The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, Book 1)

Jason has a problem. He doesn't remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she's his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they're all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for "bad kids." What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea--except that everything seems very wrong.

Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he's in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn't recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on?

Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What's troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper's gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all--including Leo--related to a god.

Rick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless--and panting for Book Two.

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Barbara ~

Dec 11, 2024

6/10 stars

Love the relationship between Leo and his mother. While I figured out what happened to Percy and why Jason was with us, it makes an excellent tie in between the Roman and Greek Gods.

Definately want to read the follow up book: The Son of Neptune (aka: the Son of Poseidon - Percy's account of when he visits the counter part of Half-Blood Roman Style)

Anonymous

Oct 27, 2024

10/10 stars

Not only do I love the new characters, but Rick Riordan incorporates them so well into the world without messing with Percy and his story!

Anonymous

Aug 22, 2024

8/10 stars

This was cool. I especially enjoyed the Hephaestus kid getting so much thought time from his pov.

.MADs

Jan 29, 2024

10/10 stars

The way I screamed at the end so loud!!! 😭

Anonymous

May 25, 2023

8/10 stars

“You must forge your own path for it to mean anything.”
It is so nice to be back in the world of Percy Jackson. As always, Riordan’s wit and humor are a highlight of this book. The new characters that were introduced are very lovely. Jason is a strong, lovely lad. I appreciated that there is some indigenous representation with Piper. I hope to learn more about her in future books. Leo is my child and I want to protect him with my whole being. He deserves the world. It had us on a small cliffhanger. It was enough to keep me wanting more, but not wanting to pull my hair out.