The cover has been unveiled for Rick Riordan’s forthcoming book, The Hammer of Thor. According to Riordan’s blog post, this will be the second installment of the Magnus Chase & The Gods of Asgard series.
We’ve embedded the full image for the jacket design above—what do you think? Disney Hyperion will publish this Norse mythology-inspired middle grade novel on Oct. 4.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Riordan discussed the inspiration behind this new book: “I always try to go where the myths take me. Norse mythology, even more than Greek, is very focused on ‘who stole my stuff?’ One of the most famous examples is the story of how Thor’s hammer was stolen, and what he had to do to get it back. That myth serves as a general story arc for Magnus’ second adventure.”