We heard the army before we saw it.The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.

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.

Frank, how did you do that?” Jason yelled.Frank’s head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. “I’m the ranking Roman officer,” he said. “They- uh, they don’t recognize you. Sorry.”Jason grimaced, but...

Come on.

This is the average age of my Hunters, and all young maidens for whom I am patron, before they go astray.””Go astray?””Grow up. Become smitten with boys. Become silly, preoccupied, insecure.

It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.

Frank stared at him. “Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hurricanes-and it’s unfair that I can be an elephant?”Percy considered. “Okay. I guess you got a point. But the...

Leo frowned at the giant’s spire. “Can’t we blow it up or something?””Without me, you do not have the power,” Hera said. “You might as well try to destroy a mountain.””Done that once today,” Jason...

I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.

Gods, Percy, that’s so sweet.

June cackled with delight, muttering, “Whoops!” as a car almost killed them.

Wrong amulet!”The technique worked, at any rate. The camel wasn’t much of a fighter, but it was quite heavy and clumsy. The criosphinx snarled and clawedat the floor, trying unsuccessfully to push the camel off;...

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...

Sadie,” he said forlornly, “when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own...

I guess we will.

I have brought you a hero’s fate, and a hero’s fate is never happy. It is never anything but tragic.

I am the son of Hades. I go where I wish. The darkness is my birthright.

I didn’t answer, but, please—nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.

Coach,” Annabeth said, “it was an accident. We were talking, and we fell asleep.””Besides,” Percy said, “you’re starting to sound like Terminus.”Hedge narrowed his eyes. “Is that an insult, Jackson? ‘Cause I’ll-I’ll Terminus you, buddy!

She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbrella until she cranked the pump and the shotgun blast blew the giant twenty feet...

The cord, a familiar voice said. Remember your lifeline, dummy!Suddenly there was a tug in my lower back. The current pulled at me, but it wasn’t carrying me away anymore. I imagined the string in...

Let us pray I am wrong.”Can goddesses pray?

Don’t untie me,” she said, “no matter what happens or how much I plead. I’ll want to go straight over the edge and drown myself.””Are you trying to tempt me?””Ha-ha.

I know, I’m an idiot!” Leo moaned. “A brilliant idiot, but still an idiot.

It will make you powerful. But it will also make you weak. Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortal’s, but your weaknesses, your failings will increase as well.”You mean I’ll have a bad...

Thanks for not freaking out,” I said.”Oh, I’m freaking out,” Paul promised, his eyes wide. “I just think it’s awesome!

Percy Jackson,” Hermes said, “because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You are in the hands of the Fates now. But you will never speak to me like that...

Yes, Jason Grace.” Favonius arched an eyebrow. “I fell in love with a dude. Does that shock you?

Annabeth:-Tenemos que salir de acá. Percy:-,Crees que me gusta estar en el baño de mujeres? Annabeth:-¡Del barco, Percy! Tenemos que salir del barco.

I didn’t understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing…

Percy looked at his friends. “I’m getting tired of this guy’s shirt.””Combat time?” Piper grabbed her horn of plenty.”I hate wonder bread,” Jason said.Together, they charged.

You trained Bill? Impressive.

But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself — avoid trying to be something you’re not. For a goddess, that’s especially...

I’m calm,” Rachel insisted. “Every time I’m around you, some monsters attack us. What’s to be nervous about?””Look,” I said. “I’m sorry about the band room. I hope they didn’t kick you our or anything.””Nah....

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 Pokémon theme song. The coach had changed the...

You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you “chicken man”?

Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

She glared at me like she was about to punch me, but then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.”Be careful seaweed brain.” She said putting on her invisible cap and...

It’s not mind-reading,’ she said. ‘Not even an empathy link. Just … a temporary wave of exhaustion. Primal emotions. Your pain washes over me. I take on some of your burden.’Nico’s expression became guarded. He...

She’d expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. But she hadn’t anticipated so much raw anguish from Nico di Angelo… If this was only a portion of Nico’s pain… how could...

Names have power.

Bast crouched down and began making weird chittering noises. Uh-oh. She was imitating birds. I’d seen enough cats do this when they were stalking. Suddenly my own obituary flashed in my head: Carter Kane, 14,...

Why did it have to be so hard? Why couldn’t there be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?

No, Pipes. It could be a random group of giant eagles flying in perfect formation. Of course they’re Roman!

Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it’s a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs and grenades.

why can’t you place a blessing like that on us,” I asked.”It only works on wild animals,” “So it would only affect Percy,” Annabeth reasoned.

Percy: Don’t I get a kiss for luck? It’s kind of a tradition, right?Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we’ll see.

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.

Percy: The Heka-what? Annabeth: The Hundred-Handed Ones. They called them that because… well, they had a hundred hands. They were the elder brothers of the Cyclopes. Tyson: Very powerful. Wonderful! As tall as the sky....

Butch hesitated. “Annabeth’s okay. You gotta cut her some slack. She had a vision telling her to come here, to find a guy with one shoe. That was supposed to be the answer to her...