The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)
Publisher
Disney-Hyerion
Publication Year
2014
ISBN
9781423146735
Pages
516 pages
Genre
fantasy
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen -- all of them -- and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood -- the blood of Olympus -- in order to wake. The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it "might" be able to stop a war between the two camps. The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.
Grade Level
6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationship; Racial Diversity; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Single parent; Step parent; Family member death; Biracial; Gay/Lesbian; biracial daughter; biracial son; death of a mother; single mother; single father; step father; gay teenager
Main Character
boys and girls
Race/Ethnicities
Greek God / Human Chinese / White Cherokee / White
Family Formation
multiple
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
Berkshire Book Award, 2015, Longlist, Children's Book Goodreads Choice Award, 2014, Winner, Middle Grade Iowa Teen Award, 2014, Winner, High School
Keywords
Greek mythology; Roman mythology; camps; monsters; Gaea; Hera; Zeus; Jupiter; Hephaestus; Aphrodite; Juno; racially mixed people; giants; Athena Parthenos
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Riordan, Rick, "The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)" (2014). Diverse Families. 633.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/633