I survive all those battles, she growled, and I get defeated by a stupid chunk of rock!
I seriously needed an extra-strength magic pillow, because my ba refused to stay put. [And no, Sadie, I don't think wrapping my head in duct tape would've worked either.]
I don't see that we have much choice, I said, since we don't have anyone who can grow wings.I will push you off this mountain, Sam warned.All right, Blitzen decided, let's try it. I mean the rune, not...
He was also the god of (take a deep breath) commerce, languages, thievery, cheeseburgers, trickery, eloquent speaking, feasts, cheeseburgers, hospitality, guard dogs, birds of omen, gymnastics, athlet...
He rushed past the usual fragments of painful memories – his mother smiling down at him, her face illuminated by the sunlight rippling off the Venetian Grand Canal; his sister Bianca laughing as she p...
He pushed that thoughts away. He didn't like painful memories. Keep moving -- that was his motto. Don't dwell in things. Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadn...
He likes to be noticed. He’s not exactly low-key. I get it, I said. Loki. Low-key.
He crossed the street toward the man in the trench coat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad and see what was going on, or do what I was told.I decided on the slightly less dangerous path.I...
He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank could think was: Please don't let there be an app for reading souls
Frank stared at him. Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it's unfair that I can be an elephant?Percy considered. Okay. I guess you got a point. B...
Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we liked it!
Frank grabbed a tourist brochure stuck under the napkin dispenser. He began to read it. Piper patted Leo’s arm, like she couldn’t believe he was really here. Nico stood at the edge of the group, eyein...
Frank didn’t drop you on purpose, she said. He’s not like that. He’s just a little clumsy sometimes.Oops, Leo said, in his best Frank Zhang voice. Dropped Leo into a squad of enemy soldiers. Dang it!
Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.
Egyptians believe in the power of the sunrise. They believe each morning begins not just a new day, but a new world.
Destroy them later? Cal offered, which was probably as close to friendly as he ever got.
Could you do a glamour and turn into something smaller? I asked it. Preferably not a chain, since it's no longer the 1990s?The sword didn't reply (duh), but I imagined it was humming at a more interro...
Cacus. I’d had years of practice looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn’t know. It’s a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don’t see the need....
Briefly, the nymphaeum glowed with a softer light, like a full moon. Piper smelled exotic spices and blooming roses. She heard distant music and happy voices talking and laughing. She guessed she was...
Before I could respond, Thalia tromped up the stairs. She was officially not talking to me now, but she looked at Grover and said, Tell Percy to get his butt downstairs.Why? I asked.Did he say somethi...