Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.

You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like... like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.

We'd just released a zebra in Las Vegas.

Somewhere behind me, Zia yelled, "Hippo!" Which I thought was a little late. ~Carter Kane

Hi, this is Ganymede, cup-bearer to Zeus, and when I'm out buying wine for the Lord of the Skies, I always buckle up!

As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.

As an author, I don't really think too much about being a celebrity. It's not like being a movie star or a TV star. It's not as if people recognize me when I walk down the street. That hardly ever happens, and it's just as well. But it is great when people know my books, when I walk through an airport and see them in the bookstore, or when I see someone reading a book on a plane or on a train, and it's something I've written. That's a wonderful feeling.