Another guy barked orders to a small army of brooms, mops, and buckets that were scuttling around, cleaning up the city. "Like that cartoon," Sadie said. "Where Mickey Mouse tries to do magic and the brooms keep splitting and toting water." "'The Sorcerer's Apprentice,'" Zia said. "You do know that was based on an Egyptian story, don't you?

Knowledge isn't always good for you.

Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul!

Two U.S. Marine skeletons guarded the doors. They grinned down at us, rocket-propelled grenade launchers held across their chests. "You know," Grover mumbled, "I bet Hades doesn't have trouble with door-to-door salesman.

I hadn't seen my dad get violent since the Great Spatula Incident, and I wasn't anxious to see a repeat of that.

I've found peace here at the co-op. You could stay with us, if you want. Become a ROFLcopter.

What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.