The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus Book 5)

Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. We have come down to the most important book in the series (HOO). I have to admit that I'm kinda tired of saying this, but, awesome cover page as usual. Nice to see what the crew looks like in the eyes of the author (Rick Riordan). Our prayers have been answered (at least mine has been) to see the crew in the biggest combat in PJO history. Again Rick Riordan has done an awesome job. I just wish, we had some bonus stories about the crew of the Argo II-Percy, Annabeth, Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel and Frank (we'll add Reyna, Coach Hedge and Nico in there too). The story starts of with Jason introducing his life of difficulties as an old man and then fighting to near death. But this proves to be worth it as the crew finds out about the dangers of traveling through Delphi to reach Greece. Why reach Greece, you ask? To defeat the giants and stop Gaia from waking, of course, all before the Feast of Spes when Gaia is scheduled to wake from her slumber. Nothing else needs to be said there. Meanwhile, Reyna, Nico and Coach Hedge are sky diving into Mount Vesuvius.They need to get to Camp Half-Blood to deliver the Athena Parthenos, as instructed by Athena. As usual, the heroes fight crazy ghost people, Victory (you'll know what I mean soon enough), Percy's sister (isn't it always Percy's siblings), Orion, Lycaon, Mimas, etc ( its a long list). The heroes eventually reach Athens where they are to defeat the giants, where the giants hope to spill the blood of a male and female demigod- preferably Percy and Annabeth. Cue the fighting. Cue Annabeth's leg getting cut and "spilling [her] blood on the Ancient Stones". Cue Percy's nosebleed (you had to get a nosebleed Percy) and the waking of Gaia. The gods join the fight and defeat the giants. Now its up to the demigods to stop Gaia from destroying the two camps. In the other side of the world, Reyna, Nico and Coach Hedge get to Camp Half-Blood on pegasi. The Romans start attack Camp Half-Blood even before the heroes arrive. Then Gaia wakes and comes to Camp Half-Blood. The seven demigods of the prophecy, who are slapped by Zeus all the way from Athens sends cheers among both the camps. The rest is based on how they defeat Gaia and Leo fulfilling his promise. Awesome story. A really good ending. A must read for a PJO and HOO fan. -- Kaviya. K

I have read all the books in Percy Jackson and The Hero of Olympus. This book is definitely my all time favourite that it felt a long-lasting imprint in my soul. This is a fine mixture of adventure, friendship, resilience, emotions, humour, romance and all. Though the ending was little disappointing, the author made sure the ending was naturally what we thought in our minds, but he ended it in his very style with an extra flavour. This book definitely teach you what is life.

I loved this book soooo much! I had the feeling every bookworm📖 gets when you are literally inside the book, I think that everyone should have this feeling at least once. The part that caught me off guard was the end..... The part where a woman writes what she would have ended the book as. It was fun to read.... I'm not against it. Its just that I would have preferred Rick Riordian writing those pages....Who knows what could have happened in those 15 pages? And the Cover illustrations looked nothing like the characters I imagined! Mostly people think that the HOO(Heroes of Olympus) series is not as good as the PJ(Percy Jackson) one because this series has ''Romans". Why??? Anyway, This book is a must read! So buy it right now!! It was in very good condition and it smelled just like the 'new book pages' smell I yearn for when I get a new book😊 PS:I don't know if this is a coincidence or not, but just after I finished House Of Hades(the book before this one),I went to Amazon to see if This book had been delivered. And guess what? It had! So i didn't have to suffer the consequences of the major cliffhanger at the end of House Of Hades! good timing amazon!!! - Ishani kulkarni 11 yo

Good book with good discount here

hi、 i was really crying when i found out that the fire boy was dead...:-⟪ but later when i turned the page i saw the chapter leo... and i was really crazy。wow...this book, is amazing wonderful etc...... but i am still confused about the ending, did that mean that Leo dnt want to be alone with his girlfriend and dont wanna go back to his friends... or thus that mean that they dont know if they can get out of that island?????????????????? ooh! and i cant leave before saying something, ellas version of the story was soo funny even though, it was only 5/。 of the book... i loved the this book....so much and when i finished i was thinking about the conclusion of harry potter in which JK Rowling wrote what happened many years later.....and i hope i will be able to read the Trials of Apoll and i will surely post the review after reading it..........review written by a 13 year old.................. ⟪⟪⟪⟪⟪THANK U⟫⟫⟫⟫⟫

Omg!!! If you are reading this and you are not sure if u want to buy this then just trust me and buy this. I love the book so so much. I literally cried at last as I was like this is the end of the series. I'm so damn attached to all the characters that I can't even explain. I think every middle grader or adult or anyone should read this one. I might get a lot of hate but honestly I love this one more then Harry Potter. I mean with enjoyment and all you also get knowledge about mythology. I love this book so much and all the characters have a special place in my heart and will always have like till my last breath. Okay now I am over exaggerating but really I will always love them all.

Finish the book after you have read all the other series of PERCY JACKSON.

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*No Spoilers in this review* Well Rick Riordan has struck again with epic finale to the brilliant Percy Jackson/Heroes Of Olympus series. This book is the final chapter in a thrilling story of the Greek/Roman mythology in the modern era. The book carries on from the previous book 'The House of Hades' following the story of the 7 demigods tasked with the impossible quest of stopping Gaia and the Giants. However, in this final book we also follow 2 others in both Reyna and Nico as the join together to take the Athena Parthenos back to camp Half Blood to stop the impending war between the Romans and the Greeks. The book gives great insight into the past of Reyna and also really digs deep into the emotional roller-coaster and takes the reader along for the ride as you feel the pain, anguish, joy and every other emotion that each Hero feels throughout their quests. The character development that Rick provides in this book is overwhelming considering how much story he has to fit into the final chapter, but he pulls it off masterfully. The comedy that he provided through every one of his books from Percy's stupid thoughts and remarks to the never ending ridiculous comedy that Leo Valdez provides every chapter provides something to laugh about despite the gloomy overlook of the story. This book is hard to write about without invoking spoilers and so all I can say is that this book is another masterpiece and a brilliant send off for a fantastic story. I cannot thank Rick Riordan enough for the journey through a world that was so easy to imagine and feel a part of, the ending will most definitely make most people feel satisfied (you can't please everyone sadly) and the closure is both a feeling of content and sadness for the reader as no-one likes to see great things come to an end. I highly recommend the entire series and this book especially, I can only hope that the new Norse series with the lead character Magnus Chase can rise to the challenge and be as brilliant as the story of Percy and his friends!

I'm a big fan of the series and am glad I can easily purchase it online. The book i got was spotless and had no damage done to it. I am fully satisfied.

This series (Heroes of Olympus) and the first series (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) was so amazing! I love Greek Mythology and Rick Riordan made learning it so interesting and fun! I was in love with both of the series but I have to say the second one is probably my favourite. It's really sad to see this book series end but it was a really interesting and amazing ending. This was my first book series I read at the age of nine and it made me love reading! I have been reading them for about four years and I never get tired talking about them!

Fue un buen libro de cierre de una de las mejores sagas que he leído, pero dadas las situaciones de los libros anteriores este se sintió un poco flojo, sin embargo no dejó de ser interesante, se da una ligera referencia a Magnus Chase y en general estuvo increíble <3 además el libro en pasta dura es hermoso y llegó en excelente estado.

Nachdem die Türen des Todes wieder verschlossen wurden und Percy und Annabeth zurück an Board der Argo II gelangt sind, müssen die jungen Halbgötter ihre nächsten Schritte planen. In nur zehn Tagen will Gaia aufwachen und die Welt zerstören. Bis dahin müssen die Helden am richtigen Ort angekommen sein, um diese Katastrophe zu verhindern. Im ehemaligen Palast von s Odysseus auf der Insel Ithaka vor der griechischen Küste erhoffen sie sich Informationen sammeln zu können. Hier sammelt sich eine große Schaar von Untoten. Jason, Annabeth und Piper schleichen sich in die Versammlung und hören sich um. Sie können herausfinden, dass sie sich nicht zum Olymp, sondern nach Athen begeben müssen, um Gaia aufzuhalten und dass ihre Gegner beide möglichen Wege dorthin schwer beschützen. Doch bevor sie noch mehr Details erfahren können, wird Jason enttarnt und es kommt zum Kampf mit den zweihundert anwesenden Geistern und Untoten. Zwar können die Halbgötter ihre Angreifer zurückschlagen, doch Jason wird schwer verletzt und die Wunde lässt sich nicht heilen. Auf sein Flehen erscheint die Göttin Hera und hilft ihnen zumindest mit einem Tipp weiter. Sie sollen den längeren Weg nach Athen nehmen und als erstes in Olympia halt machen. Hier müssen sie die Siegesgöttin Nike aufhalten. Wie bei den anderen Göttern kämpfen ihre griechische und ihre römische Seite miteinander. Auf Grund ihrer Persönlichkeit ist der Kampf in ihrem Inneren jedoch besonders stark. Für sie muss es einen Sieger geben und dieser Konkurrenzkampf überträgt sich von ihr auf alle Götter und Halbgötter. Solange Nike nicht zur Ruhe kommt, kann es keinen gemeinsamen Kampf gegen Gaia geben. In Olympia machen sich Percy, Leo, Frank und Hazel auf die Suche nach Nike. Doch Nike findet sie zuerst und lässt sie in die olympische Arena bringen. Sie bietet an, an der Seite eines Halbgottes gegen Gaia in die Schlacht zu ziehen, alle anderen jedoch müssen sterben. Ein Kampf auf Leben und Tod zwischen den vier befreundeten Halbgöttern soll den Sieger bestimmen. Percy und seine Freunde haben aber andere Pläne und nehmen stattdessen Nike gefangen. Gefesselt und geknebelt landet die Siegesgöttin im Frachtraum der Argo II. Zuvor jedoch versucht sie den Helden die Ausweglosigkeit ihrer Mission klar zu machen. Einer von ihnen muss sterben. Hazel will dies jedoch nicht akzeptieren und greift nach einem Strohhalm. Ein nicht ungefährliches Heilmittel soll es ihnen ermöglichen den Tod zu überlisten. Dazu müssen sie jedoch an drei weiteren Stationen Halt machen. Auf ihrem neuen Reiseplan stehen Pylos, Sparta und Delos. Nico, Reyna und Gleeson Hedge reisen in der Zwischenzeit in die entgegengesetzte Richtung. Sie versuchen die Statue der Athene nach New York zu bringen, um so den Krieg zwischen den römischen und griechischen Halbgötterlagern zu beenden. Dabei sind sie vollständig auf Nicos Fähigkeit der Schattenreise angewiesen, um die gewaltige Statue fortzubewegen. Doch die Sprünge zehren so stark an Nicos Kräften, dass er kurz davor ist, vor Erschöpfung zu sterben. Da hilft es auch nicht, dass Gaia den Giganten Orion und ein Werwolfsrudel auf die Jagd nach den Dreien geschickt hat. Seit dem Beginn der Reihe sind die Halbgötter mit ihren Herausforderungen gewachsen und haben sich ihren persönlichen Ängsten und ihrer Vergangenheit stellen müssen. Dies wird anfangs in The Blood of Olympus fortgesetzt, bis es dann zu den finalen Schlachten mit Gaia und ihren Truppen kommt. Nun sind die in den ersten Bänden noch verunsicherten und teils schwachen Helden auf dem Höhepunkt ihrer Kräfte angekommen und bereit sich auch dieser Herausforderung zu stellen. Dabei bleibt das Buch bis zur letzten Seite spannend. Rick Riordan gelingt es wieder zahlreiche neue Götter und Mythen aus der griechischen und römischen Sagenwelt aufzugreifen und diese gekonnt in seiner Handlung unterzubringen. So werden die Abenteuer um Percy Jackson und seine Freunde nie langweilig oder eintönig. In The Blood of Olympus gibt es viele emotionale Momente mit den Hauptcharakteren zu erleben, die das Buch zu einem gelungenen Abschluss der The Heroes of Olympus / Helden des Olymp machen.