[Piper] rushed to get dressed. By the time she got up on deck, the others had already gathered—all hastily dressed except for Coach Hedge, who had pulled the night watch. Frank’s Vancouver Winter Olym...
Annabeth gripped the hilt of her dagger. A bounty on our heads . . . as if we didn’t attract enough monsters already.Do we get WANTED posters? Leo asked. And do they have our bounties, like, broken do...
Did someone just call me the ? he asked in a lazy drawl. It’s Bacchus, please. Or Mr. Bacchus. Or Lord Bacchus. Or, sometimes, Oh-My-Gods-Please-Don’t-Kill-Me, Lord Bacchus.
It's mechanical, Leo said. Maybe a doorway to the dwarfs' secret lair? Ooooo! shrieked a nearby voice. Secret lair? I want a secret lair! yelled another voice from above....If we had a secret lair, sa...
Percy and Hedge lay on the deck, looking exhausted. Hedge was missing his shoes. He grinned at the sky, muttering, Awesome. Awesome. Percy was covered in nicks and scratches, like he’d jumped through...
Annabeth realized that if six of them went on these two quests, it would leave Percy alone on the ship with Coach Hedge, which was maybe not a situation a caring girlfriend should put him in. Nor was...
Reyna looked at Percy without much hope. You have a plan?Percy wanted to step forward bravely and say,
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...
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...
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...
The giant raised his fist, and a voice cut through the dream. Leo! Jason was shaking his shoulder. Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike? Leo's eyes fluttered open. His arms were wrapped around the human...
Kinzie smiled smugly. You admire our base of operations? Yes, our distribution system is worldwide. It took many years and most of our fortune to build. Now, finally, we’re turning a profit. The morta...
Percy was getting tired of water.If he said that aloud, he would probably get kicked out of Poseidon’s Junior Sea Scouts, but he didn’t care.
Percy blinked. So your brother is a winged horse. But you’re also my half brother, which means all the flying horses in the world are my…You know what? Lets’ forget it.
I can’t believe how much this place has grown, Hazel muttered. The taxi driver grinned in the rearview mirror. Been a long time since you visited, miss?About seventy years, Hazel said. The driver slid...
Swords can’t solve every problem.
Looking at the elementary schoolers in their colorful T-shirts from various day camps, Percy felt a twinge of sadness. He should be at Camp Half-Blood right now, settling into his cabin for the summer...
Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay. Annabeth took his hand. What are you going to do while we’re gone?Jump...
We still should have enough time to reach Rome.Hazel scowled. When you say …Leo shrugged. How do you feel about ?Hazel put her face in her hands for a count of three. Sounds about typical for us.
If we can’t repair things with the Romans—well, the two sets of demigods have gotten along. That’s why the gods kept us separate. I don’t know if we could ever belong there.Percy didn’t want to argue...