It is the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series, a sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, and was released on October 12, 2010. It is preceded by Percy Jackson & the Olympians' The Last Olympian and followed by The Son of Neptune. Set four years after the events of The Last Olympian, it follows demigod son of Poseidon as he deals with his new role as king of the ocean gods.
Synopsis: After saving Camp Half-Blood from destruction at the hands of the Kraken, Percy Jackson travels with his friends Jason, Grover, and Annabeth to Athens, where they meet up with more heroes including Luke, Leo, and Cindy. There, they learn that Zeus has sent another monster called a "Chronos" after Percy. If he doesn't stop it, Chronos will destroy everything in its path until it finds him. Only by going back in time can Percy save mankind and earn Zeus's forgiveness for killing his family.
Yes, this is a young adult novel, but some detail regarding ancient Greece might be too complex for younger readers. There are monsters and war stories throughout so perhaps not for those who dislike violence or drama.
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The next time Percy appears after The Last Olympian is in The Son of Neptune, the second book in the sequel series, The Heroes of Olympus. He is suffering from amnesia and fights to restore his recollection throughout the narrative.
He succeeds in his quest and remembers everything that has happened since the first book. With the help of his friends, he sets out to stop the war between the gods and the giants, who are both trying to kill him.
Percy eventually discovers that he is actually a son of Poseidon who was raised by mortals on Earth. He also learns that he is not alone on Earth because there are other children like him who were taken in by different families. Finally, Percy meets Hades, the king of the underworld, who wants to use him for an ambush attack on Zeus's army. But before they can fight, Zeus arrives and saves Percy at the last moment. After this incident, Percy joins the Greek army as one of their new heroes.
In the final chapter of The Heroes of Olympus, it is revealed that Percy has become one of the most famous heroes in Greece. Also, he has been invited to join the League of Gods who protect humanity from evil beings such as demons and monsters.
Rick Riordan's followup series to Percy Jackson and the Olympians is The Heroes of Olympus. It concentrates on Greek-Roman mythology rather than only Greek mythology, like its predecessor series did. The Trials of Apollo is the sequel series.
The stories tell how eight young people from around the world are chosen to take part in the trials by the gods to win a great prize. The first book in the series was published in 2009. So far, there are two books in the series.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a fantasy/adventure story that follows Percy Jackson as he travels with his mother Lina and her boyfriend Rick to Greece to find his father Chris who has gone missing while on a hiking trip. There they meet several other people who have also lost their parents. Together these children travel to Athens where they must face off against some very dangerous monsters in order to save Greece from destruction. This series is for readers who want something different from what else is out there. It is told from Percy's point of view so it is a diary type of book that you can read at your own pace. The first book in this series was published in 2006. There are three more books in the series.
Heroes of Olympus is set several years after the events in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The main character Leo Valdez has been searching for his true family history.
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