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All aboard for one last trip.
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last-book
piper-mclean
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson
frank-zhang
jason-grace
hazel-levesque
leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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7f5ddda
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It is a costly thing, looking on the true face of Love.
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truth
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Rick Riordan |
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Percy Jackson," Hermes said, "because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You are in the hands of the Fates now. But you will never speak to me like that again. You have no idea how much I have sacrificed, how much--" His voice broke, and he shrank back to human size. "My son, my greatest pride . . . my poor May . . ." He sounded so devastated I didn't know what to say. One minute he was ready to vaporize us. Now he l..
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percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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949f48b
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Well, yes, I call it the Expando-Duck. It's perfect if you need a small metal duck. Or a larger metal duck.
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Rick Riordan |
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Another yap shook the room. Broken branches tumbled to the floor. "Wh-what's up there?" I asked, my knees shaking. I thought about the Norns' prophecy, naming me a harbinger of evil. "Is it--the Wolf?" "Oh, much worse," Blitzen said. "It's the Squirrel."
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It's mechanical," Leo said. "Maybe a doorway to the dwarfs' secret lair?" "Ooooo!" shrieked a nearby voice. "Secret lair?" "I want a secret lair!" yelled another voice from above. ... "If we had a secret lair," said Red Fur, "I would want a firehouse pole." "And a waterslide!" said Brown Fur, who was pulling random tools out of Leo's belt, tossing aside wrenches, hammers, and staple guns. "Stop that!" Leo tried to grab the dwarf's feet,..
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balogna
espresso
passolos
secret-lair
shiny-stuff
riordan
the-house-of-hades
dwarfs
coffee
rick-riordan
the-heroes-of-olympus
leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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d027d2c
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Coach Hedge grunted like he was pleased to have an excuse. He unclipped the megaphone from his belt and continued giving directions, but his voice came out like Darth Vader's. The kids cracked up. The coach tried again, but this time the megaphone blared: "The cow says moo!"
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d65d444
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The main thing about ghosts - most of them have lost their voices. In Asphodel, millions of them wander around aimlessly, trying to remember who they were. You know why they end up like that? Because in life they never took a stand one way or another. They never spoke out, so they were never heard. Your voice is your identity. If you don't use it,' Nico said with a shrug, 'you're halfway to Asphodel already.' ... He hated when his own advic..
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wisdom
ghosts
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Rick Riordan |
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36378e5
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It's a training camp," Leo realized. He looked at Aphros in awe. "You train heroes, the same way Chiron does?" Aphros nodded, a glint of pride in his eyes. "We have trained all the famous mer-heroes! Name a merhero, and we have trained him or her!" "Oh, sure," Leo said. "Like...um, the Little Mermaid?"
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humor
omg-leo-ashjagshja
lol
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Rick Riordan |
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745e4ea
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Yes,' she said. 'The Great Prophecy has begun.' Pandemonium broke out.
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7667606
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So," I (Percy) said glumly. "We're going to get a ride from your brother, huh?" Artemis's silver eyes gleamed. "Yes, boy. You see, Bianca di Angelo is not the only one with an annoying brother. It's time for you to meet my irresponsible twin, Apollo."
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humour
bianca-di-angelo
nico-diangelo
artemis
nico
nico-di-angelo
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Rick Riordan |
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913d4c9
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I tried to imagine how things could get much worse. The gods were in the Midwest fighting a huge monster that had almost defeated them once before. Poseidon was under siege and losing a war against the sea Titan Oceanus. Kronos was still out there somewhere. Olympus was virtually undefended. The demigods of Camp Half-Blood were on our own with a spy in our midst. Oh, and according to the ancient prophecy, I was going to die when I turned si..
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4785001
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We were halfway back to the fireplace when Set caught us by surprise. He was going on with his list of ridiculous ingredients: "And snakeskins. Yes, three large ones, with a sprinkling of hot sauce--" Then he stopped abruptly, like he'd had a revelation. He spoke in a much louder voice, calling across the room. "And a sacrificial victim would be good! Maybe a young idiot magician who can't do a proper invisibility spell, like CARTER KANE ov..
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d338497
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Normally, as long as I'm telling him what to do, he wins in a fight.
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Rick Riordan |
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a5060d9
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The story of Psyche finally made sense to him- why a mortal girl would be so afraid. Why would she risk breaking the rules to look the god of love in the face, because she feared he might be a monster. Psyche had been right. Cupid a monster. Love was the most savage monster of all.
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love
psyche
eros
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson
house-of-hades
jason-grace
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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c2de8ad
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Charlie ..." Silena's eyes were a million miles away. "See Charlie."
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the-last-olympian
silena-beauregard
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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83e73d5
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June cackled with delight, muttering, "Whoops!" as a car almost killed them."
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humor
laugh-at-loud
june
the-son-of-neptune
rick-riordan
hilarious
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Rick Riordan |
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0980ad1
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Piper gave Lit a friendly sorry-about-that smile. Even with her hair messed up and wearing two-day-old clothes, she looked extremely cute, and Jason felt a little jealous she was giving Lit that smile.
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lit
piper-mclean
piper
jason-grace
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Rick Riordan |
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5fcab74
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Zoe readied her arrows. Grover lifted his pipes. Thalia raised her shield and I noticed a tear running down her cheek. Suddenly it occurred to me: this had happened to her before.She had been cornered on Half- Blood Hill. She'd willingly given her life for her friends. But this time she couldn't save us.
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thalia-grace
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Rick Riordan |
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9f30ce9
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I whistled. "You have evil thoughts for a goat."
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Rick Riordan |
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6436aa8
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The world will fall, the gods will die, and I will never achieve a perfect score on this stupid machine. -Dionysus
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Rick Riordan |
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f3caa8b
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My glowing form was so heavy, its feet sank into the top of the tank. "Sekhmet!" I yelled. The lioness whirled and snarled, trying to locate my voice. "Up here, kitty!" I called. She spotted me and her ears went back. "Horus?" 'Unless you know another guy with a falcon head."
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Rick Riordan |
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50deac1
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I'd come to respect the bag.
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Rick Riordan |
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73097cf
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Coach Hedge shouted, 'Let the movie star go, you big ugly cupcake! Or I'm gonna plant my hoof right up your...
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enceladus
gleeson-hedge
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Rick Riordan |
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7a512f6
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The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details.That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do?
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Rick Riordan |
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d19f6e6
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Whoa, boy, he told himself. Golden Rule for Demigods: Thou shalt not Hokey Pokey with psychos.
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Rick Riordan |
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0c572d4
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He was rewarded with a silver-and-red can of soda. He brandished it at the dolphin warriors as if spraying them with bug repellant. "Behold!" Percy shouted. "The god's chosen beverage. Tremble before the horror of Diet Coke!" The dolphin-men began to panic. They were on the edge of retreat. Percy could feel it."
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Rick Riordan |
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feb3985
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Then something occurred to me. "Get closer," I told Blackjack. He whinnied in protest. "Just within shouting distance," I said. "I need to talk to the statue." Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, Blackjack said"
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percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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7d71073
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I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.
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sally-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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6a8f0b5
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If my mom told one more story about how cute I looked in the bathtub when I was three years old I was going to burrow into the snow and freeze myself to death.
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sally-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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8bedb10
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I should throw you off this building minus the flying horse and see how heroic you sound on the way down.
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percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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6927ef0
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We're burning," Sadie pointed out helpfully. "Noticed!" I yelled back."
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Rick Riordan |
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0c90dde
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Defeating one ant had taken all my energy. (I don't think I have ever written a sadder sentence than that.)
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Rick Riordan |
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a7e9070
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She'd expected some backlash; it happened every time she shared her strength. But she hadn't anticipated so much raw anguish from Nico di Angelo... If this was only a portion of Nico's pain... how could he bear it?
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pain
past
torment
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Rick Riordan |
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ce4c394
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All [Sadie's] previous attempts [of making a shabti (an Egyptian avatar of one's self)] had exploded or gone haywire, terrorizing Khufu and the initiates. Last week she'd created a magical Thermos with googly eyes that levitated around the room, yelling, "Exterminate! Exterminate!" until it smacked me in the head."
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Rick Riordan |
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2b15cf2
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Your voice is your identity. If you don't use it, you're halfway to Asphodel already.
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Rick Riordan |
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2f06961
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The giant raised his fist, and a voice cut through the dream. "Leo!" Jason was shaking his shoulder. "Hey, man, why are you hugging Nike?" Leo's eyes fluttered open. His arms were wrapped around the human-sized statue in Athena's hand. He must have been thrashing in his sleep. He clung to the victory goddess like he used to cling to his pillow when he had nightmares as a kid. (Man, that had been so embarrassing in the foster homes.) He d..
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dreams
riordan
the-house-of-hades
nike
jason-grace
rick-riordan
the-heroes-of-olympus
leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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e223f2b
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Are you kidding?" She looked at me as if I'd just dropped from the moon. Her cheeks were bright red. "What's the problem now?" I demanded. "Me, go with you to the...the 'Thrill Ride of Love'? How embarrassing is that? What if somebody saw me?" "Who's going to see you?" But my face was burning now, too. Leave it to a girl to make everything complicated. "Fine," I told her. "I'll do it myself." But when I started down the side of the pool, sh..
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Rick Riordan |
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55dfb4d
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Tyson! Thank the gods, Annabeth is hurt!" "You thank the gods that she is hurt?" he asked, puzzled."
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Rick Riordan |
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4f60693
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Percy'd heard stories about amputees who had phantom pains where their missing legs and arms used to be. That's how his mind felt--like his missing memories were aching.
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Rick Riordan |
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edc6b03
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First, you start carrying a man satchel. Next thing you know, you're running around in a bathrobe and pink bunny slippers, chasing chickens with a weed whacker.
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Rick Riordan |
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99586c3
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Percy grunted. "Believe me, some days I regret the choice. Oh, you want to turn down our offer? Okay, fine! ZAP! Lose your memory! Go to Tartarus!" --
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Rick Riordan |
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032f7d3
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For a moment, Nico felt like a little kid again. He was tempted to blurt out, That's so cool! Even before he got into Mythomagic, he'd been obsessed with pirates. Probably that was one reason he'd been so smitten with Percy, a son of the sea god.
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Rick Riordan |
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ad6920d
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Would Grandmother scold him? Would she say, "Frank! Thank the gods, you've come. I'm surrounded by monsters." More likely she'd scold him, or mistake them for intruders and chase them off with a frying pan."
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son-of-neptune
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |