Series: Book 5 in the The Heroes Of Olympus series
Rating: *****
Tags: Young Adult, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Childrens, Lang:en
Summary
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.