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The Lost Hero

Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series, a spin-off of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. It is preceded by The Last Olympian of Percy Jackson & the Olympians and followed by The Son of Neptune. The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and paperback.

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“Hi,” Piper said, as casually as she could. “We’re back.”

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“He issued orders to us: demigods who come to us for aid are no longer to be tolerated. We are to crush your little mortal faces.'
There was an uncomfortable silence.
'That sounds… extreme,' Jason ventured.”

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“Waitress!" Hedge called. "Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab.”

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“Even little Herley, who couldn't have been more than eight, looked like he could go six rounds with Chuck Norris without breaking a sweat.”

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“Zeus looked like a really buff, really angry hippie.”

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“Holy mother!"
"Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference."

-Hephaetus”

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“You want us to fly off to save the world on Happy The Dragon?”

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“Leo dropped into the pool and approched the cage. "Hola, Tia. Little bit of trouble?"
She [Hera] crossed her arms and sighed in exasperation. "Don't inspect me like I'm one of your machines, Leo Valdez. Get me out of here!”

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“We were absolutely destined to meet your hot sister”

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“That's it, cupcake. You're going down.”

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“Traitor!" Hera shouted. "You meddlesome, D-list goddess! You aren't worthy to pour my wine, much less rule the world.”

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“It's first owner… well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.'
Piper let that sink in. "Wait, you mean the Helena? Helena of Troy?'
Annabeth nodded.
"And it's just sitting in your toolshed?”

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“Cabin Fifteen does that to everyone," Annabeth warned. "If you ask me, this place is even more dangerous than the Ares cabin. At least with Ares, you can learn where the land mines are."
"Land mines?”

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“Destroy them later?" Cal offered, which was probably as close to friendly as he ever got.”

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“What's Cabin Nine?" Leo asked. "And I'm not a Vulcan!"
"Come on, Mr. Spock, I'll explain everything.”

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“Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.”

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“She wondered if it was her stupid mother, the goddess of love, messing with her thoughts. If Piper started getting urges to read fashion magazines, she was going to have to find Aphrodite and smack her.”

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“Thank Artemis, it is you! That little scar on your lip--you tried to eat a stapler when you were two!"
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Hedge nodded like he approved of Jason's taste. "Staplers--excellent source of iron.”

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“She’s pretty,” Zethes mumbled. “I mean, she’s right.”

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