Frank, how did you do that? Jason yelled.Frank's head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. I'm the ranking Roman officer, he said. They- uh, they don't recognize you. Sorry.Jason grimace...
Athena called, Annabeth Chase, my own daughter.Annabeth squeezed my arm, then walked forward and knelt at her mother's feet.Athena smiled. You, my daughter, have exceeded all expectations. You have us...
Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?I don't hate you.Could've fooled me.She folded her cap of invisibility. Look...we're just not supposed to get along, okay? Our parents are rivals.Why?She sig...
My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And I intend to choose one. But first, Father Zeus, I must speak to you privately.Zeus beckoned Artemis...
God alert! Blackjack yelled. It's the wine dude!Mr. D sighed in exasperation. The next person, or horse, who calls me the 'wine dude' will end up in a bottle of Merlot!
Not knowing is half the fun, Aphrodite said, Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It's so cute I'm going to cry!
Leo didn't usually think of the ukulele as a sad instrument. (Pathetic, sure. But not sad.) Yet the tune Apollo strummed was so melancholy it broke Leo's feels.
Brother, Artemis chided. You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not call them sweetheart.
He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. He grinned at us, waiting for applause. That last line was four syllables. Artemis said. Apollo frowned. Was it? Yes. What about No, no, that...
But how did you know where we were? Annabeth asked.Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes...
Cupid said. Great, Jason said. Now he's spouting greeting card messages.
I sat up in bed. "What did he say?"Tyson groaned, still half asleep. He was lying facedown on the couch, his feet so far over the edge they were in the bathroom. "The happy man said...bowling practice...
Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind! He slung his M16 onto his back and pulled out a hand grenade. There were many screaming Romans. Then the hand grenade morphed into a ballpoint p...
This is so cool! Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. Is this really the sun? I thought Helios and Selene were the sun and moon gods. How come sometimes it's them and sometimes it's yo...
If Annabeth's mother was Athena, the goddess of wisdom, then why didn't Annabeth know better than to fall off a cliff?
Right before the game, she strolled up to me. Hey, Seaweed Brain.Will you stop calling me that?She knows I hate that name, mostly because I never have a good comeback. She's the daughter of Athena, wh...
Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy? I try very hard to be annoying, Leo said. Don't insult my ability to annoy. And how am...
In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She’d bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena’s, which had led to Mount Olympus’s first reality TV punishment progra...
You're Dionysus, I said. The god of wine.Mr. D rolled his eyes. What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say 'Well duh!'?Y-yes, Mr. D.Then, well, duh! Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Ap...
I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain, she said. Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you're going to save the world, I'm the best person to keep you from messing up.