Percy had tried rolling in mud, splashing through creeks, even keeping air-freshener sticks in his pockets so he’d have that new car smell but apparently demigod stink was hard to mask. They had always said they could smell him because he was a demigod-the half-blood son of some old Roman god. The wolf had promised he would see her again and regain his memory-if he succeeded in his journey.įor the millionth time, Percy wished their noses weren’t so good. The city had some connection to Annabeth-the only person he could remember from his past. Something told him he’d been to San Francisco before. Past that, a wall of fog had swallowed most of San Francisco, leaving just the tops of skyscrapers and the towers of the Golden Gate Bridge.Ī vague sadness weighed on Percy’s chest. To his right, the flatlands of Berkeley and Oakland marched west-a vast checkerboard of neighborhoods, with several million people who probably did not want their morning interrupted by two monsters and a filthy demigod.įarther west, San Francisco Bay glittered under a silvery haze.

To his left, golden hills rolled inland, dotted with lakes, woods, and a few herds of cows. Under different circumstances, he might’ve enjoyed the view. Soon he’d collapse from exhaustion, and then-as hard as he was to kill, he was pretty sure the gorgons would find a way. But Percy couldn’t keep going much longer. Their teeth broke whenever they tried to bite him. The books can be read as stand-alone, but you’ll get the most out of them by reading them in order, starting with book one The Lost Hero.He’d only survived this long because the two snake-haired-ladies-gorgons, they called themselves-couldn’t seem to kill him either. You can read Heroes of Olympus without having read the Percy Jackson books first. Rick Riordan’s books are suitable for readers 9+, with fast-paced plots, dry wit, and relatable heroes that make them popular all over the world. But life is still full of danger with terrible curses, terrifying quests and deadly missions. The Heroes of Olympus books follow the adventures of a new generation of demigods at Camp Half-Blood - some old friends from the Percy Jackson series alongisde some great new Heroes of Olympus characters.Ĭamp Half-Blood is the only safe place for children of the Greek Gods, despite the monsters roaming the woods and demigods practising archery with flaming arrows and explosives. Heroes of Olympus is the fantastic spin-off series to the hugely popular Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan.

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