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06e2f78
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In case you're wondering, Old York looks absolutely nothing like New York. It looks older. Magnus Chase, master of description. You're welcome.
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bcbe96d
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Listen, Frank Zhang has moves. He's probably gonna turn into a kangaroo and do some marsupial jujitsu on their ugly faces.
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We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again." Only then did she understand what would happen. A one-way trip. A very hard fall. "As long as we're together," she said. She heard Nico and Hazel still screaming for help. She saw sunlight far, far above- maybe the last sunlight she would ever see. Then Percy let go of his ledge, and together, holding hands, he and Annabeth fell into the endless darkness."
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It wasn't exactly like talking, but it went something like this: Could you give us a ride north, Percy asked, like as close to Portland as possible? Eat seals, the whale responded. Are you seals? No, Percy admitted. I've got a man satchel full of macrobiotic beef jerky, though. The whale shuddered. Promise not to feed me this, and I will take you north. Deal.
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Was that amazing?" she demanded. "That was amazing," I agreed. It's hard to pull off a romantic kiss when you're both drenched in muck, but we gave it our best shot."
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d9042d7
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I couldn't help thinking about my dream, with Annabeth crumpled and lifeless in Luke's arms. Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but I couldn't save my friend.
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Rick Riordan |
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f079e59
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Zeus did not answer. He was probably too busy recording my humiliation to share on Snapchat.
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564c704
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It's not important," Silena insisted. "We have to find Charlie!" Another first: a child of Aphrodite uninterested in jewellery."
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silena-beauregard
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ca94b4e
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Being productive. Ugh. It's such a human concept. It implies you have limited time (LOL) and have to work hard to make something happen (double LOL).
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44460e2
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Zia turned toward us, her expression grim. "I will show you to your quarters. In the morning, your testing begins. We will see what magic you know, and how you know it." I wasn't sure what she meant by that, but I exchanged an uneasy look with Sadie. "Sounds fun," Sadie ventured. "And it we fail this test?" Zia regarded her coldly. "This is not the sort of test you fail, Sadie Kane. You pass or you die." --
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You put the Set animal in your locker? Do you know how much strength that requires?" "Yeah," I said. "I was there."
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9a046ae
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At the end of the warehouse was a dais constructed from pallets of books: stack of vampire novels, walls of James Patterson thrillers, and a throne from about a thousand copies of something called .
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humor
the-son-of-neptune
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
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I am a seeker of knowledge!' Odin announced. 'This has always been true. I hung from the World Tree for nine days and nights, racked with pain, in order to discover the secret of runes. I stood in line in a blizzard for six days to discover the sorcery of the smartphone.' 'What?' I muttered. Blitzen coughed. 'Just roll with it.
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Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts that do six hundred damage? Does he get extra movement points for--" "Nico, shut up!" Bianca put her hands to her face. "This is not your stupid Mythomagic game, okay? There are no gods!"
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mythomagic
nico-diangelo
zeus
nico-di-angelo
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Rick Riordan |
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45b2d1c
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Maybe--just maybe--Sadie had my best interests at heart. (I just caught her making faces at me, so maybe not.)
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45525c5
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If I couldn't trust her, I couldn't trust anyone.
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5d13a76
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Frank, how did you do that?" Jason yelled. Frank's head swam with pain. He forced himself not to pass out. "I'm the ranking Roman officer," he said. "They- uh, they don't recognize you. Sorry." Jason grimaced, but he didn't look particularly surprised. "How can we help?"
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legionnaires
roman-official
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson
frank-zhang
house-of-hades
jason-grace
legion
praetor
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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0471d49
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Twelve minutes. I can give you that.
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faith
friendship
hope
titan
bob
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3c3130b
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It doesn't seem right? Another part of him wondered, Since when do I worry about what's right?
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nico-di-angelo
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5ac6c08
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Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, "Hippo!" Which I thought was a little late. ~Carter Kane"
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zia
rick-riordan
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Of course, even without my help, other forces would keep the cosmos chugging along. Many different belief systems powered the revolution of the planets and stars. Wolves would still chase Sol across the sky. Ra would continue his daily journey in his sun barque. Tonatiuh would keep running on his surplus blood from human sacrifices back in the Aztec days. And that other thing--science-- would still generate gravity and quantum physics or wh..
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When he pulled away, he smiled kindly at me. I felt so good, I'll admit I teared up a little. I guess until that moment I hadn't allowed myself to realize just how terrified I had been the last few days. "Dad-" "Shhh," he said. "No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. Not even Hercules-"
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cab47ca
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Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.
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113b868
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Reyna had always thought of Jason Grace as the all-American boy. Thalia looked more like the girl who robbed all-American boys at knifepoint in an alley.
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Rick Riordan |
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a49266a
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Leo felt trapped. He'd once been stuck in a cave on top of Pikes Peak, surrounded by a pack of werewolves. Another time he'd been stuck in an abandoned factory with a family of evil Cyclopes. But this--standing in an open clearing with a dozen pretty girls--was much worse.
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Rick Riordan |
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a1f5218
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Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.
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Rick Riordan |
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92b61ca
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We're on the enemy's doorstep. We're being asked to split up. Isn't that how people get killed in horror movies?
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9806248
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Weapons are allowed. Dirty tricks are expected. But try not to kill anybody!" Tantalus smiled at us like we were all naughty children. "Any killing will result in harsh punishment. No s'mores at the campfire for a week! Now ready your chariots!"
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Rick Riordan |
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113c753
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You are so easily flattered, brother.' 'Because I have so many qualities to praise!
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Rick Riordan |
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0e2473c
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He's nuts" Bianca said "We need to jump off this cliff" i said "Oh nice idea!! Your nuts too"
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ecae126
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Don't talk to my sister that way." Nico said. His voice quivered, but I was impressed that he had the guts to say anything at all. -- Percy"
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nico-diangelo
percy-jackson
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afb4fa9
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Excuse me, have you seen Death? Big guy with black feathery wings? Likes to reap souls?
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Rick Riordan |
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711dd73
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Laistrygonians. Cannibals. Northern Giants. Sasquatch legend. Yep, yep. They are not birds. Not birds of North America.
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harpy
laistrygonians
harpies
giants
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150df06
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I TOLD MY NEW FRIENDS I was allergic to dismemberment. They just laughed and herded me toward the combat arena. This is why I don't like making new friends.
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How does Galdoila know about the reward?" i asked. "He reads the signs," Grover said. "Duh." "Of course," I said. "Silly me."
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e1416bd
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They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.
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Rick Riordan |
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2d82473
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Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy.
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Rick Riordan |
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5b30fc0
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You've got to be kid-- Well, crud, what just happened there? I ran out of syl--
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Great," Percy said. "Seven of us against Hercules." "And a satyr!" Hedge added. "We can take him."
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Rick Riordan |
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9de8b5d
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These times make for strange friends and unexpected enemies.
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0e8f483
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The older Nico got, the more juvenile Percy seemed to him, though Percy was three years older. Nico found his sense of humour equal parts endearing and annoying. He decided to concentrate on the annoying.
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Had I ever been so terrified? Perhaps when Typhon raged across the earth, scattering the gods before him. Perhaps when Gaea unleashed her giants to tear down Olympus. Or perhaps when I accidentally saw Ares naked in the gymnasium. That had been enough to turn my hair white for a century.
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913ad2e
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Could I just use the loo?" I asked the nice officer. "No." She closed the door in my face, As if I might rig an explosion in the toilet. Honestly."
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Rick Riordan |
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Oh, no!" Hazel wailed. "Popcorn! Our fatal weakness!" --
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