The Mark of Athena

The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan (Disney Hyperion, 2012)

This book is third in the "Heroes of Olympus" series.

The 3rd in a series of 3 so far, The Mark of Athena demonstrates the combining of two books into one perfectly.  The first two, The Lost Hero and Son of Neptune, are joined at last in the amazing 3rd book.  You could probably read this book before the other two, but you would be lost in some parts of the story.  If you think this is the end of the series, you're wrong, but it will answer a lot of your questions.  The reunion of Annabeth and Percy; confusion between Hazel, Frank, and Leo; and many other things will occur.  Annabeth's own little quest, and figuring out what happened to Nico will occur in the story as well as trying to stop Gaea from awakening.  While traveling to the original Rome on the Argo II, you will hear about old enemies, new friends, monsters, gods, and all sorts of other amazingly described occurrences.  Narrated by 4 of the 7, you will have much fun reading this book.

The Lighning Thief

The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (Hyperion, 2005)

This book begins as Percy Jackson is on a field trip. He had been having something bad happen at every other school he’s ever been to. So when Mrs. Dodds suddenly becomes a weird monster and Mr. Brunner throws him a sword, he doesn’t know what to do. And things get worse from there. Grover and Mr. Brunner are talking about Percy behind his back. Then, when Percy and his mom go on a trip to Montauk, everything changes. During a storm Grover shows up, there’s some big monster chasing him, his mom is disintegrated by a … Minotaur? Percy is wondering whether all those Greek myths are true when he comes to a strange camp and suddenly must go on a quest to find Zeus’ thunderbolt, which has been stolen.

A great read by Rick Riordan, with description like nobody’s business. A book that should be for all ages, and the rest of the series too.

The Son of Neptune

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. (Hyperion 2011)

This book is the second of three in the "Heroes of Olympus" series.

 Percy Jackson awakes to find himself with no memory of his past life. Percy fights his way past monsters who never seem to die. When he meets a crazy old woman named June, he doesn’t know what to expect. And when he finds himself in a place he’s never seen before, crazy old June turns into Juno, a goddess. Everything changes from there. Roman this, Roman that. None of it seems familiar, as Percy only really remembers Greek. Percy is not-so-welcomed into the Roman legion, and becomes friends with Hazel and Frank, who eventually go on a quest with him, under order of Mars, the Roman form of Ares, the god of war. The three are on a mission to stop Alcyoneus, the eldest giant, before the Feast of Fortuna. Percy, Hazel, and Frank must battle through monsters, more monsters, flashbacks (in Hazel’s case), memory loss (in Percy’s case), wishing his father were someone else (in Frank’s case), love (a little), family, old friends (sort of) and many other things on this adventure by Rick Riordan. Filled with details, description, and everything else a person might want in a good book.