We only came close to dying six or seven times which I thought was pretty good. A minute later Annabeth hit a slippery patch of moss and her foot slipped. Fortunately she found something else to put i...
I’ll be back with the sandwiches, she said. But I had some leftover seven-layer dip.Yum. Percy dug in with a tortilla chip. She’s kinda famous for this, guys.Sally ruffled his hair. There’s guacamole,...
Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn--there he is.
Annabeth pressed her lips to Percy’s ear. I love you.She wasn’t sure he could hear her—but if they died, she wanted those to be her last words.
You're pretty smug, Lord Ares, for a guy who runs from Cupid statues.
Whenever he felt like giving up, plopping himself down, and dying (which was, like, every ten minutes), he reached over and took her hand, just to remember there was warmth in the world.
There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties. If you ever get a choice go for the Olympian.
The Death Mist is not for helping! Akhlys shrieked. It shrouds mortals in misery as their souls pass into the Underworld. It is the very breath of Tartarus, of death, of despair!Awesome, Percy said. C...
Percy: Dad-Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works.Percy: I'm praying, I'm talking to you, right?Poseidon: Oh...yes. Good point.
Percy, Grover said, the gods don't appreciate people sitting in their thrones. I mean like turn-you-into-a-pile-of-ashes don't appreciate it.
my sword reappeared in my pocket.yeah,great timing.now i could attack the walls all i wanted.my cell had no bar,no window,not even a door
The whole crew sat on the deck, without a storm or a monster attack to worry about for the first time in days, and ate ice cream. Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant. He got an apple.
One down, Beckendorf said. About five thousand to go. He tossed me a jar of thick green liquid—Greek fire, one of the most dangerous magical substances in the world. Then he threw me another essential...
I still don't get it Coach Hedge muttered as they roamed the centre aisle. They named a whole town after Leo's table?I think the town was here first, Coach Nico said.
Gabe scratched his double chin. Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip...And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game.Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make...
You promised you would protect her Nico said. He might as well have stabbed me with a rusty dagger.It would've hurt less than reminding me of my promise.
We need music, Nico said. How's your singing?Um, no. Can't you just, like, tell it to open? You're the son of Hades and all.It's not so easy. We need music.I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I...
Then something occurred to me.Get closer, I told Blackjack.He whinnied in protest.Just within shouting distance, I said. I need to talk to the statue.Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, Blackjack said
The crew gathered for a hurried meeting on the foredeck – mostly because Percy was keeping an eye on a giant red sea serpent swimming off the port side. ‘That thing is really red,’ Percy muttered. ‘I...
Not all powers are spectacular. Hestia looked at me. Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding.