Percy, Frank, and Hazel alternate as narrators without missing a beat of pace, suspense, or humor. As in previous books, the plot is engrossing, the characters robust and compelling. Riordan's seamless weaving of various cultural mythologies into a modern landscape continues to shine in Son of Neptune. Together they journey to the land beyond the gods to fulfill a prophecy and to each assume a role as one of the seven heroes of Olympus. At his side are two new Roman friends: Hazel Levesque, who conceals mysteries about her past, and Frank Zhang, who wonders about his immortal lineage and likewise harbors his own secrets. Percy embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to free Death before Gaea's army obliterates Camp Jupiter. There he learns that Death has been imprisoned and that the titan Gaea is assembling an army of escaped souls and immortal monsters to reclaim the world from the gods. With two indestructible gorgons hunting him, an amnesiac Percy Jackson arrives at Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of the secret Greek demigod camp, Camp Half-Blood. 5Q 5P M J Riordan's original demigod hero returns to the spotlight in this highly anticipated second book in the Heroes of Olympus series.
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