Quintus..." Geryon mused. "Short gray hair, muscular, swordsman?" "Yeah." "Never heard of him.

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

I hoped I wasn't blushing. It was bad enough I had to depend on my mom to drive me to my battles.

Everybody was patting Nico on the back, complimenting him on his fighting. Even the Ares kids thought he was pretty cool. Hey, show up with an army of undead warriors to save the day, and suddenly you're everybody's best friend.

His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.

A weapon, I told Horus. I need a weapon. I reached into the Duat and pulled out an ostrich feather. “Really?” I yelled. Horus didn’t answer

The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years.” “Yeah,” I said. “And now they’re gone.