Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen—all of them, and they’re stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood—the blood of Olympus—in order to wake. The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance
Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps. The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea’s army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.
This book did a good job of putting demigods in the modern world. They didn't seem patched in, the book makes them fit.
ReplyDeleteHow did the author make them seem as if they belonged? I am also interested in how characterization would occur for such characters interacting with both our world and theirs.
DeleteIs this an Historical Fiction, Ari? Well except for the demi-gods and titans of Roman and Greek mythology obviously didn't ever actually happen in history.
ReplyDeleteI caught the modern world part of your comment but still how important is history in the book. What do you mean by the book makes them fit? Are there things in particular that make you feel that way?
I actually just started reading this book as well, and find it quite entertaining. What is your favorite part about this book?
ReplyDeleteI believe that there is a movie of this as well. If you have seen the movie would you say it was poorly made, or did it follow the book pretty thoroughly?
ReplyDeleteThe movie is Of The lightning thief, and is terribly made.
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