What if he's now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader-but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side What more does Athena want from her?Īnnabeth's biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find-and close-the Doors of Death.

In her pocket, Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving command: Follow the Mark of Athena. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.Īnd that's only one of her worries. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo's fantastical creation doesn't appear friendly. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can't blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. Just when she's about to be reunited with Percy-after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera-it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. I am dying for the next book and what happens next to everyone. My History minor cried a little, but it was so fun. I love the further delving into the psychitzophrenic Roman/Greek gods, how everything is different, how some history layers. That it takes time and there are issues, between whole scores of people figuring out how to work together and how to pull away and work alone. I love how all the demigods slowly knit together into a unit. Because, well, you know, books are made of awesome, and I miss them, and I can find a space for them somewhere, again, without losing al the lovely things I've gained along the way.Īnd so I started here (thought after another reread I'll mark up shortly) - and boy howdy, okay, so I must have wanted to start with a bang, because I started this, got halfway through, started reading Days of Blood and Starlight at the same time, and just sat down to read the second half of this one in the last hour and half of this Sunday, and my brain is still reeling from just finishing it. Okay, so I fell off my book wagon for a couple of reasons through this spring, summer, fall, but I'm making a vested effort to get back in the swing of it.

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