El barco de los muertos es la entrega final de la trepidante trilogía de aventuras basada en la mitología nórdica «Magnus Chase y los dioses de Asgard» de Rick Riordan, el autor de literatura de aventuras fantásticas número uno en el mundo.
La mayor amenaza para Asgard está a punto de hacerse realidad y Magnus Chase tiene que embarcar hacia el viaje más peligroso de su vida.
Sin embargo esta vez contará con una ayuda inesperada.
Magnus Chase ha pasado de ser un adolescente sin techo a vivir en el Hotel Valhalla y convertirse en uno de los guerreros de Odín. Como digno hijo de Frey, el dios del verano, la fertilidad y la salud, a Magnus no le gustan especialmente las guerras y las batallas, pero sus amigos son fuertes y un poco cabezotas, así que juntos han conseguido derrotar a Grimwolf y luchar contra gigantes para hacerse con el martillo de Thor.
Ahora, Magnus y sus compañeros tienen que partir hacia las fronteras más lejanas de Jotunheim y Niflheim para enfrentarse a la mayor amenaza de Asgard.
¿Conseguirán completar su peligroso viaje con éxito o ha llegado, al fin, el temido Ragnarok?
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
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 Fenris Wolf and battling giants for Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. Now Magnus faces his most dangerous trial yet. His cousin, Annabeth, recruits her boyfriend, Percy Jackson, to give Magnus some pointers, but will his training be enough?
Loki is free from his chains. He's readying Naglfar, the Ship of the Dead, complete with a host of giants and zombies, to sail against the Asgardian gods and begin the final battle of Ragnarok. It's up to Magnus and his friends to stop him, but to do so they will have to sail across the oceans of Midgard, Jotunheim, and Niflheim in a desperate race to reach Naglfar before it's ready to sail. Along the way, they will face angry sea gods, hostile giants, and an evil fire-breathing dragon. Magnus's biggest challenge will be facing his own inner demons. Does he have what it takes to outwit the wily trickster god?