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Via Labicana an ancient road of Italy, leading east-southeast from Rome Via Principalis the main street in a Roman camp or fort Victoria the Roman goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Greek form: Nike Vulcan the Roman god of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths; the son of Jupiter and Juno, and married to Venus. Greek form: Hephaestus Wolf House a ruined mansion, originally commissioned by Jack London near Sonoma, California, where Percy Jackson was trained as a Roman demigod by Lupa Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods. Roman form: Jupiter
Coming Fall 2013 The Heroes of Olympus, Book Four THE HOUSE OF HADES Praise for Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief “Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats.” —The New York Times Book Review The Sea of Monsters “In a feat worthy of his heroic subjects, Riordan crafts a sequel stronger than his compelling debut.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The Titan’s Curse “All in all, a winner of Olympic proportions.” —School Library Journal The Battle of the Labyrinth “Look no further for the next Harry Potter; meet Percy Jackson, as legions of fans already have.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Last Olympian “The hordes of young readers who have devoured Rick Riordan’s books...will no doubt gulp down this concluding volume as greedily as they would a plateful of ambrosia, or maybe pizza.” —The Wall Street Journal Praise for The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan:
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• XL • XLI • XLII • XLIII
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The Argo II definitely did not look
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Must be her nerves. Even in a world
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“Ha!” snapped the statue. “Do
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Leo pulled out his controller and y
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In front of her, the demigods made
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He introduced Reyna to Piper, who l
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ANNABETH WISHED SHE HAD AN APPETITE
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ig leader dude we fought at the Wol
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The undertones in Reyna’s voice t
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“We’ll have to hurry,” Jason
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Now that she’d said her piece, th
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“Back soon,” he promised. “Th
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“Don’t be. I’m the daughter o
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Annabeth swallowed. Something about
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enough time with Circe to know char
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Reyna finished her cup of chocolate
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Down in the forum, chaos was spread
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The Argo II returned fire. Legionna
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There was no sign of Coach Hedge, b
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Leo wasn’t sure what to make of F
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Leo scowled. “What kind of questi
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“Yes. Yes, definitely. I’m sure
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“Hang on, Coach!” he shouted.
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Leo had made the lounge as nice as
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Percy still didn’t look happy abo
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Leo found that hard to believe. Haz
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“You don’t have a twin brother
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“Aunt Rosa?” he asked. It didn
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“But we’re not at war,” Leo i
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“But, um, what sort of price are
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“Long story,” he said. “She a
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“She’s the goddess of revenge,
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“So…you have to repeat everythi
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At any rate, Leo couldn’t miss th
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“I’m so glad Narcissus is alive
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The nymph fan club tried to shove H
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Hazel stabbed her sword in the sand
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“Yeah, baby, check me out!” “
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“He is funny,” a nymph ventured
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clubs wreathed in flowers. A few of
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Leo had thought she’d meant Narci
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She’d been prepared to hate Reyna
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“Not yet,” Piper said. Leo curs
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The others must’ve felt it too. T
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“They don’t really make sense,
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“Someplace close to a city,” An
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you.” deck.” “Yeah, but still
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“Sounds dangerous!” Leo agreed
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“Correct my math,” Percy said,
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Percy and Jason climbed on their re
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“It was discussed,” Percy assur
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she was scuba diving with her fathe
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Too late, said a sleepy voice, humm
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She rolled to the edge of the road
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“You have not chosen,” he said.
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“But…okay.” He hurried off. A
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“I could try,” she said halfhea
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Piper couldn’t shake the feeling
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“Right,” Piper said. “Bacchus
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Finally Hazel exhaled. “Piper is
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“Stop!” Piper ordered, but her
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The Argo II raced east, cruising se
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have hated us ever since. They’ve
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FORGET THE CHICKEN-NUGGET SMOKE SCR
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Otis grimaced. “I’m still not s
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On the inner wall of the jar, it lo
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They worked their way past the supp
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Percy wanted to tell her the same t
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Annabeth smirked, like she was plea
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PERCY HAD SEEN FRANK SURROUNDED by
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The meeting was like a war council
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“Don’t get me wrong, Hazel. It
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“No,” Percy said. “I want you
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Percy could imagine some of the kid
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next. He started munching on the ce
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“I don’t know,” Percy said.
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“Oh, yes,” Kate said. “One of
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He wore a wet suit that was several
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The crab man sighed. “Five thousa
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“Of course. Don’t they, Frank?
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Frank laughed nervously. “Yeah. H
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assortment of weapons like tridents
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It’s just a stupid phobia, he ass
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It hit the glass with a thunk—not
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Alarms blared as they fled the exhi
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“What? What?” Leo cried, holdin
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“A map,” Piper said. “But a m
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“You did fine,” Percy assured h
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Piper leaned over the console. “A
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Percy passed out early, which left
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“Mom!” Annabeth said. “Athena
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Annabeth’s eyes stung. She though
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“Cutting-edge Ancient Greek techn
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THAT NIGHT, ANNABETH SLEPT without
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Mostly she breathed in the sea air
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away. By the time Annabeth and Haze
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The goddess sipped her tea. Her eye
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Annabeth’s tea was cold. She hadn
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following the Mark of Athena to its
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Octavian made a squeaking sound.
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irds. Soaring over the city, headin
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THE NEW CIVIL WAR HAD BEGUN. Leo ha
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the shadows. She yelled for her fat
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She forced herself to move. Still t
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Kill the Romans, she heard her moth
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A spear flew past her ear. The Argo
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“I can input star charts and orde
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She nodded, though she looked pale.
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The song didn’t seem to help Haze
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“Oh, right.” Leo glanced self-c
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Everything around him seemed solid
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Then another kid stumbled outside i
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Leo nodded in appreciation. Sammy w
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The schoolyard dissolved into a dif
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Somehow, Hazel’s power to revisit
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LEO DESERVED A DUNCE CAP. If he’d
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The ship tilted farther to starboar
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Leo caught them. Each was the size
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When Leo woke, he wondered if he wa
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“Oh, man,” Leo said when he had
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“Yeah,” Leo grumbled. “Thanks
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“Yes,” Bythos said with a dry s
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Finally the kelp forest opened up.
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By the time Leo had explained the e
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As Hazel talked, her hair floated a
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Leo thought about his least favorit
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I’ve given you a letter of introd
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Piper concentrated harder. She saw
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Annabeth swatted his arm. “Come o
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Percy took Annabeth’s hand. “I
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She didn’t finish, but the questi
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fine, but the way he acted so upbea
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“You’re beautiful and powerful,
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“No,” Leo said through a forced
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The Argo II was only a few hundred
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He did in fact have a club, which l
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He pointed at the pillars rising fr
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“Figure it out,” the god snappe
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Great, Piper thought. Jason finally
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would be so nice to jump in with Ja
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Achelous kept tipping his head to t
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“Yes,” Achelous said. “I coul
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Piper frowned. The river god sounde
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Achelous looked down at her through
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They didn’t slow down until they
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Hercules stared at her as if she we
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PERCY WAS NOT FEELING THE LOVE. Bad
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“What was that for?” the coach
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“They should land in Rome shortly
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Percy didn’t want to, but he woke
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They hadn’t been attacked since t
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The golden boy, Percy thought, reme
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Percy frowned. “I’m pretty sure
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“Dolphins,” Percy noted. Chrysa
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Chrysaor laughed easily. He wasn’
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“Fakes!” Chrysaor roared. “Sh
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It took them longer than Percy want
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They had a couple of hours before d
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through branches. Her hair was as b
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canopies. They reminded Percy of tr
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Piper drew her knife and set it on
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Finally they reached the Colosseum,
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They held hands across the table. P
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She seemed so stunned that Percy fi
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about to rise and destroy the world
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Rhea Silvia pointed out a large mod
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corner of that dilapidated mansion,
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into a bird. Jason could simply con
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Finally Annabeth made it to the bot
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At the far end of the room, the alt
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Finally the ghost with the pope hat
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“We do not need to kill you ourse
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“Bah!” the pater spat. “You c
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ANNABETH THOUGHT SHE KNEW PAIN. She
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with her dad at his place in San Fr
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gone. She pried it open and pulled
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She’d expected spiders. She knew
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She realized the beams weren’t me
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The goddess’s face was serene and
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Even Annabeth had to admit her thre
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The Forum was okay, but it was most
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On the bright side, there were no l
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They weren’t watching him. Leo wa
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“Both of you, be quiet,” Hazel
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Her fortune cookie was still in Leo
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Leo’s index finger blazed like a
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Hazel and Frank both stared at him
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Frank grunted agreement. “How do
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For the first time in days, Leo fel
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“You made me fire the ballista?
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Finally he got the last spring in p
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With trembling fingers, Leo turned
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“Stop that!” Wolf Head demanded
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She frowned, still looking a bit wo
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Leo couldn’t stand it. His hand g
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“Sixteen?” she asked. He nodded
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“You’re not allowed to say that
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Piper did not want to see that. She
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“Feel free to blast them,” Jaso
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than the Roman Empire, but Piper wa
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“For the owner,” Percy guessed.
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“When Rome rose to power, we were
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PIPER NEEDED A MIRACLE, not a bedti
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littering the ground—thousands of
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Percy jumped in the water. Jason an
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“Doesn’t matter! As long as it
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Piper’s vision went dark. She tho
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stream, perhaps, or a lake in a mea
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Several hundred feet later, they re
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Ephialtes smiled at the demigods li
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“Uh…my dad’s an actor.” “
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“Magnificent, isn’t it?” Ephi
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“Well, you can’t kill us.” Ep
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He rolled to one side as all eight
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Jason had fast reflexes. As Otis th
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PERCY HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF MR. D as
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Bacchus shrugged. “Oh, I apprecia
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Page 476 and 477: Percy must have felt it too. He gui
Page 478 and 479: Percy had managed to grab a ledge a
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Page 482 and 483: Nico and Hazel shared a look, maybe
Page 484 and 485: They kidded him, calling him Admira
Page 486 and 487: charmspeak a blessing bestowed by A
Page 488 and 489: Hadrian a Roman Emperor who ruled f
Page 490 and 491: Marcus Agrippa a Roman statesman an
Page 492 and 493: praetor an elected Roman magistrate
Page 496 and 497: The Red Pyramid “The first volume
Page 498: About the Author Rick Riordan is th
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