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The Son of Neptune

Written by Rick Riordan

Narrated by Joshua Swanson

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Percy is confused. When he awoke from his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy manages to make it to a camp for half-bloods. The only thing he can recall from his past is another name: Annabeth.

Hazel is supposed to be dead. When she lived before, she didn't do a very good job of it. Sure, she was an obedient daughter, even when her mother was possessed by greed. But that was the problem-when the Voice took over her mother and commanded Hazel to use her "gift" for an evil purpose, Hazel couldn't say no.

Frank is a klutz. His grandmother says he is descended from heroes and can be anything he wants to be, but he doesn't see it. His bulky physique makes him feel like an ox, especially in front of Hazel, his closest friend at camp. He trusts her completely-enough to share the secret he holds close to his heart.

This breathtaking second installment in the Heroes of Olympus series introduces new demigods, revives fearsome monsters, and features other remarkable creatures, all destined to play a part in the Prophecy of Seven.
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Release dateOct 4, 2011
ISBN9780307916822
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    For more reviews, gifs, Cover Snark and more, visit A Reader of Fictions.Percy’s back! You know, I never really knew how much I cared about Percy until I read The Lost Hero. I knew he would be okay, but I just missed him and his Percy ways. He’s so crucial, even to this series which moves beyond just him in scope. Percy is the humor and the heart of the series and I’m so glad he’s back. As a result, The Son of Neptune definitely upped the badass factor and holy shit are things intense already.Finally, I got to meet the rest of the seven from the prophecy. Frank and Hazel round out the group and add their third person narration to Percy’s. Though I still don’t care for them as much as I do the heroes from the first series, Frank and Hazel are a big improvement on Piper, Jason, and Leo. They also add even more (much needed) diversity. Their personalities still lack the vibrancy and humor that I love so much in Riordan’s characters, but they’re really nice and have freaking sweet powers. Perhaps these two will come into their own now that all the background stuff for them is out of the way.As The Son of Neptune opens, Percy’s running from three gorgons. They’re silly and not all that difficult to defeat as monsters go. The problem is that they’ve been following Percy for a long time and he can’t kill them. At some point he’ll have to sleep and they can kill him. The whole monsters-not-staying-dead problem has gotten so much worse. Now they return almost as soon as they vaporize. The situation is bad. How do you defeat monsters that won’t stay dead? The stakes are so high already, which really explains why sobbing is equated with the later novels.The differences between the Roman and Greek methodologies are really cool, though I’m not educated enough on this part of history to completely unpack the awesomeness of this. The lines between Greek and Roman are clearly demarcated in some ways but also invisible in others. A stark difference can be seen between Mars and Ares, but death, Thanatos, is called by the Greek name even by the Romans. Camp Jupiter definitely isn’t as friendly a place, and I can see why the middle grade series wasn’t set in this camp. What’s interesting is that the Roman camp seems more harsh and militaristic, but they actually have a plan for demigods to settle down and live after they complete their quests.Percy immediately makes friends in the Roman camp, the way that he’s wont to do. Finally, I learn that I was correct about Percy’s tragic flaw and I’m so proud of myself. Percy was the perfect ambassador to the rival camp. His bond with Frank and Hazel isn’t as close as the one he shares with the Camp Half-Blood crew, but he loves quickly and strongly.Cleverest mythology jokes of The Son of Neptune: Iris running a hippie shop and Amazons running Amazon. Now we all know how Amazon manages to deliver products so quickly. I’m glad to see the Amazons too, since there are slightly more badass dudes than ladies in the main cast, but that should about even things out.There are some fabulous new characters. Obviously, I love Arion, a horse born of two gods, through some union I don’t really want further details about. He’s freaking awesome and swears up a storm that Percy chooses not to translate. Then there’s Ella, a harpy. Formerly a villain, Ella’s now an ally. She’s so sweet and a bit hard to understand, but I love her and that she gets to be a good guy. The way that good and evil become twisted about in Riordan’s series is my favorite thing. I mean, heck, Gaea, mother earth, is the big bad of Heroes of Olympus.One thing I’m not so sure about is how Frank and Hazel were able to kill Alcyoneus. I get that they pulled him out of Alaska, meaning that he was no longer immortal. However, I thought none of the giants could be killed without a demigod and a god working together. No god helped out in his death. Later they explain that he's a special case, but WHY?Since I love watching groups work out alliances and come to grudgingly trust one another, I’m really excited to see the Greek and Roman camps merge in The Mark of Athena. I’m also really looking forward to getting all seven heroes together. Also, now that all the pieces are in place, I think the shit is really about to hit the fan.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    WOW! I can't believe it took me so long to read this book. It had a slowish start, but once it got going I had a hard time putting it down. I can not wait to see where the next book takes us! One of my favorites in the whole series. Obviously if you liked the other books your going to love this one.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good book. I liked the friendships that were formed and the adventure.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Brilliant, and very much in the style of the other Olympians books. Blew through this in a day, I kid you not.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Rick Riordan continues to deliver with this book, and the Son of Neptune is a great work. If you've read any of his other Percy Jackson books or the Kane Chronicles, it's much of the same here. This is the second book in a series after The Lost Hero, and I have to say that I felt this one was much stronger than The Lost Hero.For one, the plot seemed a little bit easier to follow. The most difficult concept in this one was understanding how the Greek gods were related to the Roman gods, and who is called what in each camp (for example, he may be known as Ares in Camp Half-Blood, but at Camp Jupiter he's known as Mars). Percy finds himself at Camp Jupiter, the Roman version of Camp Half-Blood, and his memory is completely gone. However, he's still powerful and in one day is able to impress most of the campers there. He befriends the two outcasts in the camp, Frank and Hazel, and before they know it they have to go on a quest. Their mission is to unchain Thanatos, the god of Death, who has been captured by Gaea (an evil Mother Earth). While they're at it, they also have to kill a giant up in Alaska. The quest is pretty straight forward, though they have their usual adventures along the way - Amazons, harpies, blind seers, and giant cannibals. Oh, and let's not forget that because Thanatos is chained up, all of these monsters are basically un-killable. Makes things tough on Percy and friends!The humor is definitely there, though at times it's bordering on corny (does Percy really think the Feast of Fortuna is a feast of tuna?). However, there's plenty of clever little jokes thrown in, including the visit to the Amazons - who, as it turns out, run the Amazon.com warehouse in Seattle.The real strength in this novel, though, is in the characters. We have Percy back, of course, but he's actually the least interesting of the three. The two new characters introduced in this book are some of the strongest and most interesting that Riordan has created yet (they definitely beat out Piper and Leo). For one, you've got Frank, who feels like he is weak and useless but actually has a power that no other camper has. And then there's Hazel, who actually died back in the 1940's and has been brought back to life. Her story line is probably the most fascinating here.As always, Riordan is up to his old tricks when it comes to cliffhangers, something that simultaneously has me reading nonstop but also hating the technique. It does encourage me to keep reading, which I don't mind too much when the whole book is right here. I do hate that the book itself leaves off on a bit of a cliffhanger though - now we have to wait a whole year to find out what happens!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    i did not like camp jupiter. and calling the gods by their roman names was quite... confusing at times. but i loved this book. and i was glad to have percy back; i had missed him quite a bit in the previous book. i like the way the series is going so far; i just can't wait to read more. i'm really glad it's written in third person because firs person narration tends to throw me off quite a bit and was one of the reasons why i couldn't enjoy the first percy jackson book :/
    also, nico is my favourite and i want more of him
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    If you have read the previous Percy Jackson then you know what to expect. I gave it 4 stars since I'm still a bit confused with Greek and Roman thing but overall a good story in itself. I do miss Annabeth and Grover though.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    You know, the British cover kinda hints that Percy is going to be the main character in this book.
    I can't wait! Rick Riordan, please write faster...pretty please with cherry on top?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book starts when Percy wakes up near a roman camp. Reyna, Frank, an Hazel take him in and show him through the camp. Percy belongs to another camp and the people there are looking for him. Percy,Frank, and Hazel have to go on a quest to fight the giants and free Thanotos. They go through many places on the way like the goddess Iris and her organic shop. Once they get to the giants camp they see thanotos. They split up and try to free. They do free him. When the friends are back at camp all of percys friends come.This book is Awesome. It is full of adventure and fun.I rated this book five stars because it is so good.I think that everyone should read this. I love this book. This book took me a while to read but i love it so much.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I think that rick riordans The Son of Neptune is greta. i appriciate him for writing this book i am planning to read this entire series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Rick Riordan comes through with a story that is exciting, answers a few questions about the previous book in this series, and brings up new questions for the next one! The only question I have is how can I wait until fall to find out what happens to Percy, Jason, and the rest of the heroes?
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a fantastic book! Percy kind of matured since the PJO series, but he's still the same funny Percy we know and love. It's so sweet how he remembers Annabeth, who else loved that? And he had a dream with Grover in it! I lover Grover! Also, I love his relationship with Frank and Hazel. I love Frank. For a son of Mars the god of war, Frank really isn't a violent person unlike most children of the war god. He's doesn't have a lot of confidence in himself and he's kind of shy, but I love him anyway. And I love him and Hazel as a couple. I'm a huge Frazel shipper. Hazel is also really cool. She is also Nico di Angelo's half sister, I love that plot twist! I really love Hazel's and Nico's relationship! I liked seeing Nico again but I didn't like that that he pretended not to know Percy. I like Reyna, I think she's pretty cool. I hate Octavian! He's so creepy! I still don't like Hera, or Juno, whatever. This book was really funny. I thought it was funny that Percy didn't like Hazel's horse's potty mouth. I also like Ella, and that we saw Tyson and Mrs O'Leary. And that's all I have to say about The Son of Neptune.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book was great because Percy is back and he regains his memory little by little. It was intense at times, but I was happy in the end of how the story came together so nicely.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I thought this book was a little better than the last of the Percy Jackson series. The best part was the Amazons and the visit to the warehouse. Too funny!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Percy is always getting into trouble
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book personally caught my attention even before it came out. My mum had bought me the first book to this series and I had read it wit remarkable speeds, absorbing the story. When I finished I remember begging for the next book, The Son of Neptune. When I finally got it I discovered that Percy was okay and that he had amnesia. This story is amazing with the plot and the timing too. It was everything I expected from Rick Riordan and more! I couldn't wait to see what happened next.Percy Jackson had gone missing from Camp Half Blood a while ago and his girlfriend, Annabeth Chase was extremely worried about him. Meanwhile, a long while away, another demigod camp, finds a new recruit. Camp Jupiter is a Roman camp for roman demigods while Camp Half Blood is for the Greek demigods, the two camps have never encountered because of their godly parents, they kept them apart until the right time. Percy had fallen into deep trouble with undying gorgons, he comes across the camp and meets Frank and Hazel, they all quickly become friends. Percy then meets a mysterious yet familiar boy named Nico Di Angelo, Nico explains the problem behind the undying monsters and asks Percy to help, as the son of Poseidon (Neptune) he can't turn this offer down. Joined by the other prophecy 7, Percy embarks on a journey to save the world, and his memories.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Some day, I'll stop comparing these books to series that have no comparison (Harry who?) and just enjoy them. They are funny, have fast-paced plots, and seem to do a very thorough job of incorporating instead of bastardizing greek and roman mythology. My rapport for the two new "main" characters introduced by this book doesn't go as deep as my affection for those introduced in the previous book, but I'm sure that they'll have time to grow on me, as some characters in the first series had to (Tyson, Thalia).
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Having read all five books in the 'Percy Jackson (Lightning Thief)' series and the first one in this, the 'Heroes Of Olympus' series, I think I've got a pretty good hang of all the various Greek gods and goddesses, and their powers, weaknesses, alliances, etc. Now, this book switches to the Roman aspect of the gods, and I have to pick up on the 'equivalent' of the Greek version. Good read but does end with a little bit of a cliff hanger -- which made me delve right into the third book 'The Mark Of Athena' (which fortunately, has already been published).
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Percy Jackson has lost his memory, and is now on a quest with a group of Roman demigods.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Percy Jackson is back!!! he woke up from his 8 month sleep. at camp jupeter he goes on a quest to safe death and again stop Gaea and the Giant's. Will Percy, Frank and Hazel sve death or not?
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Depressed by the relentless negativity of George R. R. Martin's mature but depressing "Song of Ice and Fire", I turned to Rick Riordan for some more superficial - but much more fun - juvenile literature. I have enjoyed all of his books in the Percy Jackson world as well as the Kane Chronicles. "The Son of Neptune", the second book in the "Heroes of Olympus" series (which follows and sort of continues the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series) was no exception.

    As usual, the book combines a crash course in ancient mythology with modern culture, and a variety of good values: friendship, faithfulness, self-sacrifice for others, altruism... All that, with a generous dose of general silliness. The sexual promiscuity which is part of the premise of the books (i.e. the idea that the gods of the Greco-Roman pantheon had many children with human beings, out of wedlock of course) is never really endorsed as such, and is given more in-depth treatment in the earlier books, where the problems of single parenthood and of child abandonment etc. play a part in the plot.

    So, contrasting Rick Riordan's series with the books I read immediately before this one, I think it's safe to say that these books are at almost the oposite end of the fantasy spectrum with respect to George Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire." Martin's books are aimed at adults, with multiple complex plot-lines, mature content, and a dominantly dark tone. "The Son of Neptune" is typical of Riordan's books: aimed at a young audience, with simpler, more linear plots (though not without some complexity), mostly family-friendly content (some parents might object to occasional mildly crude humor), and a dominantly positive tone.

    I look forward to the next book in the series, which I will buy as soon as it hits the market.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Percy Jackson reappears minus his memory and is directed by an elderly lady, who turns out to be Juno, to Camp Jupiter were Percy is befriended by a pair of misfits (demigods of Hades and Ares). They are sent on a quest to free Thantos and save the world from Gaea. The special powers of both Hazel and Frank added to Percy's, aid the trio in the travels and combats.What fun!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    At the beginning of the book, Percy met a woman. That woman was Juno or Hera. Percy noticed that he is in the roman camp. During the time he was there, he teamed up with Reyna in The Capture the Flag. The Amazons won the game. Percy met hazel and Frank. Hazel is the Daughter Of Pluto or Hades. Frank is the son of Ares. The three of them went on an adventure. They went to defeat Alcyoneus. The three of them defeated Alcyoneus. Percy soon became the leader.This book is one of my favorite. Its nice how the book started. If u like action and greek gods, then you should read this book. Percy is the best in this book. I like it how they switch jason and percy in the different camp. Also i like it when they make percy and jason not remember what happen in the past.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Percy is confused. When he awoke after his long sleep, he didn't know much more than his name. His brain-fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf Lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Somehow Percy managed to make it to the camp for half-bloods, despite the fact that he had to continually kill monsters that, annoyingly, would not stay dead. But the camp doesn't ring any bells with him. On his journey he meets possible two of the Seven who are to be the ones to defeat Gaia.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The second book in the Heroes Of Olympus series. Percy Jackson, who has amnesia, is being chased by two Gorgons trying to avenge the killing of their sister, Medusa. Percy makes it to Camp Jupiter, a camp for Roman demigods (half-human and half-Roman God), whilst carrying a goddess in disguise named Juno. Percy and some new friends must journey to Alaska on a quest whilst knowing that Camp Jupiter is about to come under attack and they must make it back in time to help. Luckily Percy regains his memory as they race back to Camp Jupiter. In these books Riordan explores Roman mythology rather than the Greek mythology in the Percy Jackson series. This is a great read and a fantastic introduction to Greek and Roman mythology.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    A fun enough read. A few typos, weak prose, and lackluster characters prevent it from being a great one, though.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Listened to as an audiobook and loved it!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    So I don't remember a ton of stuff from the other books in the preceding series and the first book of this series, but that ended up being okay, since the main character didn't either. I like the take on the various mythologies converging and it's a wonderful adventure story. I really feel for both frank and Hazel as neither of them will probably survive the series. Percy came off as a tiny bit arrogant but I do find myself wondering if that had something to do with the narration. The narrator was great at expressing feelings and generating excitement but his female voices did leave a little bit to be desired. I've already gotten started on the next volume.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is great! I can't wait to read the next book!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    This installment seems a good deal campier than The Lost Hero or the "Camp Half-Blood" series. At first I got a kick out of the campiness, but after a while it started to pall on me, which is why I'm giving The Son of Neptune only three stars. My particular love in all of the "Percy Jackson" books is Clarisse LaRue. In fact, I refuse to watch the movie because her character was deleted. I was glad to see her in The Lost Hero even though her appearance was just a cameo, and though she doesn't appear at all in The Son of Neptune I'm hoping to see more of her as this current series progresses. I don't want to give away any SPOILERS about The Son of Neptune so I'll just say that I'm getting a little more optimistic about the next book. I certainly hope so, because I'd hate to see Clarisse have to rearrange Mr. Riordan's teeth for him!Seriously, though, even while I miss Clarisse, The Son of Neptune does have a new character, 13-year-old Hazel Levesque, who (though very different from Clarisse) does to some degree make up for Clarisse's absence.