Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. -Hestia
Yeah, you bet Romani.' Percy bared his forearm and showed them the brand he'd got at Camp Jupiter- the SPQR mark, with the trident of Neptune. 'You mix Greek and Roman, and you know what you get? You...
Very slowly, using only two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as far as she could into the water.Octavian made a squeaking sound. What was that for? I didn’t say...
It's okay, he said. We're together. He didn't say , or . After all they'd been through over the last year, he knew that the most important thing was that they were together. She loved him for saying t...
I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta.Leo snorted. What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird.
You want us to fly off to save the world on Happy The Dragon?
Really? That would be a first. I'm the son of , Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don't belong anywhere. I'm not even from this . But that's not enough t...
No, I said. I choose the prophecy. It will be about me.Why are you saying that? she cried. You want to be responsible for the whole world?It was the last thing I wanted, but I didn't say that. I knew...
Nico drew his sword. His smile was even more unsettling than his scowl.Underground, he said. My favorite place.Underground was Jason's favorite place.
Leo smiled nervously. Maybe he and Percy did share something else – a stupid sense of humour. ‘Yeah, I bet that would totally be against her sponsorship deal. THOSE ARE NOT THE OFFICIAL SHOES OF THE O...
He scowled at Jason. And please, I don't like being touched. Don't ever grab me again.
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 Ba...
The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their skin was blue, which I'd never known before.Some were tending...
The Romans always wanted bread and circuses-food and entertainement! As we destroy their city, I will offer them both. Behold, a sample!Someething dropped from the ceiling and landed at Percy's feet:...
Meg turned and gazed out the rear windshield, probably checking for any shiny blobs pursuing us. At least we’re not being—Don’t say it, Percy warned.Meg huffed. You don’t know what I was going to—You...
You're cute when you're worried. Your eyebrows get all scrunched together.
You said your mom is the goddess of balance," I reminded him. "The minor gods deserve better, Ethan, but total destruction isn't balance. Kronos doesn't build. He only destroys.
No one should know his entire fate. It's too dangerous and too depressing. Just keep going, do your best, and hope it's good enough. That's all any of us can do.
I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!
I imagined she was going to say, You killed a Minotaur! or Wow, you're so awesome! or something like that. Instead she said, You drool when you sleep.