FOR MAGNUS CHASE: HOTEL VALHALLA GUIDE TO THE NORSE WORLDSwill whet readers' appetites for THE HAMMER OF THOR.It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrationsthroughout. Helgi - the hotel manager - created this book for each hotel guest,so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.It has short entries about the deities, mythical beings, and fantastic creaturesfrom the nine Norse worlds, and also contains bonus material, includinginterviews, newspaper articles, short stories and more. The tone is humorous,complementing Rick's series.