![]() ![]() Their first step – which also marks their first casualty – is to attack Luke/ Kronos’ base, the cruise ship Princess Andromeda. Percy obtained the curse of Achilles – invulnerable skin through a little dip in the River Styx. Like the part in the previous book where, right after Kronos rose in all his glory, Rachel Dare “nailed him in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush.” This is how our heroes have managed to escape, and they now have a new ace in their hole. The tragedy is well balanced by humour, even in high intensity scenes. ![]() It even sprinkles some tragedy throughout. After all, aren’t all the best Greek works tragedies? Fitting then, that Last Olympian starts in tragedy, and ends in tragedy. I mentioned before that Riordan has been perfecting the art of writing tragedy. But I suppose the ancient Greeks would have considered the Americas far east, and been horrified that those eastern upstarts would appropriate their culture and their gods hundreds of years later. Especially considering Greece is closer to the middle east than not, by today’s standards. Yeah, the whole the Gods represent Western Civilization, and move their residence according to its centre – said center currently being in New York – is a bit much. ![]() Titans have returned from Tartarus or been released from their prisons, and are taking over… *checks notes* New York City. ![]() Synopsis: The final showdown with Kronos and his titans is nigh. ![]()
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