I excel at pulling strings! said Arachne. I’m a spider!
One false step, and you’ll fall all the way to Tartarus—and believe me, unlike the Doors of Death, this would be a one-way trip, a very hard fall! I will have you dying before you tell me your plan f...
Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k...a C-y-k... She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could've been there all night whi...
I'd missed Annabeth probably more than I wanted to admit.
[Iris] squeezed his hand. Don't lose hope, Frank. Rainbows always stand for hope.
Blackjack, Percy said, this is Piper and Jason. They're friends.The horse nickered.Uh, maybe later, Percy answered.Piper had heard that Percy could speak to horses, being the son of the horse lord Pos...
Hope, Frank grumbled. I'd rather have a few good weasels.
Reyna looked at Percy without much hope. You have a plan?Percy wanted to step forward bravely and say,
Pluto's pauldrons, Reyna cursed.
Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over again from scratch? No more war. Nobody homeless. No more summer reading homework.'m listening. Annabet...
What exactly did you find in Atlanta?Frank unzipped his backpack and started bringing out souvenirs. Some peach preserves. A couple of T-shirts. A snow globe. And, um, these not-really-Chinese handcuf...
Ella, just stay here. Stay safe.Safe, Ella repeated. Ella likes being safe. Safety in numbers. Safety deposit boxes. Ella will go with Tyson.What? Percy said. Oh... fine, whatever. Just don't get hurt...
I’m nobody’s sidekick, Annabeth growled. And, Percy, his accent sounds familiar because he sounds like his mother. We killed her in New Jersey.Percy frowned. I’m pretty sure that accent isn’t New Jers...
The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, suggest otherwise.
Hmm… Jason snapped his fingers. I can call a friend for a ride.Percy raised his eyebrows. Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first.
She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. Cables resembling giant metal noodle...
Why would Roman gods want to date Chinese Canadians?
Please, Percy...change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse.
So…these Pillars of Hercules. Are they dangerous?Annabeth stayed focused on the cliffs. For Greeks, the pillars marked the end of the known world. The Romans said the pillars were inscribed with a Lat...
Annabeth, he said hesitantly, in New Rome, demigods can live their whole lives in peace. Her expression turned guarded. Reyna explained it to me. But, Percy, you belong at Camp Half-Blood. That other...