Dive into May’s magical reads in our Month in Books series! Discover a book for each letter of the month, featuring captivating tales and inspiring journeys. Perfect for your spring reading list!
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan
Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. He lives alone on the streets of Boston, ever since his mom’s mysterious death. Magnus has survived by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.
One day, an uncle he barely knows—a man his mother claimed was dangerous-tracks him down. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.
The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.
When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.
Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .
Roza stood before him, her burning body stinking of charred flesh, her black skin foul and disgusting. She looked at Bashar. “You’re next,” she whispered. That spring morning had begun like any other: busy roads and crowded trains, early sunshine and the promise of a new day beneath a crisp blue sky.
Central London was full of tourists and people going to work when the fog rolled across the city’s streets. It was like a tsunami bringing death and destruction. London plunged into darkness and fell into chaos. Its streets rapidly filled with a plague of zombies. Yet something more sinister was lurking in the shadows.
A monster straight out of Hell decimates the city as the zombies run amok separating Bashar from his wife. He will need buckets of adrenalin and a sharp blade for the fight ahead. Battling his own demons, Bashar is thrust into a deadly game of life and death. His fears come to life in a way he never imagined was possible.
Yellow Locust by Justin Joschko
Selena Flood is a fighter with preternatural talent. But not even her quick fists and nimble feet could save her parents from the forces of New Canaan. This was the most ruthless and powerful of the despotic kingdoms populating America-That-Was. Forced to flee with her younger brother Simon in tow, Selena is now the last chance for peace in a continent on the verge of complete destruction. In her pocket is a data stick, the contents of which cost her parents their lives.
Selena must now ensure it reaches the Republic of California—a lone beacon of liberty shining across a vast and barren wasteland—before it’s too late. Between New Canaan and California stretch the Middle Wastes. Thousands of desolate miles, home to murderers, thieves, and a virulent strain of grass called yellow locust. This vile plant that has made growing food all but impossible. So, when Selena and Simon stagger into Fallowfield, an oasis of prosperity amidst the poisoned plains, everything seems too good to be true. Most especially the warm welcome they receive from the town’s leader, a peculiar man known only as The Mayor.
Selena delves deeper into the sinister secrets of this seemingly harmless refuge. She soon learns there is a much darker side to Fallowfield and the man who runs it. Before long, Selena must call upon the skills she honed in the fighting pits of New Canaan. She must ensure not only her own survival, but her brother’s, in whom the Mayor has taken a keen interest. And she’d better act fast! All-out war inches ever closer, and New Canaan is never as far away as it seems.
