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The Son of Neptune is a fantasy novel by Rick Riordan, the second book in The Heroes of Olympus series. It follows Percy Jackson, a demigod son of Poseidon, as he joins a quest to rescue Thanatos and stop Gaea, the earth goddess.
Jul 2, 2013 · The classic first book about Percy Jackson, the troubled boy who discovers he is the son of Poseidon, and his adventures with demigods, monsters, and Greek gods. Favorite Greek and Roman demigods return in a five-book adventure quest with a fresh twist: they’re helping Apollo regain his immortal status.
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In an interview by Scholastic with Rick Riordan for The Lost Hero, Riordan is questioned about the whereabouts of Percy Jackson. The author hints that the answer would be revealed as Jason's quest progressed. By the end of the book he says that readers would have a good idea where the second book is going. It has led to speculation that the book wo...
Going to Camp Jupiter
Percy Jackson has no recollection of his life so far, except for a single name: Annabeth. He is being chased by the Gorgon sisters, Stheno and Euryale, who intend to kill Percy to avenge the death of their sister, Medusa, by his hand four years ago. Percy cannot remember killing Medusa, as he hardly remembers any of his past. He escapes and stumbles upon an old 'hippie' lady named June. June gives him a choice: he can carry her to the safety of Camp Jupiter across the highway and Little Tiber...
War Games and Receiving a Quest
During the Roman War Game, Percy impresses everyone with his natural battle skills and instincts. Mars, the god of war, then appears, and informs Frank Zhang that he is his son, and that Frank is to go on a quest and Percy must accompany him so that Percy will learn respect for Mars, due to Percy's bitter attitude toward the god for his past with Ares, such as the duel between them from The Lightning Thief. Frank requests that Hazel also comes. Percy, Frank, and Hazel are to free Thanatos, th...
Departing Camp Jupiter
The trio leave arrive at the dock to start their quest on the Pax. On the way, Hazel gets a flashback to her first life and her death. They arrive in Mendocino and Hazel and Frank get attacked by karpoi, or grain spirits. Frank gets separated from Hazel and she lands in a field of grass. The karpoi serve Gaea and start to attack Hazel, but Frank and Percy finds her and defeat the karpoi. They then find Polybotes and his army marching towards Camp Jupitar. After Polybotes and his army leaves,...
There are no chapter titles. Each chapter has a name of one of the main characters and is written in Roman Numerals. There are 52 chapters going alternately in the order of Percy, Hazel then Frank. Each characters gets four chapters before it shifts to another character.
Before going on a quest, a prophecy is required and was therefore insisted upon by Octavian. Marsgave them an informal prophecy, which is more like instructions rather than a guide, written by Mars himself on paper and his grenade-turned-ballpen:
Main Characters
1. Percy Jackson - The son of Poseidon who appears at Camp Jupiter after being switched with Jason Grace. 2. Hazel Levesque - A demigod daughter of Plutoand from Camp Jupiter, she becomes friends with Percy, and goes on to be Frank's girlfriend. 3. Frank Zhang - A demigod son of Marsfrom Camp Jupiter, he becomes friends with Percy after the latter saved his life. 4. Nico di Angelo - A son of Hadesand Hazel's half brother. 5. Ella - A highly knowledgeable harpy, who was rescued from Phineas by...
Villains
1. Stheno - one of the remaining Gorgonswho chases Percy with Euryale at the start of the book. 2. Euryale- the other Gorgon who also chases Percy in The Son of Neptune. 3. Phineas - a blind seer and undead son of Neptunewho wagered boldly with Percy. 4. Gaea- The earth goddess. She taunts Percy and Hazel throughout the book. 5. Alcyoneus - One of Gaea'schildren, the Giants. The evil counterpart of Pluto/Hades. 6. Polybotes- Another one of Gaea's children; the evil counterpart of Neptune/Pose...
Other Characters
1. Hera/Juno - the goddess of marriage and queen of the Olympianswho brings Percy to the camp. Percy carried her across the Little Tiber river. 2. Ares/Mars- the god of war who issues the prophecy and quest to Alaska. 3. Reyna - a daughter of Bellonaand Praetor of the Twelfth Legion. 4. Hylla - Queen of the Amazonsand Reyna's older sister. 5. Octavian - a legacy of Apolloand augur of Camp Jupiter. 6. Lupa- the immortal wolf who serves as trainer and overseer of Camp Jupiter. Is Chiron's count...
If all of Poseidon's Greek children are counted as Romans, there are four sons of Neptune in the book:The number of chapters from the character's point of view is different. In The Lost Hero, each of the main characters (Jason, Piper, Leo) gets two chapters before it shifts to another character whi...The Son of Neptune takes place exactly six months after the events of The Lost Hero. However, Percy claimed that Hera stole eight months of his life instead of six, as Percy went missing in Decembe...This is the first book in the entire Camp Half-Blood series that does not feature Camp Half-Blood as a main setting.The Son of Neptune is the second book in The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. It follows Percy Jackson, a son of Neptune who has no memory of his past, as he joins Camp Jupiter and goes on a quest to free Thanatos.
Oct 4, 2011 · The Son of Neptune perfectly follows up The Lost Hero with a shift in location and narrative. Instead of focusing on Jason, Piper, and Leo at Camp Halfblood, readers will now find themselves learning about Percy, Hazel, and Frank at Camp Jupiter.
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A new camper at Camp Half-Blood claims to be the son of Neptune, god of the sea, and joins the quest to find the other four demigods prophesied to save the world. The Son of Neptune is a thrilling and humorous adventure by the bestselling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Listen to the second book in the Heroes of Olympus series, narrated by Joshua Swanson. Percy Jackson wakes up in a camp for half-bloods and faces a new quest to save the world.
The Heroes of Olympus is a series of five books that follow the adventures of demigods from both Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. The second book, The Son of Neptune, introduces a new character who claims to be the son of the sea god Neptune.
