He is specially against Annabeth, becuase she is a daughter of the Greek goddess Athena, who would be known as the Roman goddess Minerva, who is not worshipped in Rome.

He shrieks that he will not allow any weapons inside the Pomerian Line, and grumbles at Jason for consorting with the enemies of Rome, referring to the Greek demigods.

She sees evidence of the Romans' recent battle, including the cracked dome of the Senate House.Īn explosion nearly knocks Annabeth overboard, and Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries, appears on the Argo II. Soon, the horns from Camp Jupiter blew from below as the campers had spotted the Argo II.Īnnabeth Chase is amazed by the size of Camp Jupiter, which is twice the size of Camp Half-Blood, in the shape of a capital G, and notices the landmarks that Jason had told her about. Athena also had given Annabeth the worst present of her life during this meeting. She is also reminded of how much she misses Percy Jackson, her boyfriend, every time she looks at Jason.Īnnabeth also mentions feeling a mysterious chill, as if 'a psychotic snowman had crept up behind her and was breathing down her neck.' Annabeth wishes she could pray to her mother, but this would be impossible, as Athena had appeared to her about a month earlier-an encounter Annabeth describes as horrible. As Annabeth watches Jason, she wonders if this could all be a trap, as she was still a bit distrusting of Jason because he seems too perfect. Jason Grace prepares by putting on a purple toga over his orange Camp Half-Blood t-shirt and Piper McLean practices her lines for the landing. Annabeth tries to keep Gleeson Hedge from attacking the first thing he sees by making him watch reruns of mixed martial arts championships in his cabin. While Leo Valdez is flying the Argo II with a control system that involved Wii remotes, a dubstep soundboard, a keyboard, and a monitor, and much more complicated things. While getting ready to land at Camp Jupiter, Annabeth Chase prepares by making sure the backup plans are ready in case something goes wrong, as well as the back-ups to the backup plans. On September 27, Rick Riordan confirmed that there would be first US printing of 3.5 million copies. The cover and full first chapter were released on June 1 on the Disney Heroes of Olympus website. There, it is revealed that Annabeth Chase is one of the narrators.

While released information on the book, including page numbers, Rick mentioned that the book wasn't finished yet.ĭuring his tour to promote the last of The Kane Chronicles books, titled The Serpent's Shadow, Rick read part of the first chapter of The Mark of Athena. Rick Riordan has been working on The Mark of Athena since the completion of The Son of Neptune.

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan