The three undertake a quest to Alaska to defeat the giant Alcyoneus and free Thanatos, 'the border patrol' of the Underworld, assisted and opposed along the way by a pleasing variety of magical beings.

As per usual, he has two appealing companions with intriguing back stories, Hazel Levesque (daughter of Pluto) and Frank Zhang (son of ?). His memory wiped, Percy knows only that he has another life and a girlfriend, Annabeth he needs to focus now on winning the trust of the Roman demigods. Gaea is raising an army of giants to defeat the gods, and Juno has switched heroes Percy Jackson (son of Poseidon) and Jason Grace (son of Jupiter) in order to unite Greek and Roman gods and demigods in battle against her. VOYA'Īfter spinning his wheels in series opener The Lost Hero (2010), Riordan regains his traction with book two of The Heroes of Olympus. Son of Neptune is yet another absorbing and exciting addition to Riordan's chronicles.-Grace Enriquez. Readers will find themselves automatically consumed by the story without having read the first book, though some knowledge of Percy's previous adventures will help fill in minor gaps of background information. Percy, Frank, and Hazel alternate as narrators without missing a beat of pace, suspense, or humor.

As in previous books, the plot is engrossing, the characters robust and compelling. Riordan's seamless weaving of various cultural mythologies into a modern landscape continues to shine in Son of Neptune. Together they journey to the land beyond the gods to fulfill a prophecy and to each assume a role as one of the seven heroes of Olympus. At his side are two new Roman friends: Hazel Levesque, who conceals mysteries about her past, and Frank Zhang, who wonders about his immortal lineage and likewise harbors his own secrets. Percy embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to free Death before Gaea's army obliterates Camp Jupiter. There he learns that Death has been imprisoned and that the titan Gaea is assembling an army of escaped souls and immortal monsters to reclaim the world from the gods. With two indestructible gorgons hunting him, an amnesiac Percy Jackson arrives at Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of the secret Greek demigod camp, Camp Half-Blood. 5Q 5P M J Riordan's original demigod hero returns to the spotlight in this highly anticipated second book in the Heroes of Olympus series.

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