Don't mind me, just having a freak out at my desk because Rick Riordan wrote a Kane Chronicles/Percy Jackson crossover short story and made all my dreams come true.

Some less rageworthy/more squeeworthy details have been leaked about The Lost Hero. heyjessiex found this RR interview with Puffin Books where he gives some awesome character details and confirms some theories about Greek v. Roman. Beware if you click the link - there's a spoiler-tastic question re: Percy.

( The less spoilery interview details under the cut )

The official website for The Lost Hero has gone live with a trailer for the book and a couple of character profiles (although one is actually a place profile, whatever). Plus there's cool art of the new characters under "Extras." I like Piper's best, even if we can't see her face, lol.

( Spoiler cutting just because I should )

The summary of The Lost Hero settles it: Jason Leo is the son Hephaestus. Gloat away, mediate89. The new cover's also on the Amazon link if you haven't seen it yet.

Also, some fun Lost Hero related things from an NY Times interview with RR:

“I know that it will be five books, like ‘Percy Jackson,’” Mr. Riordan said. “I know the premise for each book and ( Read more... )

Title: Death's Dare
Rating: R
Characters/Pairings: Rachel/Nico, with appearances from the rest of the cast and the gods
Summary: After an attempt on her life, Apollo decides Rachel needs a bodyguard and who better to take the job than a certain son of Hades? Too bad they're not going to make things easy for each other, especially when it comes to ( Read more... )

Okay, it took me a bit longer than usual to read this because of finals, but I just finished. And this book? Five hundred pages of awesome.

If you enjoyed Percy Jackson, you're definitely guaranteed to like this series. The set-up is very much the same as the first PJO book; it even seems to be following the plot of The Lightning Thief pretty ( Read more... )