two years he's faithfully… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

The Royal Book of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson · 1921 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Scarecrow searches for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island. Shares: Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

Loki's Wolves M. A. Marr · 2013 · ★ 3.5 · 358p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Calling all fans of myths, action-adventure, and the Percy Jackson series - don't miss this first book in the Blackwell Pages trilogy from bestselling authors K.L. Armstrong and Melissa Marr. While thirteen-year-old Matt Thorsen has always known he's a modern-day descendent of Thor, he's been living a normal kid's life. In fact, most people in the small town of Blackwell, South Dakota, are direct… Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Adventure, Children's fiction

Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor · 2016 · ★ 4.4 · 552p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around–and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old, he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone braver than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the form of a hero called the… Shares: Gods, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Children's fiction

Fat Angie e. E. Charlton-Trujillo · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Angie is broken—by her can’t-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Having failed to kill herself—in front of a gym full of kids—Angie’s back at high school just trying to make it through each day. That is, until the arrival of KC Romance, a girl who knows too well that the package doesn’t… Shares: LGBTQ young adult, Children's fiction

Voyages Doris Buchanan Smith · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Doris Buchanan Smith has written many outstanding novels for young readers, including ''A Taste of Blackberries,'' ''The First Hard Times'' and ''Return To Bitter Creek.'' Her readers, young and old, will respond to the complex and deeply moving journey she describes in ''Voyages.'' Shares: Norse Mythology, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

9 From the Nine Worlds Rick Riordan · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Beloved characters from the Magnus Chase series star in these short stories, each set in a different one of the Nine Worlds from Norse mythology. The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy may have concluded, but we haven't heard the last of our favorite peeps from the Nine Worlds. Join Hearthstone, Blitzen, Samirah, Alex, Jack, T.J., Mallory, Halfborn, and more on a hilarious and… Shares: Norse Mythology, Children's fiction

Odin's Ravens K.L. Armstrong · 2014 · ★ 4.1 · 355p · ≈ 11h · Moderate When Ragnarok--the apocalypse--threatens, the human descendants of the gods band together to fight monsters, and Matt Thorsen and his friends must journey to the underworld to save a descendant. Shares: Gods, Norse Mythology, Adventure, Children's fiction

The red sun Alane Adams · 2014 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he… Shares: Norse Mythology, Adventure, Children's fiction

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