i remembered the myth about Andromeda and how she had been chained to a rock by her own parents as a sacrifice to a sea monster. Maybe she'd gotten too many F's on her report card or something.

I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, 'I just passed my Classics exam.' The books are accurate enough that they can serve as a gateway to Homer and Virgil.

And you, Percy, are my favorite son.

Leo's biggest surprise: One look from Jason, and all three of them knew the game plan. When had that happened, that they could read each other so well?

How old is she now?" he asked. "Hard to say. She was a tree for a while. Now she's immortal.

And I was holding someone who was destined to be my best friend, or possibly my worst enemy.

Who are you?" Ethan Nakamura. I have to kill you." ??