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ruled during the Golden Age and were overthrown by a race of younger gods, the Olympians Trevi Fountain a fountain in the Trevi district in Rome. Standing more than eighty-five feet high and sixty-five feet wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world. trireme an Ancient Greek or Roman warship, having three tiers of oars on each side Tyche the Greek goddess of good luck; daughter of Hermes and Aphrodite. Roman form: Fortuna Venus the Roman goddess of love and beauty. She was married to Vulcan, but she loved Mars, the god of war. Greek form: Aphrodite Vestal Virgins Roman priestesses of Vesta, goddess of the hearth. The Vestals were free of the usual social obligations to marry and bear children and took a vow of chastity in order to devote themselves to the study and observance of ritual. Via Labicana an ancient road of Italy, leading east-southeast from Rome Via Principalis the main street in a Roman camp or fort Victoria the Roman goddess of strength, speed, and victory. Greek form: Nike Vulcan the Roman god of fire and crafts and of blacksmiths; the son of Jupiter and Juno, and married to Venus. Greek form: Hephaestus Wolf House a ruined mansion, originally commissioned by Jack London near Sonoma, California, where Percy Jackson was trained as a Roman demigod by Lupa Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods. Roman form: Jupiter

Coming Fall 2013 The Heroes of Olympus, Book Four THE HOUSE OF HADES

Praise for Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief “Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats.” —The New York Times Book Review The Sea of Monsters “In a feat worthy of his heroic subjects, Riordan crafts a sequel stronger than his compelling debut.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) The Titan’s Curse “All in all, a winner of Olympic proportions.” —School Library Journal The Battle of the Labyrinth “Look no further for the next Harry Potter; meet Percy Jackson, as legions of fans already have.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Last Olympian “The hordes of young readers who have devoured Rick Riordan’s books...will no doubt gulp down this concluding volume as greedily as they would a plateful of ambrosia, or maybe pizza.” —The Wall Street Journal

Praise for The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan: The Red Pyramid “The first volume in the Kane Chronicles, this fantasy adventure delivers what fans loved about the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: young protagonists with previously unsuspected magical powers, a riveting story marked by headlong adventure, a complex background rooted in ancient mythology, and wry, witty twenty-first-century narration.” —Booklist (starred review) “A truly original take on Egyptian mythology ...A must-have book.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Riordan fans young and old will eat this new book up.” —The New York Times Book Review The Throne of Fire “...Riordan kickstarts the action, never lets up on the gas, balances laughs and losses with a sure hand, and expertly sets up the coming climactic struggle without (thankfully) ending on a cliff-hanger. It’s a grand ride so far, showing nary a sign of slowing down.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Riordan combines hard-hitting action scenes, powerful magic, and comic relief with the internal waves of love, jealousy, and self-doubt that make his young heroes so very human.” —Booklist

The Serpent’s Shadow “[The] epic battle and the quiet concluding chapters glow, alternating heroism and humanity, with any trace of bombast erased by the wry wit of the alternating narrators, Sadie and Carter . . . powered by Riordan’s talent for creating vividly written action scenes and his ability to keep a complicated story moving, this volume brings the Kane Chronicles series to a rousing conclusion.” —Booklist “Beyond the explosive action and fireworks, Riordan deftly develops the theme of the duality of the universe—order versus chaos, living a normal life versus risking the extraordinary, being protected by parents versus growing up and stepping out of their shadows. A rousing adventure with plenty of magic and food for thought.” —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan: Book One: The Lost Hero “Percy Jackson fans can rest easy: this first book in Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus spin-off series is a fast- paced adventure with enough familiar elements to immediately hook those eager to revisit his modern world of mythological mayhem. Rotating among his three protagonists, Riordan’s storytelling is as polished as ever, brimming with wit, action, and heart—his devotees won’t be disappointed.” —Publishers Weekly “Riordan [maximizes] the elements that made the first series so popular: irreverent heroes, plenty of tension-filled moments fighting monsters, and authentic classical mythology mixed in with modern life. Completely in control of pacing and tone, he balances a faultless comic banter against deeper notes that reveal the characters’ vulnerabilities. With Percy Jackson slated to make an appearance in later volumes, fans nostalgic for the old books should find in this new series everything they’ve been pining for.” —Horn Book

Book Two: The Son of Neptune “Riordan’s seamless weaving of various cultural mythologies into a modern landscape continues to shine in [The] Son of Neptune. As in previous books, the plot is engrossing, the characters robust and compelling. Percy, Frank, and Hazel alternate as narrators without missing a beat of pace, suspense, or humor. Readers will find themselves automatically consumed by the story without having read the first book, though some knowledge of Percy’s previous adventures will help fill in minor gaps of background information. [The] Son of Neptune is yet another absorbing and exciting addition to Riordan’s chronicles.” —VOYA(starred review) “Should pacing and wit continue unabated into the third volume, whose foretold European setting promises further freshness, fans will eagerly await numbers four and five.” —Kirkus Reviews

About the Author Rick Riordan is the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling The Lost Hero and The Son of Neptune, the first two books in his Heroes of Olympus series. He also penned the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: Book One: The Lightning Thief; Book Two: The Sea of Monsters; Book Three: The Titan’s Curse; Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth; and Book Five: The Last Olympian. His three books in the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology, The Red Pyramid, The Throne of Fire, and The Serpent’s Shadow, were New York Times best sellers as well. Rick lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. To learn more about him, visit his Web site at www.rickriordan.com.