The Heroes of Olympus, Book Five The..., Rick Riordan
The Heroes of Olympus, Book Five The..., Rick Riordan
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The Heroes of Olympus, Book Five: The Blood of Olympus

Author: Rick Riordan

Narrator: Nick Chamian

Unabridged: 14 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2014


Synopsis

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.

About Rick Riordan

Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and former teacher of English and History. His career started with teaching in various schools in Texas, after earning h I s double major from the University of Texas at Austin. His favorite subject that he taught in almost every class was Mythology, since he enjoyed it and most students really enjoyed it. That interest gave way to his very popular series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology. In 2014 came The Heroes of Olympus, which was the sequel to the Percy Jackson series about Roman and Greek mythology.

Twentieth Century Fox purchased the rights to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and released a full feature film in February of 2010. Riordan has written many successful book series for children and adults. His newest series, Magnus Chase and the God's of Asgard begins in October of 2015, with the release of the first book, The Sword of Summer, focusing on Norse mythology.

Riordan lives in Boston with his wife and their two sons, who inspired the Percy Jackson series through its beginnings as a bedtime story.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sasha on May 29, 2016

I feel empowered by that book, ESPECIALLY the fight scenes. So BA!......more

Goodreads review by Regan on June 09, 2023

LOVED IT BUT IT NEEDED MORE PERCY JUST SAYING......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 06, 2015

Upon further consideration, I've decided to give this book a 3.5. Or maybe a 4. Some of the concepts were a bit unrealistic, and the scenes that I was excited about the most sort of... let me down. I still love the series, don't get me wrong. I'll update as often as possible. If you guys want some......more

Goodreads review by SeaweedbrainsandHerondales on October 11, 2014

WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS, IF YOU READ THIS AND SPOIL YOURSELF IT’S YOUR OWN FAULT NOT MINE!!!!!!!!! Let me start by saying I cried while writing this because this world holds a special place in my heart. Ok so I have to say this straight away, I'm not someone who grew up reading Percy Jackson, no I'......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on February 14, 2021

"All aboard for one last trip." "We have one tied-up goddess. Now what?" The seven demigods are on the last stage of the quest, heading towards Greece, where everything is supposed come together. And everything did come together at the end... well, almost. "Where there are tourists, there are bathrooms......more