Books like The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan reads as humorous, action-packed. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard is like to read
A fast, quippy Norse-mythology adventure aimed at middle-grade/YA readers, with an ensemble quest cast and Riordan's signature short-chapter propulsion. Best for: readers who loved Percy Jackson and want the same voice pointed at Asgard.
The Kane Chronicles
Rick Riordan · 2012
A fast, funny alternating-narration adventure where two teen siblings banter their way through Egyptian mythology and magical peril; light tone with real stakes underneath.
Aru Shah And The End Of Time
Roshani Chokshi · 2018
A middle-grade adventure kicked off by a dare-gone-wrong, blending contemporary school-life anxieties with Hindu mythology into a fast, funny quest.
My brother is a superhero
David Solomons · 2015
A close ya relative — matched on how it reads, with quick, propulsive pacing.
How to Steal a Dragon's Sword
Cressida Cowell · 2011
A brisk, whimsical Viking-and-dragon adventure told through a clever underdog hero who wins by wits rather than muscle, ending on a hook that pulls readers into the next installment.
Spy school
Stuart Gibbs · 2012
An ordinary kid gets yanked into a secret spy academy where the classes are as dangerous as the missions — a brisk, joke-forward middle-grade adventure built on fish-out-of-water gags and escalating capers.
The Last Guardian
Eoin Colfer · 2012
A climactic finale to the Artemis Fowl saga blending Colfer's signature wry voice with escalated stakes and emotional weight, as Artemis faces an existential threat that forces him into maturity and sacrifice.
Playing with fire
Derek Landy · 2008
A snappy Irish supernatural adventure that pairs a wisecracking skeleton detective with a teen apprentice against escalating undead threats — banter-forward, propulsive, and darker
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Shannon Messenger · 2012
A wondrous portal-fantasy discovery story with the warmth of a new-school-friends arc and a persistent hum of danger underneath — brisk chapters, big emotions, and a heroine easy to root for.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Kwame Mbalia · 2019
A grief-stricken boy punches into a mythic realm and finds himself thrown headlong into fast, funny, high-stakes adventure alongside African American folk heroes and West African gods.
Moon Rising
Tui T. Sutherland · 2016
A post-war reset for the series that swaps battlefield stakes for boarding-school social dynamics, following a shy new student navigating cross-tribe friendships and secrets.
The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani · 2007
A fairytale-academy romp that flips Good/Evil expectations and mines the mismatch for both comedy and identity anxiety.
The Empty Grave
Jonathan Stroud · 2017
The finale of a ghost-hunting series where a teenage agency confronts the origin of 'the problem' — series-culminating stakes with supernatural allies and a long-running mystery finally cracking open.
About The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard — what the genome says
Is The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard a complete story or a cliffhanger?
The main arc resolves, with wider series threads left open.
Who is The Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard for?
It's young adult — teen protagonists with crossover appeal.
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