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The Last Olympian

Rick Riordan

The Last Olympian is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology by Rick Riordan, published on May 5, 2009. It is the fifth and final novel of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and serves as the direct sequel to The Battle of the Labyrinth. The Last Olympian revolves around the demigod Percy Jackson as he leads his friends in a last stand to protect Mount Olympus.

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“Your powers drain you too much,' [Percy] noted.
[Nico] nodded sleepily. 'With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”

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“As a general rule, I preferred not to have my soul reaped.”

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“The end of the world started when a pegasus landed on the hood of my car.
Up until then I was having a great afternoon.”

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Variant: The end of the world started when a Pegasus landed on the hood of my car.
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“Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad.”

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“I can see hope inside it."

Rachel ran her fingers over the ceramic designs.

"So fragile.”

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“The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. Maybe he'd been shaken out of bed to chase me.”

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“It'sloot!" he yelled, standing on his tiptoes so he could get in Clarisse's face. "If you don't like it, you can kiss my quiver!”

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“Happy Birthday Seaweed Brain”

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“Hello George. Hey Martha (Percy) Did you bring us a rat? (George) George, stop it! He's busy! (Martha) Too busy for rats? That's just sad. (George)”

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“It was one of those and so they died/the end stories, that made us demigods feels all warm and fuzzy inside.-Percy”

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“I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around."

I feel so wanted. Thanks.”

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“Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty."
-Percy”

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“Hestia shook her head. "I am here because when all else fails, when all the other mighty gods have gone off to war, I am all that's left. Home. Hearth. I am the last Olympian”

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“Race you to the road?" I said.
"You are so going to lose." She (Annabeth) took off down Half-Blood Hill and I sprinted after her.
For once, I didn't look back.”

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“Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I'd never actually hugged my dad before. He was warm—like a regular human—and he smelled of a salty beach and fresh sea air.”

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“Um, dad?" I called "How's it going?"
"Percy!" Annabeth whispered. "We're in a hurry!”

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