The way to beat Luke, he said. If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance.I took a deep breath. Okay. I'm listening.Nico glanced inside my room. His eyebrows furrowed.Is that...is that blue...
Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.
She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn't mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn'...
She grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss, which effectively shut him up.
She blinked. Hmm? Oh, don't care. What did Anubis look like to you?What did... he looked like a guy. So?A good-looking guy, or a slobbering dog-headed guy?I guess... Not the dog-headed guy.I knew it!...
Poseidon put his weathered hand on my shoulder. Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean we gods approve. The way our sons and daughters act in our name...
Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I'd never actually hugged my dad before. He was warm—like a regular human—and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh...
Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her... long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized as...
Percy looked at Coach Hedge and Frank. A trap?Probably, Frank said. She’s not mortal, Hedge said, sniffing the air. Probably some kind of goat-eating, demigod-destroying fiend from Tartarus.No doubt,...
Otis, I said.Shhh, he said. I'm incognito. Call me...Otis.I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay.Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam.
I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera.The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!
I see you like to study, I said. Well done.Percy snorted. I hate to study. I’ve been guaranteed admission with a full scholarship to New Rome University, but they’re still requiring me to pass all my...
I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth.How can you be sure?Because she'd do the same for you.
I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. I think that's why I want to be an architect.To build something permanent, I said. A monument to last a thousand years.
I believe you, Sadie.Oh really. I'm holding the bloody feather of truth, and you believe me. Well, thanks.
Hades allowed himself the faintest smile, but there was nothing cruel in his eyes. ‘I can entertain the possibility that you acted for multiple reasons. My point is this: you and I rose to the aid of...
Even Dionysus's welcome-home speech wasn't enough to dampen my spirits. Yes, yes, so the little brat didn't get himself killed and now he'll have an even bigger head. Well, huzzah for that. In other a...
Could an Olympian parent turn against his half-blood child? Would it sometimes be easier just to let them die? If there were ever any half-bloods who needed to worry about that, it was Thalia and me....
Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. How come I never get invited on these violent trips?
Because Hope survives best at the Hearth.