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...
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...
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...
Save yourselves! Percy warned. It is too late for us!Then he gasped and pointed to the spot where Frank was hiding. Oh, no! Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!Nothing happened. I , Percy repeated,...
Coach Hedge yelled,Thar she blows! Kansas, ahoy!Holy Hephaestus, Leo muttered. He really needs to work on his shipspeak.
Yay! Tyson went around the couches and gave everyone a big hug—even Octavian, who didn't look thrilled about it.
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.
Gods of Olympus. Piper stared at Leo. What happened to ?His hair was greased back. He had welding goggles on his forehead, a lipstick mark on his cheek, tattoos all over his arms, and a T-shirt that r...
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.
Swords can’t solve every problem.
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...
Once the others were below, Hazel and Leo faced each other awkwardly. They were alone except for Coach Hedge, who was back on the quarterdeck singing the theme song. The coach had changed the words t...
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...
Frank held up the Chinese handcuffs. Keep it simple.
And, Annabeth continued, it reminds me how long we’ve known each other. We were , Percy. Can you believe that?No, he admitted. So…you knew you liked me from that moment?She smirked. I hated you at fir...