Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasnโt a compliment. โI will rend your limbs from their sockets!โ he shouted. โI willโโ โDie?โ Carter suggested.
Rick RiordanKhufu carefully picked out everything that ended with-oโDoritos, Oreos, and some chunks of meat. Buffalo? Armadillo? I was scared to even ask.
Rick RiordanI think anytime you're writing to the middle grades, you're writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways between two worlds: between childhood and adulthood, between their friends and their parents.
Rick RiordanIt will make you powerful. But it will also make you weak. Your prowess in combat will be beyond any mortal's, but your weaknesses, your failings will increase as well." You mean I'll have a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense.
Rick RiordanAs for my brothers,' Zeus said, 'we are thankful -' he cleared his throat, like the words were hard to get out - 'erm, thankful for the aid of Hades.' The Lord of the Dead nodded. He had a smug look on his face, but I figure he'd earned the right. He patted his son Nico on the shoulders, and Nico looked happier than I'd ever seen him.
Rick Riordan