The Blood of Olympus

The Blood of Olympus is the fifth and final installment in The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. The seven demigods of the Prophecy of Seven - Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Leo, Piper, Hazel, and Frank - have been through a lot. Now, they must face Gaia, the Earth Mother, who is about to wake and wreak havoc. The demigods must make sacrifices, face their worst fears, and make the hardest decisions of their lives in order to save the world. In the breathtaking fifth and final book in Rick Riordan’s #1 best-selling Heroes of Olympus series, the Greek and Roman demigods must simultaneously prevent Gaea from waking and stop war from breaking out at Camp Half-Blood. 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.