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Donna

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Sadly, the saga comes to an end, or does it?


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.

my thoughts

A fantastic ending to a wonderful series.   Rick Riordan is an amazing storyteller.  This last book in the series (Heroe's of Olympus/Percy Jackson) is a fitting tribute to all the characters.  

I am sad to see the series end.  I've come to know Percy, Jason, Annabeth, Piper, Nico, Frank, Hazel  and Leo as friends.   I hope there will be more in the future.  Even though the series is over, would be great to have more adventures with these guys!



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