Who’s possessing who now, Casper?

Please!’ That word didn’t make sense to Nico. The Underworld had no mercy. It only had justice. ‘You’re already dead,’ Nico said. ‘You’re a ghost with no tongue, no memory. You won’t be sharing any...

The cave floor rumbled. A large stone emerged from the dirt-a smooth, oval rock exactly the same size and weight as a baby god… She wrapped the stone in swaddling clothes and gave the real...

We had enough quite enough snobbery in this world without exporting it to the hereafter.

Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs...

As for my brothers,” Zeus said, “we are thankful”-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to get out-“erm, thankful for the aid of Hades.”The lord of the dead nodded. He had a smug...

I looked down at my clothes. They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. Not a mark on me.Nico’s mouth hung open. “You just . . . with a...

You stood up to the dragon so Beckendorf would have his chance to jump – now that was brave.””Or pretty stupid.””Percy, you’re a brave guy,” she said. “Just take the compliment. I swear, is it...

I’d like to say I took the news well.The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal maiden at a time.–Percy Jackson

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.

Blood trickled from the corner of her (Annabeth) mouth. She croaked, “Family, Luke. You promised.”Luke stared at the knife in Annabeth’s hand, the blood on her face. “Promise.” Then he gasped like he couldn’t get...

I sat up in bed. “What did he say?”Tyson groaned, still half asleep. He was lying facedown on the couch, his feet so far over the edge they were in the bathroom. “The happy man...

It was almost enough to make me turn vegetarian, except for the pesky fact that I loved cheeseburgers.

Helios thought he looked pretty hot, and he had an annoying habit of calling the sun his “chick magnet.

So now I get the scepter?” Jason asked.Cupid laughed. Unfortunately, you could not wield it. Only a child of the Underworld can summon the dead legions. And only an officer of Rome can lead them.

If you ever leave me again,’ she said, her eyes stinging, ‘I swear to all the gods-‘Percy had the nerve to laugh. Suddenly the lump of heated emotions melted inside Annabeth.‘Consider me warned,’ Percy said....

Kids are baby goats. They’re cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.

She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn’t help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn’t mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn’t...

I felt like one of Apollo’s sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red.

A demigod!” one snarled.”Eat it!” yelled another.But that’s as far as they got before I slashed a wide arc with Riptide and vaporized the entire front row of monsters.”Back off!” I yelled at the rest,...

Right,” Sadie said. “And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.

Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.

Hope,” Frank grumbled. “I’d rather have a few good weasels.

Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.

Hermes’s shoulders sagged. “They’ll try, Percy. Oh, we’ll all try to keep our promise. And maybe for a while things will get better. But we gods have never been good at keeping oaths. You were...

I can input star charts and order you a smoothie, if you want. Of course I can do latitude and longitude!

Out of every tragedy, ” he said, “comes new strength.

Laughter is a good way to hide pain”- Leo Valdez

How about you start from the top—of the story, not the backpack.

Hades,” Kronos growled. “I hope you and the ladies have come to pledge your allegiance.” “I’m afraid not.” Hades sighed. “My son here convinced me that perhaps I should prioritize my list of enemies.” He...

I’d spoken with Milo in Spanish only enough to know that he wasn’t as comfortable with it as I was. There were plenty of Latinos who would consider Milo’s lack of fluency a personal insult....

Now, he realized, he simply had to take what he wanted. He had to control the winds, not the other way around (p. 434).

Correct.” Kekrops sounded bitter, like he regretted his decision. “My people were the original Athenians–the gemini.””Like your zodiac sign?” Percy asked. “I’m a Leo.””No, stupid,” Leo said. “I’m a Leo. You’re a Percy.

Um, dad?” I called “How’s it going?””Percy!” Annabeth whispered. “We’re in a hurry!

But I’ve never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!”Chiron and Grover glanced nervously at the sky. The clouds didn’t seem to be parting around us, as Grover had promised. They were rolling straight over...

He gave me the brochure. It was about the Hunters of Artemis. The front read, A WISE CHOICE FOR YOUR FUTURE! Inside were pictures of young maidens doing hunter stuff, chasing monsters, shooting bows. There...

But… he’s too cute. He couldn’t destroy the world.”-Percy Jackson

Juniper: Are you guys busy? Percy: Well, we’re in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we’re trying not to die. Annabeth: We’re not busy.

Paul patted Mrs. O’Leary’s snout. The living room shook —BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—which either meant a SWAT team was breaking down the door or Mrs. O’Leary was wagging her tail.I couldn’t help but smile.

It’s more than that.’ Reyna rested her hand on Nico’s. ‘While you were asleep, I did a lot ofthinking. What I told you about my father … I’d never shared that with anyone. I guess...

Love you too!

I’d had years of practise looking dumb when people threw out Greek names I didn’t know. It’s a skill of mine. Annabeth keeps telling me to read a book of Greek myths, but I don’t...

That’s what being a demigod was all about, not quite belonging in the mortal world or on Mount Olympus but trying to make peace with both sides of their nature.

Then she laughed for real, and put her hands around my neck. ‘I am never, ever going to make things easy for you Seaweed Brain. Get used to it.’ When she kissed me, I had...

The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them....

This is Leo. I’m the… What’s my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or…””Repair boy.””Very funny, Piper.

Stop!” Narcissus got to his feet. “This is not right! This person is obviously not awesome, so he must be…” He struggled for the right words. It had probably been a long time since he’d...

If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.

Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!