![]() ![]() With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy-after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera-it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. Heroes, gods, and monsters all have a role to play in the climactic fulfillment of the prophecy in The Blood of Olympus, the electrifying finale of the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series. ![]() Only then will she be able to do her part at the end: utter a single word. Piper must learn to give herself over to fear. All of them know that one of the Seven has to die in order to defeat Gaea, the Earth Mother. Leo fears that his plan won't work, that his friends might interfere. Will she have enough strength to succeed, especially with a deadly hunter on her trail? But she can't allow them to distract her from getting the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood before war breaks out between the Romans and Greeks. Reyna fears the ghosts of her ancestors, who radiate anger. He will complete his line of the prophecy: To storm or fire the world must fall. He may not know how he is going to prove himself as a leader, but he does know that he will not break promises like she did. Jason's ghost is his mother, who abandoned him when he was little. But that might be better than the alternative: allowing someone else to die, as Hades foretold. Nico may actually become a ghost if he has to shadow-travel with Reyna and Coach Hedge one more time. Going through the House of Hades would stir the demigods' worst memories. Join the demigods as they face their biggest challenges yet in The House of Hades, the hair-raising penultimate book in the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series. Even though love can be the riskiest choice of all. Not just for themselves, but for everyone they love. Annabeth and Percy can't exactly launch a frontal assault.ĭespite the terrible odds, Hazel, Annabeth, Percy, and the other demigods of the prophecy know that there is only one choice: to attempt the impossible. Even if they did, a legion of Gaea's strongest monsters guards the Doors on the Tartarus side. They have no way of locating the Doors of Death. How will the two of them make it through Tartarus? Starving, thirsty, and in pain, they are barely able to stumble on in the dark and poisonous landscape that holds new horrors at every turn. Gaea, the bloodthirsty Earth Mother, has set the date of August 1 for her rise to power.Īnnabeth and Percy are overwhelmed. Whichever road they decide to take, they have to hurry, because time is running out. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. He trusts her completely-enough to share the secret he holds close to his heart.īeginning at the "other" camp for half-bloods and extending as far as the land beyond the gods, this breathtaking second installment of the Heroes of Olympus series introduces new demigods, revives fearsome monsters, and features other remarkable creatures, all destined to play a part in the Prophesy of Seven. His bulky physique makes him feel like an ox, especially in front of Hazel, his closest friend at camp. He keeps hoping Apollo will claim him, because the only thing he is good at is archery-although not good enough to win camp war games. His grandmother says he is descended from heroes and can be anything he wants to be, but he doesn't see it. Hazel wishes she could ride away from it all on the stallion that appears in her dreams.įrank is a klutz. Now because of her mistake, the future of the world is at risk. But that was the problem-when the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her "gift" for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no. Sure, she was an obedient daughter, even when her mother was possessed by greed. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. The only thing he can recall from his past is another name: Annabeth. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him. ![]() Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he has to keep killing monsters along the way. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight with the pen/sword in his pocket. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. ![]()
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