Now, leave.” All three boys slumped forward. Percy fell face-first into his pizza. “Percy!” Annabeth grabbed him.

And Sadie…thereis a purpose. You taught us that. We choose to believe in Ma’at. We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness. That’s what Egypt is all about. That’s why...

We’re together.” He didn’t say you’re okay, or we’re alive. 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...

My name is Percy Jackson. I’m twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.Am I a troubled...

What are you talking about?” Narcissus demanded. “I am amazing. Everyone knows this.””Amazing at pure suck,” Leo said. “If I was as suck as you, I’d drown myself. Oh wait, you already did that.

Unless you stop him. Perhaps next we meet.””You’ll be just as annoying?” I guessed.He fixed my with those warm brown eyes. “Or perhaps you could bring me up to speed on those modern courtship rituals.”I...

He remembered how nice the kids at Camp Half-Blood had been to him after the war with Kronos. Great job, Nico! Thanks for bringing the armies of the Underworld to save us! Everybody smiled. They...

Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced.

If you’re listening to this, congratulations! You survived Doomsday.I’d like to apologize straightaway for any inconvenience the end of the world may have caused you. The earthquakes, rebellions, riots,tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, and of course the...

I don’t fight without reason. I don’t want war without end.

Humor was a good way to hide the pain.

Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.

But you will win a fabulous honor!” Nike reached into a basket at her side and produced a wreath of thick green laurels. “This crown of leaves could be yours! You can wear it on...

Tell her I’m sorry I sold the diamond, eh?” Sammy said. “I broke my promise. When she disappeared in Alaska… ah, so long ago, I finally used that diamond, moved to Texas as I always...

Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. Shd kissed me. “Br careful Seaweed Brain.” she put her cap back on and...

Whoa,” said Nico as he climbed off the bus. “Is that a climbing wall?””Yeah,” I (Percy) said.”Why is there lava pouring down it?””Little extra challenge…” – Percy

the answer to every problem involved penguins

Oh, yeah?” Leo growled. “Well, maybe you got the smoke, buddy, but I’ve got the fire.

For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked at Nico. Then at Annabeth, as if to check that he’d heard correctly. Then back...

Kronos couldn’t have risen if it hadn’t been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their parents,” I said. “They felt angry, resentful, and unloved, and they had a good reason.”Zeus’s royal nostrils...

Silena, take the Aphrodite crew to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.”Oh my gods,” one of her sisters said. “Fifth Avenue is so on our way! We could accessorize, and monsters, like, totally hate the smell of Givenchy.

Wait just a minute,” Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. “These two are dangerous. It’d be much safer, while we’ve got them here—””Ares,” Poseidon interrupted, “they are worthy heroes. We will not blast...

I guard borders. I don’t kill giants. It’s not in my job description.

Nico, you can do this,” Jason said. “It might be embarrassing, but it’s for the scepter.”Nico didn’t look convinced. In fact he looked like he was going to be sick. But he squared his shoulders...

Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one’s side. Don’t ask what Love can do for you.”Great,” Jason said. “Now he’s spouting greeting card messages.

You guys are so… dark. Even if I used flash, I’m not sure it would come out.””Y-yeah,” Percy managed. “You guys aren’t photogenic.

Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule you… well, your fate will be even sadder then mine.

As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.

Six minus six is zero. Spears are good for subtraction, yep.

Did you bring me a rat?””He has no time for rats, George.””No time for rats? That’s just sad.

Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson protecting them from a manticore. Percy’s sword gleamed in the dark. He’d been the first demigod...

You’re a stalker with hooves.””I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched the whole thing.

As I got closer to the fence, I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. One stallion waded through the muck and whinnied angrily at me. He bared his teeth, which were...

Frank stared at her. “But you throw Ding Dongs at monsters.”Iris looked horrified. “Oh, they’re not Ding Dongs.”She rummaged under the counter and brought out a package of chocolate covered cakes that looked exactly like...

Does truth have a moral?

She blinked. “Hmm? Oh, don’t care. What did Anubis look like to you?””What did… he looked like a guy. So?””A good-looking guy, or a slobbering dog-headed guy?””I guess… Not the dog-headed guy.””I knew it!” Sadie...

Once she was gone, I knelt next to Annabeth and felt her forehead. She was still burning up.”You’re cute when you’re worried,” she muttered. “Your eyebrows get all scrunched together.””You are not going to die...

I am praetor of the legion,” Reyna said. “I judge this to be in the best interest of Rome.” “To get yourself killed? To break our oldest laws and travel to the Ancient Lands? How...

The wolf Lupa had told him that mortal minds could believe just about anything—except the truth.

Keep moving. Don’t get bogged down. Don’t think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don’t feel like it.

When he told it, I remembered. He handed me my past like… like a spear. But I do not know if I should take it. Is it still mine, if I do not want it?

Fighting giants was one thing. Bacchus making into a game was something else.

My point,” Jason said, “is that blaming each other isn’t going to solve anything. That’s how the Romans and the Greeks got divided in the first place.

Percy stormed over to the magical cooler. No one tried to stop him. He knocked open the lid and rummaged throught the ice. There had to be one. Please. He was rewarded with s silver-and-red...

Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?”I don’t hate you.”Could’ve fooled me.”She folded her cap of invisibility. “Look…we’re just not supposed to get along, okay? Our parents are rivals.”Why?”She sighed. “How many reasons...

Lots of death, huh? Personally, I’m trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!

Meat!” he said scornfully. “I’m a vegetarian.”You eat cheese enchiladas and aluminum cans,” I reminded him.Those are vegetables.

Husband, we talked about this,” Persephone chided. “You can’t go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he’s brave. I like that.”Hades rolled his eyes. “You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out.

Hey, why do pegasi gallop as they fly, anyway?”Blackjack whinnied. Why do humans swing their arms as they walk? I dunno, boss. It just feels right.

I hoped I wasn’t blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.