129: A Tale of Tip and Tang

The Sword of Summer, ch. 1 to 6 Set your longships ablaze, we're going a-viking! This week we're starting The Sword of Summer, the first book in Rick Riordan's Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard trilogy. After reading some concurrent blog posts where we discover Rick's musical proclivities (and a quick questioning of this book's dedication) we jump right into this new series with a spring in our step. We discuss how death hangs over the opening of this novel, Riordan pivoting to a more nuanced view on homelessness, expert Annabeth cameos, Magnus's quirky dead mom and mystery Norse dad and vampire ninja dad and anime mom dad, Massholes, immersive sim brownstones, Protestant conspiracy thinking, mortals finding themselves in the crossfire, our predictions for how the arc of this story will progress based on these opening chapters, and MCU mentions. Also, a giant-sized cover corner! Come back next week for The Sword of Summer, ch. 7 to 12! Check out our Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/unwisegirls) Follow the show (https://twitter.com/unwisegirls) Hosted by Jacqueline (https://twitter.com/swampduchess) and Jane (https://twitter.com/janeyshivers). Edited by Jacqueline. Cover art by Vera (https://twitter.com/Innsmouth_Inn). Intro/outro: "Super Mariocean" by spacepony (https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01147)