My stomach churned. The monster had mimicked Thalia perfectly. If I'd heard that voice in the dark, calling for help, I would've run straight toward it.

Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in the nineteen eighties-" "He mentioned it!" one of the ghosts whimpered.

Is a knife evil? Only if the wielder is evil.

We’ve all got weaknesses. Me, for instance. I’m tragically funny and good-looking.

We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.

The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk. “Wax,” Carter pronounced. “Fascinating.

Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You're gonna be the best-dressed warrior in town, beauty queen.