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The Heroes of Olympus

The sequel to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Heroes of Olympus introduces new characters and continues the storylines of old ones as well. Gaea the Earth Mother is rising...and if the 7 demigods of the Great Prophecy don't stop her...well, that would be bad.

The Heroes of Olympus Book 1: The Lost Hero

Jason wakes up on a bus with no idea who he is. He is apparently the boyfriend to a pretty girl named Piper, and best friends with a mischievous scrawny boy named Leo. The biggest problem is that Jason doesn't remember anything. And when he discovers that he and his "friends" are demigods, the kids of a Greek god and a mortal, they are whisked away to Camp Half-Blood, where their star camper, Percy Jackson has disappeared.

Jason, Piper and Leo soon embark on a quest to defeat the giant army, who is rising in revenge of the defeat of the Titans. They face many perils, and Jason soon starts to remember who he actually is, but that is actually very bad for them.

This book still holds the humor, epicness, and just plain awesomeness of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. With new and old faces, you get to learn more about Greek Mythology, and continue journeying though Riordan's crazy-yet amazing mythical land.

The Heroes of Olympus Book 4: The House of Hades

Percy and Annabeth have just fallen into Tartarus. The crew of the Argo II is in desperate need of their two companions, but both groups have problems of their own to face. While Percy and Annabeth struggle to reach the Doors of Death through the hellish landscape of Tartarus, Hazel must learn to use the Mist to fool their enemies, Frank must step up and become a leader, and Leo will find love at last. As the heroes in both worlds: Earth and Tartarus, race to reach the House of Hades, new enemies wait for them, and the 7 demigods face their biggest challenges yet.

NOTE: A frequent character in the story, Bob the Titan, was introduced in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians companion book The Demigod Files. Reading that book before this one might give you a little more understanding of Bob's backstory, and make the story more understandable. Of course, you never have to do this.

I like this book more than most of the Heroes of Olympus books because it sort of focuses on two different stories. In the previous 3 books, everyone is in one place, so when the chapters switch perspectives it doesn't really make a difference except you see it from different points of view. But in this book, a lot of the characters are in different places (e.g. Percy and Annabeth are in Tartarus, Leo crash-lands on an island). It's sort of like you're reading multiple stories in one book, but they're all going on at the same time. What Rick Riordan does is that he also includes a cliffhanger in one part of the story, then switches to a different story. For example, Percy and Annabeth get found by monsters, and then the chapter switches to someone on the Argo II. This makes it really suspenseful, and that is why I like this book more than the others. The Blood of Olympus follows a similar technique.

Additionally, this book is the only one that contains perspectives from all 7 demigods of the prophecy. Percy and Annabeth are frequent, but some demigods only drop in for a few chapters. This is really cool because you get the ultimate big picture from everyone's perspective (would've been even cooler with Nico's perspective too; he was a key player in this book).

But anyway, the House of Hades is in my opinion the best Heroes of Olympus book because it has multiple things going on to different characters, and there are far more perspectives than in any of the other books in the Heroes of Olympus series. This book is very good and a fun read.

The Heroes of Olympus Book 5: The Blood of Olympus

In the shattering conclusion to the Heroes of Olympus, there are 2 major stories going on. 1, The 7 demigods are racing to Athens to defeat the giants and prevent the rising of Gaea, but if the giants capture 2 of their party; a boy and a girl; their blood-the blood of Olympus will cause Gaea to wake.

2, Nico, Reyna, and Coach Hedge probably have a harder job: transporting the 40-foot tall Athena Parthenos statue from Epirus, Greece back to Camp Half-Blood, where the Romans of Camp Jupiter are ready to invade. If their means of transportation: shadow-travel kills Nico, then he will accept it. Anything to help the camp.

Leo, the quirky, hilarious scrawny genius son of Hephaestus has figured out that he has to sacrifice himself to defeat Gaea. But he must get back to Calypso...his friends just won't accept his choice, so he has to do it in secret.

I love this book for many reasons. 1, it's seriously funny (no spoilers), and there's more and more characters from myths that you meet and learn about. The final battle against Gaea is very emotional, especially with the last few chapters when Leo does what he did...

This book also adds a little more perspective into Nico and Reyna, since 2 of the 5 chapters are narrated by them. You learn more about Reyna's past, what Nico feels, and in all, this book is just really, really good for its outstanding plot. The end has a sense of finality, but also with a feeling of, it's not over yet. But for now, the 7 demigods and company really are true Heroes of Olympus.

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