Marvel's Avengers: Endgame: The Pirate Angel, the Talking Tree, and Captain Rabbit

Written by Steve Behling

Narrated by Nolan North

WHACK! When a mystery man lands smack-dab on the front of their ship while flying through space, the Guardians of the Galaxy bring him aboard to take a closer look. Is he an angel? With that eye patch, could he be … a pirate? Turns out it’s Thor, the God of Thunder, and he’s just as confused by the Guardians as they are by him: a rabbit captaining a ship, and a talking tree he can understand?

As the most unlikely team this side of the galaxy, the pirate angel, the talking tree, and captain rabbit head off to Nidavellir in hopes of tracking down the dwarves—the only ones who can forge a weapon worthy enough to be wielded by Thor and strong enough to defeat Thanos.

Alternating between their trip to Nidavellir and Rocket’s journal entries, this is the perfect lead-up to Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
• Release date: Jul 15, 2025
• ISBN: 9798217291496

Steve Behling

Just because Steve Behling sleeps with the lights on, doesn’t mean he’s afraid of monsters. Or maybe it does? Anyway. Obsessed with comic books and old horror movies since he was a kid, Steve loves to tell stories. Some of his works include the original middle grade novel Agent Stitch: A Study in Slime, the Marvel Monsters Unleashed chapter book series, and many others. Steve lives in a top secret subterranean lair with his wife, two human children, and an awesome shelter dog, Loomis, who is afraid of monsters because he is smart. 

Reviews for Marvel's Avengers

[jshillingford_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I’ve been grabbing up all the new novels Marvel has been releasing to tie-in with the Avengers Infinity Saga films. Marvel does a crap job of publicizing them so it’s usually luck that I find them – as here. The Pirate Angel was recommended by Amazon when I reviewed “Titan Consumed,” the excellent prequel to Infinity War. This is another filler novel that doesn’t provide anything substantive, but is an enjoyable time spent with beloved characters.

The book takes place during Thor, Groot and Rocket’s trip to Nidavellir in the Infinity War film. Groot finds Rocket’s journal and secretly reads it during the journey. The book alternates between what is happening in the pod in the present, and a flashback to one of Rocket’s adventures. What’s great here is that readers get a glimpse into Groot’s mind and feelings as he reads (adding so much more emotional heft to his decision to complete Stormbreaker), and into Rocket’s via revelations from his “not a diary”. Intermittently, we get their interactions with Thor. I loved the fact that Thor can understand Groot and we get a bit more of that here, and also his empathy and respect for Rocket.

Overall, this was quick read that gave me more time with three of my favorite characters from Avengers. A great story with a lot of heart. Highly recommended!