The Blood of Olympus

Written by Rick Riordan

Book #5 in the The Heroes of Olympus series

Demigods race to stop Gaea's awakening before a deadly sacrifice in Athens.

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560 pages· 107,656 words· Est. 12 hour read· 690L

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As Gaea's giants rise, the demigods of the Argo II face their greatest challenge yet. With the Roman legion closing in and visions of war haunting them, they must prevent Gaea's awakening by stopping a deadly sacrifice in Athens. The Athena Parthenos must return to Long Island to avert a war, while the Argo II sails east. With the gods unreliable, can these young heroes defy fate and save the world from destruction?

From the publisher

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.

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