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The Mark of Athena

Rick Riordan

The Mark of Athena is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was published on October 2, 2012, and is the third book in The Heroes of Olympus series, a spin-off of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. It is preceded by The Son of Neptune and followed by The House of Hades. The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook and paperback.

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“Leo waited while the fish centaur put away his supplies. Aphros's lobster-claw horns kept swimming around in his thick hair, and Leo had to resist the urge to try and rescue them.”

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“Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war."
"The plant war," Percy said. "You're going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles?”

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“I mean, I can understand not being as pricey as Percy or Jason, maybe… but am I worth, like, two Franks, or three Franks?”

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“Water liked to be free. Given time, water could overcome any barrier, and it hated to be trapped, just like Percy.”

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“Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.”

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“Why does it have to be so hard? Why can't it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?”

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“Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.”

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“I still don't understand what a sea god would be doing in Atlanta."
Leo snorted. "What's a wine god doing in Kansas? Gods are weird.”

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“He [Percy] pleaded with those sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help. Piper wondered how Annabeth ever won an argument with this guy.”

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“Hmm…” Jason snapped his fingers. “I can call a friend for a ride.”
Percy raised his eyebrows. “Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first.”

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“I have some extra costumes-"
"No!" Ephialtes snapped, and for once Percy was in agreement.”

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

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“You, sir, are a ray of sunshine.
-Percy Jackson”

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“Coach Hedge grumbled as he tended their wounds. “How come I never get invited on these violent trips?”

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“Aphrodite," she said.
"Venus?" Hazel asked in amazement.
"Mom," Piper said, with no enthusiasm.”

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“So, great. This is Camp…what do you call it? Camp Fish-Blood?”
Aphros frowned. “I hope that was a joke. This is Camp __________.” He made a sound that was a series of sonar pings and hisses.”

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“Leo could run pretty fast when someone was trying to kill him. Sadly, he’d had a lot of practice.”

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“Don't underestimate Camp Half-Blood.”

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“He’d learned years ago it was better not to dwell too much on who was related to whom on the godly side of things. After Tyson the Cyclops adopted him as a brother, Percy decided that that was about as far as he wanted to extend the family.”

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