“ There’s my baby! I cried, quite carried away. There’s my Poochiekins!Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his rough snout.My lord Osiris! Disturber lost the bottom of his scroll a… Rick Riordan
“ There's another problem, Percy said. I'm not good with air travel. It's dangerous for a son of Neptune.You'll have to risk it...and so will I, Frank said. By the way, we're related.Percy almost stumbl… Rick Riordan
“ There! Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. A prophecy. You can add it to your books, engrave it on the floor, whatever.Octavian read the scroll. This says, 'Go to Alaska. Find Than… Rick Riordan
“ There will be guards, Bast said. And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods.Magicians can do that? I asked. I imagined a big can of pesticide labeled God-Away. Rick Riordan
“ The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter’s hand.Not bad, I said. Keep it up! Rick Riordan
“ The horse seemed to bend time and space as he ran, blurring the landscape and making Frank feel like he'd just drunk a gallon of whole milk without his lactose-intolerance medicine: Seven hundred and… Rick Riordan
“ That's because we keep weapons int the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our family?Weapons, Frank grumbled. Right. I've never handled weapons before.Grandmo… Rick Riordan
“ Nico leaned over and plucked a grape. Probably that was the guy’s entire diet for the day. Rick Riordan
“ Leo choked. Your mom is a rainbow goddess?Got a problem with that? Butch said.No, no, Leo said. Rainbows, very macho.Butch is our best equestrian, Annabeth said. He gets along great with the pegasi.Ra… Rick Riordan
“ Keep moving. Don't get bogged down. Don't think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don't feel like it. Especially when you don't feel like it. Rick Riordan
“ Just Leo’s luck. A super-hot immortal girl was waiting for him on Ogygia, but he couldn’t figure out how to wire a stupid chunk of rock into the three-thousand-year-old navigation device. Some problem… Rick Riordan
“ I’ll distract them, Carter said. You search. The Trophy room is through there.Carter!But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that. Rick Riordan
“ It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranqui… Rick Riordan
“ It is true I do not like fire. But Leo Valdez's flames are not strong enough to trouble me. Somewhere behind Hazel, a soft, lyrical voice said, What about my flames, old friend?You, he said from Percy… Rick Riordan
“ In the Duat, Anubis looked as he always had, with his tousled dark hair and lovely brown eyes, but I’d never seen him filled with such rage. I realized that anyone who dared to hurt me would suffer hi… Rick Riordan
“ If I've got the powers of a god, then why am I so...Lame? Sadie suggested.Shut up, I said. Rick Riordan
“ If I ever become a king, I’m totally going to ask him for an army of giant golden acid-spitting llamas. Okay, sorry. I got distracted again. Rick Riordan
“ I guess we're even,Sadie.First,Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then,you and Walt rushed off to save me.The only one who got shafted on both deals was Walt.Poor guy gets hauled all over the… Rick Riordan
“ 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… Rick Riordan
“ I call it Andskoti, the Adversary. It is woven with the most powerful paradoxes in the Nine Worlds—Wi-Fi with no lag, a politician’s sincerity, a printer that prints, healthy deep-fried food, and an i… Rick Riordan
