The Blood of Olympus is the fifth book in the bestselling Heroes of Olympus series - set in the high-octane world of Percy Jackson.Though the Greek and Roman crew members of the Argo II have made progress intheir 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 demigodssacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood -the blood of Olympus - in order towake. The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at CampHalf-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter,led by Octavian,is almostwithin striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos toAthens to use as a secret weapon,the friends know that the huge statue belongsback 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,stillsuffering from multiple personality disorder,are useless. How can a handful ofyoung demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants Asdangerous as it is to head to Athens,they have no other option. They havesacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes,it is game over...Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide'A cracking read'- Sunday Express'Explosive'- Big Issue'Action-packed'- Telegraph
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9780141339245Number of pages: 560Weight: 383 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
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