“ 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… Rick Riordan
“ Percy and Hedge lay on the deck, looking exhausted. Hedge was missing his shoes. He grinned at the sky, muttering, Awesome. Awesome. Percy was covered in nicks and scratches, like he’d jumped through… Rick Riordan
“ And, whoa! He turned to Mr.D. Your the wine dude? No way!Mr.D turned hi eyes away from me and gave Nico a look of loathing. The wine dude?Dionysus, right? Oh, wow! I've got your figurine!My figurine.I… Rick Riordan
“ 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… Rick Riordan
“ About five meters ahead, Nico was swinging his black sword with one hand, holding the scepter of Diocletian aloft with the other. He kept shouting orders at the legionnaires, but they paid him no atte… Rick Riordan
“ Butch hesitated. "Annabeth's okay. You gotta cut her some slack. She had a vision telling her to come here, to find a guy with one shoe. That was supposed to be the answer to her problem.""What Proble… Rick Riordan
“ 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. Rick Riordan
“ I will not have them punished, Artemis said. I will have them rewarded. If we destroy heroes who do us a great favor, then we are no better than the Titans. If this is Olympian justice, I will have no… Rick Riordan
“ Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we'll see. Rick Riordan
“ The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. Miss me?The satyrs fell over themselves nodding and bowing. Oh, yes, very much, sire!Well, I did not miss this place! Dionysus snapped. I bear bad… Rick Riordan
“ [Hazel] hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought Piper made them promise to stay away.''Oh...' Frank said, like he'd just had his own daily happy thought. 'Piper made them promise to stay of… Rick Riordan
“ Why can't you place a blessing like that on us? I asked.It only works on wild animals.So it would only affect Percy, Annabeth reasoned.Hey! I protested. Rick Riordan
“ If I had my way, Dionysus said, I would cause your molecules to erupt in flames. We'd sweep up the ashes and be done with a lot of trouble. But Chiron seems to feel this would be against my mission at… Rick Riordan
“ To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost in the Dust. Rick Riordan
“ According to Festus, our flying table, Buford, made it back safely while we were in Charleston, so those eagles didn't get him. Unfortunately, he lost the laundry bag with your pants.""Dang it!" Frank… Rick Riordan
“ He fixed his dark eyes on her. 'I am Kekrops, the first and eternal king of Athens. I would welcome you to my city.' He held up the covered platter. ' Also, I brought a Bundt cake.' Piper glanced at h… Rick Riordan
“ Athena stood in the middle of the road with her arms crossed and a look on her face that made me think . She'd changed out of her armor, into jeans and a white blouse, but she didn't look any less war… Rick Riordan
“ Well … Zeus approves, Aeolus muttered. He says … he says it would be better if you could avoid saving her until after the weekend, because he has a big party planned—Ow! That‘s Aphrodite yelling at hi… Rick Riordan
