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Post Captain Summary

Post Captain

Published: 1972

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Book 2 of 21: Aubrey/Maturin Novels

Genres: Action, Adventure, British & Irish, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Literature, Medical, Military, Sea, Suspense, Thriller


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Summary

With the Amiens Peace, Jack Aubrey returns to England and leases a house with Stephen Maturin, with shipmates running the household while he spends time hunting. He is introduced to the Williams family. Sophia Williams, the eldest of three daughters, is courted by Aubrey, while Diana Villiers, Sophia's cousin, is pursued by Maturin. Aubrey wants to marry Sophia, but they aren't ready to commit yet. His riches vanish when his prize agent departs with his money, and the prize court discovers that two commercial ships he took were owned by neutral countries.

The court orders him to refund the worth of the ships (rather than the prize money he expected), which is a figure he cannot afford. On hearing this, Mrs. Williams whisks her girls away to Bath. Aubrey dallys with Diana, putting his friendship with Maturin to the test and demonstrating his indecisiveness on land, in contrast to his resolute methods at sea. To escape Aubrey being kidnapped for debt, Aubrey and Maturin depart England.

They find that war is impending when visiting Christy Pallière, the French captain who had seized Aubrey's first command of Sophie before the ceasefire. All English subjects are being rounded up by the French authorities. Maturin dressed as an itinerant bear trainer and Aubrey as Flora, the bear, Aubrey, and Maturin flee over the Pyrenees to Maturin's farm. They go to Gibraltar, where Aubrey and Maturin join a ship owned by the British East India Company. The ship is taken by the privateer Bellone, but Aubrey, Maturin, and the other passengers are rescued by a British squadron.

Mr. Canning, a wealthy Jewish businessman in England, offers Aubrey a letter of marque. Mrs. Williams and Cecilia are among the guests at the same party at Queeney's. Sophia stayed at home with Frances, unaware that he would be there. Mrs. Williams hears about Maturin's Spanish castle and his medical expertise, elevating his importance in her eyes. As Aubrey walks outside, an inept thief approaches him; Mr. Scriven reveals himself to be a beneficial ally, understanding the law of debt and where Aubrey may be secure from bailiffs. He and Maturin make their way to The Grapes, secure in the Savoy's Liberty.

Aubrey declines Canning's offer to command HMS Polychrest. Polychrest is a strange spacecraft that was designed as an experimental weapon but has since been abandoned. Tom Pullings should be promoted to lieutenant, he requests. Polychrest is structurally weak and sails poorly, and Parker, the first lieutenant, is unpunished. Admiral Harte, who stands to profit financially from any prizes acquired, gives Aubrey a free hand. Aubrey does not win any prizes, much to Harte's dismay. The merchants thank him after he drives the French privateer Bellone aground outside a Spanish port. Aubrey is sent to escort convoys across the English Channel by Harte. Aubrey has a reputation for loitering in port while having an affair with Diana. Maturin is dispatched to Spain on an intelligence collecting operation. Aubrey's buddy Heneage Dundas advises Maturin to warn Aubrey about his reputation with the Admiralty when he returns.

Aubrey becomes enraged when Maturin does so, and the two resolve to fight in a duel. Aubrey contacts Diana, but she is found with Canning, putting a stop to Aubrey's interest in Diana. Aubrey is given orders to attack the French port of Chaulieu in order to sink French troopships and gunboats as well as the Fanciulla. Because of Parker's severe treatment, the crew is planning a rebellion. Maturin hears their scheme and alerts Aubrey. Aubrey puts the instigators and a few loyal crew members in a ship's boat then launches the attack. He regrets his acrimonious comments to Maturin. Polychrest runs aground during the combat in Chaulieu. Three of the ship's boats are led by Aubrey to board and capture Fanciulla. Polychrest, which founders soon after leaving Chaulieu, is refloated by the successful mariners, and the crew is transferred to Fanciulla. Aubrey and Maturin rekindle their relationship after the war.

In Fanciulla, Aubrey returns to England and is appointed to Post-captain. With his debt still looming over him, he requests any instruction. HMS Lively's Captain Hamond has taken leave to sit in Parliament, and he has been designated as the ship's interim captain. When Maturin returns from Spain, he informs Sir Joseph Blaine, the chief of naval intelligence, that the Spanish would declare war as soon as four ships carrying bullion from Montevideo arrive safely in Cadiz. Sophia begs Aubrey to carry her and her sister to the Downs at Maturin's request. Aubrey and Sophia vow not to marry anyone else while onboard; Aubrey is too penniless to provide a marriage settlement acceptable to Mrs. Williams. Maturin is a good friend of Sophia's, yet he refuses to follow her advice and propose to Diana. While at the opera, he notices Diana being held captive by Canning; his anguish is palpable.

Maturin does not get compensation for his intelligence work, but he does request that Lively be included in the squadron dispatched to intercept the Spanish. The Admiralty accepts, and Maturin is tasked with negotiating the surrender of the treasure fleet. Maturin has been involved in espionage operations for Britain, according to Aubrey, because of his temporary position and relationship with the Admiralty. Aubrey recognizes that his friend has a side that he is unaware of. The Spanish convoy refuses to surrender, resulting in a fight. The Mercedes explodes, and the other three Spanish frigates (Fama, Clara, and Medea) surrender. Clara, bearing the prize, salutes Lively with her colors, much to the delight of the captain. Then he goes after Fama. He invites two of the Spanish captains, as well as Dr. Maturin, to supper, and they toast Sophia.


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Master and Commander Summary

Master and Commander Summary

Master and Commander

Published: 1969

Author: Patrick O'Brian

Book 1 of 21: Aubrey/Maturin Novels

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Medical, Military, Sea, Suspense, Thriller


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Summary

In April of 1800, the book begins. Jack Aubrey, a shipless lieutenant wasting away in the Royal Navy port of Mahon in Minorca, meets Stephen Maturin, an impoverished Irish-Catalan physician, and natural philosopher, at a play at the Governor's Mansion.

During the performance, Maturin elbows Aubrey, who is "half a beat ahead" on the measure. The guys, who are both at personal low points, handle the situation as a question of honor, exchanging names and preparing for a duel.

Aubrey learns later that evening that he has been promoted to commander and has been assigned command of the 14-gun HM Sloop Sophie. When Aubrey runs into Maturin on the street the next day, his excitement overpowers his hatred, and he asks Maturin to dinner.

Aubrey plays the violin, and Maturin plays the cello, and the two men discover a common love of music. Aubrey invites Maturin to join his ship after learning of his occupation. Maturin agrees, despite the fact that his competence as a physician extends much beyond that of a navy surgeon.

Sophie is dispatched to the Mediterranean to escort a small convoy of cargo ships. With the help of his new first lieutenant, James Dillon, a wealthy and aristocratic Irishman, Aubrey uses the chance to get to know his men and mold them into a fighting unit.

Dillon and Maturin had met as members of the United Irishmen, a club committed to Irish home rule and Catholic emancipation (a fact they kept to themselves). When Dillon is assigned to intercept an American ship suspected of harboring Irish rebels, he has a moral problem and seeks to assist them to evade arrest.

Maturin, who has never been aboard a man-of-war, has trouble understanding nautical etiquette, so O'Brian has the crew explain naval vocabulary and the official process of awarding prize money for captured enemy vessels to him (and the reader). Maturin is regarded like a landsman by the crew, but without offense. He enjoys the opportunity to study uncommon birds and fish as a natural philosopher.

After completing his convoy responsibilities, Admiral Keith allows Aubrey to cruise the Mediterranean on his own, in search of hostile French merchants, which he finds. Sophie confronts and defeats the Cacafuego, a Spanish 32-gun xebec-frigate, despite losing a number of crew members, including Dillon, in the terrible battle.

A triumph against such odds would typically earn Aubrey formal acclaim, promotion, and a large sum of money, but his superior at Mahon is Captain Harte, with whose wife Aubrey has been having an affair. Harte makes sure Aubrey doesn't get any of those things, but he can't stop Aubrey from earning a reputation as one of the Royal Navy's outstanding young combat captains.

Sophie is seized while on escort duty by a fleet of four big French warships. Captain Christy Pallière, a Frenchman, is kind, telling Aubrey about his relations in Bath and feeding him well. After being paroled by the French, Aubrey and his men miss the Algeciras Campaign but are able to view the combat from Gibraltar. Aubrey is acquitted in a court-martial for the loss of his ship.


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary

Published: 14, July 2007

Author: J.K. Rowling

Book 7 of 7: Harry Potter

Genres: 100/100, Action, Adventure, Children's, Comedy & Humor, Coming Of Age, Epic, Fantasy, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Literature, Media Tie-In School, Suspense, Magic, Teen, Witches, Wizards, Young Adult


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Voldemort seized control of the Ministry of Magic after Dumbledore's death. Meanwhile, Harry is about to turn seventeen and will no longer be protected by his deceased mother. Members of the Order of the Phoenix relocate the Dursleys and plan to fly Harry to the Burrow using decoys. When they leave, they are attacked by Death Eaters, and "Mad-Eye" Moody and Hedwig are dead, while George Weasley is injured. Voldemort arrives to assassinate Harry, but Harry's wand defends him on its own.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione are getting ready to track down Voldemort's final four Horcruxes. Each receives a Golden Snitch from Dumbledore, a Deluminator from Ron, and "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" from Hermione. They are also handed the Sword of Godric Gryffindor, which has the ability to erase Horcruxes, but the Ministry bans them from using it. The Ministry falls to Voldemort during Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding, and Death Eaters attack the wedding banquet. The three flees to 12 Grimmauld Place, Sirius Black's ancestral house, which he has given to Harry.

Sirius's late brother, Regulus, took the Horcrux locket and concealed it in the home, they discover. Mundungus Fletcher later took it. House-elf Kreacher tracks down Fletcher, who claims Dolores Umbridge stole the locket. The trio infiltrates the Ministry and steals the locket from Umbridge, but their escape compromises Grimmauld Place. They take refuge in the woods, unable to destroy the locket and with no other leads. The sinister aspect of the locket upsets Ron, and he leaves the group.

Harry and Hermione discover Dumbledore's relationship with the wicked wizard Gellert Grindelwald. Nagini attacks them as they journey to Godric's Hollow, Harry's birthplace. They manage to flee, but Harry's wand is damaged. Patronus, a doe, leads Harry to a pond housing Gryffindor's sword one night. The locket around Harry's neck nearly kills him as he tries to reclaim it. Ron saves him and smashes the locket after being directed back by the Deluminator.

Hermione discovers a sign worn by Luna Lovegood's father, Xenophilius Lovegood, in Dumbledore's book. According to him, the sign depicts the fabled Deathly Hallows: the Elder Wand, an unbeatable wand; the Resurrection Stone, which can call the dead; and an impenetrable Invisibility Cloak. When Xenophilius begins to act suspiciously, the group realizes Luna has been kidnapped. In exchange for Luna's release, Xenophillius summons Death Eaters to capture them, but they escape. Voldemort, Harry deduces, is looking for the Elder Wand, which Dumbledore received after defeating Grindelwald. Harry deduces that his Invisibility Cloak is the third Hallow, and his Snitch holds the Resurrection Stone.

The group is apprehended and transported to Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix tortures Hermione because she believes they stole Gryffindor's sword from her Gringotts vault. They escape to Bill and Fleur's cottage with the assistance of Dobby the house-elf, along with other inmates, including the goblin Griphook. Bellatrix murders Dobby during the escape. Voldemort steals the Elder Wand from Dumbledore's grave, according to Harry's vision.

The group decides to break into Bellatrix's vault in the hopes of finding another Horcrux. They break in, take Hufflepuff's cup, and flee with Griphook's assistance, but Griphook steals Gryffindor's sword in the process. Voldemort is alerted of the robbery, and he decides to examine his Horcruxes, revealing the remaining ones to Harry: Nagini and one buried at Hogwarts.

The three arrive at Hogwarts with the assistance of Dumbledore's brother Aberforth. Voldemort launches an attack on Hogwarts after learning of Harry's location. Teachers and kids band together to defend the school. Ron and Hermione use basilisk fangs from the Chamber of Secrets to smash Hufflepuff's cup. Harry realizes Ravenclaw's diadem is the Horcrux. Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle attack the three as they search for the diadem in the Room of Requirement. Crabbe assaults them with a cursed fire but is unable to control it, killing him and destroying the diadem. Meanwhile, many people are slain as a result of Voldemort's attack, including Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, and Fred Weasley.

Voldemort believes the Elder Wand is not working as it should. Voldemort murders Snape because he believes Snape, who murdered Dumbledore, is its rightful master. As Snape dies, Harry comes, and Snape passes him memories to examine in the Pensieve. They disclose that Snape adored Harry's mother and worked as a double agent for Voldemort. He had kept an eye on the three, summoning the doe Patronus. It is also revealed that Dumbledore was dying as a result of his mismanagement of the ring Horcrux and that he had arranged his "death" at Snape's hands.

Harry also discovers that, unbeknownst to Voldemort, he is an inadvertent Horcrux who must die at Voldemort's hands to become mortal. Harry surrenders, directing Neville Longbottom to assassinate Nagini. On the journey, he uses Snitch's Resurrection Stone to reconcile with his parents and other departed loved ones. When he encounters Voldemort, he drops the stone, and Voldemort casts the Killing Curse on him.

Dumbledore greets Harry as he awakens in a dreamy place like King's Cross. He says that Voldemort's first Killing Curse left a piece of his soul in Harry, resulting in their bond. The most recent Killing Curse removed the soul piece, allowing Harry to resurrect or "go on." Harry resurrects and pretends to die. Voldemort declares a ceasefire and demands their surrender at Hogwarts. Neville, on the other hand, takes Gryffindor's sword from the Sorting Hat and murders Nagini.

Molly Weasley murders Bellatrix, and Harry reveals himself to Voldemort. He reveals that Elder Wand's fealty is transferred by defeating, rather than murdering, its former master. The Elder Wand's master had been Draco, not Snape, who had disarmed Dumbledore before Snape murdered him. Harry now wields the Elder Wand after disarming Draco at Malfoy Manor. Voldemort casts the Killing Curse on Harry, but the spell returns and kills Voldemort. Harry repairs his original wand with the Elder Wand before returning it to Dumbledore's grave. He maintains his Invisibility Cloak and abandons the Resurrection Stone. The wizarding world has returned to normalcy.


Epilogue

The Major characters are seeing their children go to Hogwarts 19 years later. James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna are Harry and Ginny's three children. Rose and Hugo are Ron and Hermione's two children. Teddy Lupin, Harry's godson, is seen kissing Bill and Fleur's daughter Victoire, as Draco and his wife are sending off their son Scorpius. Albus is about to start his first year at Hogwarts and is concerned that he will be sent to Slytherin. Harry reassures him, reminding his son of Snape's courage and how the Sorting Hat might explain his wishes. Harry remarks that "everything is good" because his scar hasn't ached in 19 years.


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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Summary

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Summary

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Summary

Published: 16, July 2005

Author: J.K. Rowling

Book 6 of 7: Harry Potter

Genres: Action, Adventure, Children's, Comedy & Humor, Coming Of Age, Epic, Fantasy, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Literature, Media Tie-In School, Suspense, Magic, Teen, Witches, Wizards, Young Adult


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Summary

Draco's mother, Narcissa Malfoy, and her sister, Bellatrix Lestrange, a Lord Voldemort supporter, meet with Severus Snape, a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Narcissa is concerned that her son will not be able to complete a mission that Voldemort has assigned to him. Snape swears to help Draco in an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa.

Harry is collected by Dumbledore and escorted to the Burrow, the home of Harry's best friend Ron Weasley. They take a detour to the house of Horace Slughorn, a former Hogwarts Potions teacher, and Harry unknowingly assists Slughorn in persuading him to return to teaching.

Harry says he believes Draco is a Death Eater while riding the Hogwarts Express to Hogwarts. Draco brags to his pals about a duty Voldemort has set him, which Harry overhears. Draco captures Harry and petrifies him, fracturing his nose in the process. Nymphadora Tonks tracks Harry down, fixes his nose, and takes him to Hogwarts.

Snape will teach Defence Against the Dark Arts, while Slughorn will teach Potions, according to Dumbledore. Harry discovers an old potion book that previously belonged to "The Half-Blood Prince," a person who penned various spells and advice in the book. Harry does exceptionally well in Potions class, earning a bottle of Felix Felicis, sometimes known as "Liquid Luck." Hermione, on the other hand, is wary about the book.

Ron and Hermione get closer, but after learning about Hermione's history with Viktor Krum through his sister Ginny, Ron dates Lavender Brown, making Hermione envious. After a Gryffindor Quidditch triumph, Harry develops emotions for Ginny, and the two subsequently begin dating with Ron's blessing. Throughout the year, Draco becomes increasingly erratic, acting in increasingly dubious ways.

Meanwhile, Dumbledore and Harry utilize the Pensieve to analyze memories of individuals from Voldemort's history in order to aid Harry in his anticipated battle with Voldemort. Slughorn is seen chatting with a young Tom Riddle in one of the memories, but it has been changed, so Dumbledore orders Harry to retrieve the true memory from Slughorn.

Slughorn instructs Riddle about the procedure of dividing one's soul and concealing it in Horcruxes, making the user almost eternal, and Harry uses Felix Felicis to retrieve the memories. Six Horcruxes were made by Voldemort, and they must be destroyed in order for Voldemort to be eliminated. Tom Riddle's notebook from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, as well as a ring belonging to Voldemort's grandfather, has already been destroyed; four more remain.

Harry and Dumbledore travel to a cave at the end of the year to recover a Horcrux, Slytherin's locket. The locket is in the center of a lake, in a potion-filled basin. Dumbledore consumes the potion in order to obtain the locket, gravely weakening him. Harry and Dumbledore retrieve the locket and head to Hogwarts to locate the Dark Mark above a school tower after fending off Inferi concealed in the lake.

They reach the top of the tower and are confronted by Draco, who explains that his objective is to assassinate Dumbledore and that he assisted Death Eaters in gaining access to Hogwarts. Draco, on the other hand, is powerless to hurt Dumbledore. When Snape comes, he murders Dumbledore. Harry chases Snape, ignoring the conflict unfolding within Hogwarts, but is vanquished by him. Snape announces that he is the Half-Blood Prince before fleeing.

To protect Ginny, Harry breaks up with her after Dumbledore's funeral. He realizes the locket is a forgery, with a message from "R. A. B." inside. Instead of returning to Hogwarts the next year, Harry proclaims his plan to seek for Horcruxes. Ron and Hermione have promised to follow him.


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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Summary

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Published: 27, June 2003

Author: J.K. Rowling

Book 5 of 7: Harry Potter

Genres: Action, Adventure, Children's, Comedy & Humor, Coming Of Age, Epic, Fantasy, Family Life, Fiction, Friendship, Literature, School, Suspense, Magic, Teen, Witches, Wizards, Young Adult


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Summary

Dementors attack Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley over the summer. Harry is expelled from Hogwarts after being forced to magically fend them off, but his expulsion is postponed until a hearing at the Ministry of Magic. A trio of Order of the Phoenix wizards transport Harry to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, Sirius Black's boyhood home.

The Order, according to Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, is a secret organization directed by Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore and committed to defeating Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Voldemort is on the lookout for something he lacked previous to his downfall, according to Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny Weasley, and Fred and George Weasley. The Ministry, commanded by Cornelius Fudge, refuses to recognize Voldemort's reappearance and is waging a defamation campaign against Harry and Dumbledore. Dumbledore defends Harry during the hearing, and he is acquitted of all accusations.

Dolores Umbridge, a senior Ministry official, is appointed as the new Defense against the Dark Arts instructor at Hogwarts. She argues with Harry over Voldemort's reappearance and punishes him by having him draw lines with a pen that magically carves "I must not speak falsehoods" onto the back of his hand. When she refuses to teach Harry, Ron, and Hermione defensive magic, they start their own Defense organization with the support of other pupils. As the new High Inquisitor, Umbridge is given the authority by the Ministry to intervene at Hogwarts, and she bans unregistered clubs, forcing Dumbledore's Army to assemble in secret to practice under Harry's instruction in the Room of Requisition

Harry sees Voldemort's serpent Nagini violently assaulting Arthur Weasley one night. Arthur is rescued when Harry alerts Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore. Professor Snape, a member of the Order, is assigned to instruct Harry Occlumency in order to protect his mind from Voldemort's invasions. Dumbledore's Army is finally discovered by Umbridge, and in order to avoid Harry's expulsion, Dumbledore assumes command of the organization and flees into hiding. Umbridge is appointed Headmistress, although she is denied access to Dumbledore's former office.

Harry's Occlumency classes are a disaster. Snape is summoned away during one session, leaving Harry alone with the Pensieve. Snape's recollection of his father, James Potter, and Sirius Black abusing and humiliating Snape at school is shown in it. Snape catches Harry and abruptly terminates the session. During examinations, Harry gets a vision of Sirius being tortured by Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries, and Harry makes no more attempt to safeguard his thoughts. To contact Grimmauld Place, Harry utilizes the floo network in Umbridge's fireplace. Sirius' house-elf, Kreacher, believes he has left.

Umbridge apprehends Harry and demands that Snape interview him using Veritaserum, which he says he no longer has. Harry informs Snape about Sirius in a sneaky manner, which Snape swears he doesn't comprehend. Umbridge admits that she orchestrated the Dementor attack on Harry, and she chooses to use the Cruciatus Curse to interrogate him. Hermione steps in and persuades Umbridge that Dumbledore's secret weapon is hidden somewhere in the Forbidden Forest. She is led into the domain of the centaurs by Harry and Hermione. They kidnap Umbridge after she irritates them.

Harry and Hermione manage to get away from the centaurs. They are joined by Luna, Ron, Ginny, and Neville, and they fly to the Ministry on Thestrals to save Sirius. In the Department of Mysteries, they can't find him, but they do find a glass sphere with Harry's and Voldemort's names on it. Death Eaters headed by Lucius Malfoy assault them, revealing that Harry was duped into coming here with a phony vision in order to get the sphere, which is exactly what Voldemort is looking for - a recording of a prophecy about Harry and Voldemort.

Members of the Order of the Phoenix arrive and fight the Death Eaters. During the battle, Neville breaks the prophecy by mistake, and Bellatrix Lestrange murders Sirius. Harry pursues her, but he is no match for her. Voldemort arrives to assassinate Harry, but Dumbledore enters and battles Voldemort to a draw. In an effort to persuade Dumbledore to kill Harry, Voldemort takes control of Harry, but Harry fights back, forcing Voldemort out just before Fudge arrives. Fudge acknowledges the truth after seeing Voldemort.

Dumbledore says in his office that Snape had recognized Harry's warning and contacted the Order. Dumbledore also mentions that Kreacher informed Lucius' wife, Narcissa, of Harry and Sirius' friendship, which Voldemort exploited. Dumbledore also informs that Harry is safe from Voldemort with the Dursleys, as Petunia, Lily's sister, seals Harry's mother's protection by taking him in.

Dumbledore also exposes the details of the prophecy, which predicted the birth of a person who would be able to vanquish Voldemort. Part of the prophecy was overheard by one of Voldemort's servants, who notified Voldemort, who subsequently attempted to kill the newborn Harry. The rest of the prophecy, which Voldemort missed, said that Voldemort would treat his opponent as an equal and that one of them would finally murder the other.

Harry becomes morose as a result of the prophecy and the loss of Sirius, despite the fact that the wizarding society now holds him in high regard. Harry returns to the Dursleys, spurred on by his cronies.


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The Last Olympian Summary

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 5

The Last Olympian

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 5

Published: 5, May 2009

Author: Rick Riordan

Book 5 of 5: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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While driving with Rachel Dare, Percy Jackson is accosted by Charles Beckendorf, and the two set out to assault Luke's ship, Princess Andromeda. Because of a spy at Camp Half-Blood, Kronos, who is housed in Luke's mortal body, is not caught off guard, and Beckendorf is murdered in an explosion. Later, Percy awakens in the underwater kingdom of his father Poseidon, which is under attack by the Titan Oceanus. Poseidon sends Percy back to Camp Half-Blood to hear the "Great Prophecy," but Percy wants to help fight. Percy reports the spy to the camp and learns that the Olympians are battling Typhon.

That night, Percy departs with Nico di Angelo, Hades' son, in search of information on how to fight Kronos. Percy obtains a blessing from his mother after visiting Luke's mother in Westport, Connecticut, and speaking with Hestia. He subsequently goes into the underworld, where he bathes in the River Styx and accepts Achilles' curse. Percy succeeds despite being deceived by Nico in return for information about the boy's mother. He exploits his new invulnerability to battle a tiny army of Hades' henchmen.

Percy appears in New York City after emerging from the Underworld, leaving Nico to persuade his father to join the fight against Kronos. Percy enlists the assistance of the campers to protect Olympus, as the gods refuse to give up their fight with Typhon. New York City is put to sleep by a tremendous sleeping spell cast by Morpheus, Hecate, and Kronos himself just before the conflict begins. Despite the addition of Thalia's Hunters of Artemis, the Party Ponies, and a few other allies, the Olympian army is unable to repel the Titan army's relentless attacks. Out of the original 40 campers, about 16 perish at Camp Half-Blood.

When Annabeth shields Percy from an attack by Ethan Nakamura that would have hit Percy in the Achilles tendon, she sustains a serious injury. Despite these defeats, Percy rejects Prometheus' offer of surrender and entrusts Hestia with the Titan's gift of Pandora's pithos. The campers destroy Hyperion, which enrages Kronos even more. Rachel Dare, who has been having unexplained prophesy moments, appears to warn Percy of a drakon that can only be slain by an Ares kid.

Silena Beauregard, dressed as Ares' chief counselor Clarisse, enters and breaks the cabin's war boycott, wounding herself in the process. In a fit of rage, the real Clarisse comes and kills the drakon on her own. The campers discover that Silena was the camp's spy, but that after her boyfriend Beckendorf died, she opted to atone for her wrongdoings.

Percy visits his father and requests that Poseidon join the battle against Typhon, which he grudgingly accepts. Percy and his allies are driven back to the blocks around the Empire State Building, where they make their final stand to preserve Mount Olympus. Kronos succeeds to reach Olympus even as Hades arrives with Nico and an army. Percy confronts Kronos without obtaining a meaningful edge for either side. The warriors may see Typhon nearing New York in an Iris message-vision, only to be vanquished by Poseidon and his Cyclopes.

Ethan Nakamura likewise defies Kronos' predictions, but he is assassinated. When Kronos threatens Annabeth, Luke regains control of his body and, with the help of Percy, injures himself to the brink of death, killing Kronos. Luke informs Percy before he dies that Ethan was correct; the battle was sparked by the wrath of unrecognized gods and unclaimed offspring. He passes away quietly, and his body is carried away by the Fates.

Thalia, Grover, Annabeth, Tyson, Clarisse, and Nico are among the heroes rewarded by the gods for their contributions to the destruction of the Titans. Percy is finally called forward. Zeus bestows to him the greatest of all gifts: immortal godhood. To the Olympians' surprise, Percy instead begs the gods to vow on the River Styx that they will claim all demigods by the age of thirteen, build homes for all minor gods and Hades' offspring, and grant amnesty to innocent Titans and former friends like Calypso. Percy also breaks Zeus', Poseidon's, and Hades' oaths not to produce demigod offspring.

Kronos isn't dead, Hermes tells Percy, but he's been spread so thin that he'll never form a mind, much alone a body again, because the Titans can't die any more than the gods can. Percy finds Rachel's plans to become the next Oracle after the conference, and he hurries to camp with Annabeth and Nico. Rachel is firmly established as the next Oracle under Apollo's guidance, and she delivers the next Great Prophecy. Percy's birthday is celebrated by Annabeth, and the two begin dating shortly after the chapter ends. Camp Half-Blood is slowly returning to normal as the gods keep their new vows. The end-of-summer bead pays tribute to the numerous slain demigods.


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The Battle of the Labyrinth Summary

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 4

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 4

Published: 6, May 2008

Author: Rick Riordan

Book 4 of 5: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Percy Jackson goes to Goode High School for freshman orientation, where he meets Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a mortal who can see through the Mist. She assists him in defeating two empousai and escaping. Grover is in trouble with the Council of Cloven Elders for not having found Pan, so Percy travels to Camp Half-Blood. Annabeth and Percy accidentally find an entrance into the Labyrinth during a competition organized by the new sword instructor Quintus, which presents a possible invasion route for Luke. Annabeth is tasked with finding Daedalus and persuading him not to give Luke Ariadne's string, which would aid him in navigating the Labyrinth.

Grover, Percy, and Tyson are her chosen companions. Before leaving, Percy learns that Nico plans to resurrect his late sister (with the help of King Minos) by exchanging her soul for the soul of someone who has escaped death – someone like Percy. Before arriving at Geryon's ranch and meeting Nico, the questers face a number of challenges in the maze, including encounters with Briares, the Sphinx, and Janus. They go in search of Hephaestus, and after speaking with him, they split up: Tyson and Grover go in search of Pan, while Annabeth and Percy go to the god's forge in Mount St. Helens' volcano.

Kronos' smiths almost kill Percy in the forge, but he escapes by causing an earthquake that helps him get ejected from the volcano. When Percy awakens, he is on the island of Ogygia with Calypso, the Titan Atlas's daughter. Calypso tells Percy that she is cursed to fall in love with every hero who visits her island, but that the hero will never be able to stay. Percy realizes that he, too, must leave after Hephaestus informs him of events in the mortal world. Percy and Annabeth return to Camp Half-Blood and travel to Manhattan in search of Rachel, who should be able to navigate the Labyrinth.

Despite being kidnapped by Luke's minions, they make it to Daedalus' workshop and discover Quintus is an ancient inventor who lives as an automaton. He informs them that he has already aided Luke, believing they would not be able to withstand a Titan assault. Luke discovers the group and informs them that Minos has been planning to swap Daedalus' soul for his own. The four teenagers fight to get out of the maze, while Daedalus, who has been betrayed, remains in the maze with his hellhound.

Later, they discover the Titan castle of Mount Othrys and learn that Luke has been possessed by Kronos in some way. They run into Grover and Tyson and come to Pan's resting place, where he speaks to them and imparts a piece of his fading spirit to each of them. After that, the party, except Rachel, returns to Camp Half-Blood to battle. The Titan army streams out of the Labyrinth, seemingly winning until Daedalus comes with Mrs. O'Leary and Briares, who murder Kampê.

Grover causes a Panic, scaring away the remaining Titan soldiers. After the battle, Nico assists Daedalus in escaping the Labyrinth and destroys it. Percy departs camp for the school year after a memorial service for the deceased campers. At the conclusion of the summer, Percy receives a visit from his father Poseidon, who presents him with a sand dollar and advises him to "use it carefully." Nico subsequently comes and tells Percy about his plan to finally beat Luke.


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The Titan's Curse Summary

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 3

The Titan's Curse

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 3

Published: 1, May 2007

Author: Rick Riordan

Book 3 of 5: Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Sally Jackson gives Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, and Thalia Grace a trip to Westover Hall, a boarding school in Bar Harbor, Maine, where they would escort two half-blood siblings called Nico and Bianca di Angelo to Camp Half-Blood. An instructor dubbed Dr. Thorn, who is actually a manticore attacks them. Dr. Thorn dives from a cliff with Annabeth on his back, despite the arrival of the goddess Artemis and her hunters.

Artemis is worried by the manticore's description of a "Great Stirring" of monsters, and she sets out on her own to track down an Olympus-devouring monster she believes has finally returned from Tartarus. She rides her brother Apollo's solar chariot to Camp Half-Blood with the half-bloods and Hunters (who now include Bianca di Angelo when she accepts their pledge).

Percy and his Pegasus pal Blackjack save a sea monster named Bessie at camp, while Artemis' henchman Zo Nightshade begins experiencing strange visions about Artemis in dire peril. Annabeth saves Luke from being crushed by a cave roof by holding it up for him in Percy's nightmares. Both Zo and Percy are unable to intervene until the Oracle (an elderly mummy) escapes from the Big House's attic on his own, during a capture the flag game in which Thalia and Percy come dangerously close to colliding.

Zo and Chiron plan a journey when it gives a prophecy to her, and she decides to invite Thalia, Grover Underwood, Bianca, and another Hunter along (who is then taken out of commission by a deadly prank). Due to their chastity vows, the Hunters refuse to travel or socialize with a man; hence Percy is not allowed to attend. He catches up with Nico before departing, promising to keep Bianca safe during the mission. He successfully escapes camp on Blackjack and joins the party, but he is nearly stopped by Mr. D atop the Chrysler Building, who only decides to let him go because there is a good probability Percy will be murdered while on the mission.

Percy spots Dr. Thorn entering the National Museum of Natural History when he arrives in Washington, D.C., and pursues him using Annabeth's invisibility hat. There's Luke Castellan and a big man named the General, and they've summoned spartoi, zombie skeleton warriors, to hunt down the official quest party, who are nearby at the National Air and Space Museum. Percy tries to warn the party, but the Nemean lion attacks them before they can flee. They battle the lion and kill it, with Percy claiming the lion's impenetrable pelt as a prize.

The quest group and Percy leave and, with the help of Apollo (posing as a homeless man), freighthop to Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Grover detects the presence of the god Pan in Cloudcroft, who sent the Erymanthian boar to aid them in their escape from the spartoi. The boar transports them to Gila Claw, Arizona, where the "Junkyard of the Gods" is located. The trio enters the junkyard after a brief interaction with Ares and Aphrodite (in which Aphrodite examines Percy's infatuation with Annabeth while also warning him of the hazards of the Junkyard), where Bianca attempts to steal a cursed sculpture for Nico. Her thievery wakes a Talos prototype, and she sacrifices her life to bring it down.

After stealing boats, the remaining quest members sulk their way to Hoover Dam. Percy encounters Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a mortal girl who can see through the Mist, and the quest members narrowly escape the spartoi once more with the assistance of Athena (posing as a tour guide), landing in San Francisco on the backs of two bronze winged angels.

Percy meets Nereus when he reaches there and here he learns that Artemis is looking for Bessie because it is the monster, the ophiotaurus he rescued back at camp with blackjack, a creature whose entrails may be burnt to gain the ability to destroy Olympus. Using this knowledge, Luke tries to persuade Thalia to join the Titans, despite the fact that she is almost 16 and looks to be the hero of the Great Prophecy, and she reluctantly rejects it.

Grover returns to Camp Half-Blood with Bessie after the last confrontation with Dr. Thorn, in which Percy begs Mr. D to help him kill the manticore, and Percy offers the Nemean lion's pelt to Poseidon in thanks for their safe travel. Frederick Chase, Annabeth's father, and an aircraft pilot is sought by Zo, Percy, and Thalia in the hopes that he can assist them in reaching their last destination: Mount Tamalpais, the current location of the Titans' citadel on Mount Othrys.

They proceed to the Garden of the Hesperides in Professor Chase's automobile. After confronting the Hesperides (of whom Zo is an exiled member owing to her aiding Heracles in stealing a golden apple during the Labors of Hercules by handing him Riptide, Percy's sword), Zo is injured by the dragon Ladon's venom as they pass through. The gang discovers Artemis performing his duty where the Titan Atlas formerly held up the sky. Percy momentarily lifts the sky's weight from Artemis so she may battle the Titan after witnessing Annabeth tied up and taken prisoner by Luke, and realizing that "the General" is not only Atlas but also Zo's father.

Artemis confronts Atlas and, with Percy's aid, is able to re-trap him under the sky, but not before injuring Zo by shoving her down a cliff. Thalia fights Luke and is supposedly killed as she kicks him down the side of the mountain. They escape and proceed to a nearby airport in Artemis' silver chariot with the assistance of Mr. Chase, who comes in a biplane equipped with machine guns that fire heavenly bronze bullets. Shortly after landing, Zo succumbs to her injuries, and Artemis creates a new constellation in her honor. After that, the remainder of the group heads to Mount Olympus.

Artemis ultimately persuades the gods to intervene against the Titans during the winter solstice assembly. Artemis asks Thalia to become an immortal Huntress and she accepts, delaying the Great Prophecy by keeping her 15 years old for the remainder of her life. Percy's father, Poseidon, informs him that Luke has miraculously survived. Percy is warned by Athena to keep away from Annabeth. Returning to Camp Half-Blood, the two are dubious and concerned about the future.

However, before Percy can return home, he is obliged to explain Bianca's death to Nico. Nico instantly accuses Percy, claiming that he promised to keep her safe. When a swarm of spartoi arrives to attack Percy, Nico exiles them to the underworld, revealing himself to be Hades' son. Shortly afterward, Nico flees camp, and Percy reveals the truth about Nico's origins to Annabeth and Grover. They agree to keep the truth hidden from everyone else, especially the Titans' army because it implies that the Great Prophecy now has two prospective heroes.


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The Sea of Monsters Summary

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 2

The Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 2

Published: 1, April 2006

Author: Rick Riordan

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Summary

Percy Jackson and the Olympians opens with Percy dreaming about Grover being pursued by a monster. He wakes up on the last day of his seventh-grade year at Meriwether College Prep, a calm year. There, he became friends with Tyson, a homeless youngster who the school adopted as a charity project. Percy is ambushed by a band of Laestrygonians during a game of dodgeball in gym class but is saved by Tyson and Annabeth, who were on their way back to Camp Half-Blood after having visions about the camp being in danger. The three go to Long Island in a magical cab piloted by the Graeae. They arrive at the camp to find a group of campers led by Clarisse LaRue fighting two Colchis bulls.

Tyson is given permission to cross the camp's perimeter once more in order to save Percy. He is shown to be a newborn Cyclops and Percy's half-brother, as he is also a Poseidon's offspring. By poisoning the demigod Thalia's tree, some unknown foe has undermined the defensive walls of Camp Half-Blood, leaving the campers susceptible to future monster attacks. Chiron, the camp counselor, is sacked after being suspected of poisoning the tree.

Chiron observes before departing that only the Golden Fleece has the power to save the camp. Stymphalian birds attack during the chariot races shortly after, but Percy and Annabeth use Chiron's boombox and Dean Martin's "Volare" to distract them, allowing the Apollo campers to fire them down.

Tantalus is appointed as the new camp counselor due to his charm and sword skills. Tantalus sends Clarisse LaRue to retrieve the Golden Fleece as a prize for winning the chariot race and bans anyone else from leaving camp without his permission. Percy leaves camp with Annabeth and Tyson to find Grover after speaking with the deity Hermes concerning the fate of his son Luke. The trio arrives at the Princess Andromeda, a cruise ship populated with monsters and demigods that have united with the giant Kronos, with the assistance of a hippocampus named Rainbow.

They are apprehended aboard the ship by Luke Castellan, who reveals that he is planning to resurrect Kronos. Annabeth, Thalia, and Luke narrowly escape on an emergency lifeboat and seek refuge in a hideaway they made as youngsters. A hydra tracks them down and attacks them, but Clarisse and her ship, the CSS Birmingham, save them.

Clarisse's search and travel to the Bermuda Triangle are joined by Annabeth, Percy, and Tyson (also known as Sea of Monsters). The ship tries to cross between Charybdis and Scylla in order to reach the Sea of Monsters, but they attack and destroy it. Percy and Annabeth board a lifeboat and travel to the nearest island when Clarisse becomes separated from the others and Tyson appears to be dead in the explosion. After passing across the narrow strait guarded by Charybdis and Scylla, the two arrive on the island of the witch-queen Circe, much as Odysseus did.

When they realize Circe has transformed scores of men into guinea pigs, they board the legendary pirate ship Queen Anne's Revenge, which Percy is able to command using just his abilities, leaving legendary Blackbeard along with his crew to deal with Circe. Percy and Annabeth pass by the Sirens, and Annabeth confides in Percy about her fears.

They arrive at the island of Percy's half-brother, the Cyclops Polyphemus, to find that he has taken Clarisse captive. Percy and Annabeth encounter Grover, who is posing as a female Cyclops to deceive Polyphemus into not eating him, before embarking on their trek to the island's heart. Tyson arrives to assist as well, having been rescued from the wreckage of the Birmingham by Rainbow. They locate the Golden Fleece, but the Queen Anne's Revenge is destroyed by Polyphemus, forcing the gang to flee on Rainbow and a few other ships.

Percy discovers in Miami that Clarisse must return to camp alone in order to fulfill her prophecy, but he and the others are taken by Luke. Percy is kidnapped and taken onboard the Princess Andromeda, where he makes contact with Camp Half-Blood through the goddess Iris and charms Luke into confessing, exonerating Chiron, and restoring him to his rightful place. Luke is outraged and fights Percy, but Chiron and the Party Ponies arrive to save them, and Chiron reveals that he is distrusted since Kronos is his father.

Thalia's pine tree is healed once the Golden Fleece is placed on it. After clearing the difficulty of Polyphemus drawing in searchers through the Golden Fleece, Grover is granted a furlough on his solo mission to discover the deity, Pan. Percy and Annabeth win a second chariot race with the assistance of Tyson, who departs after accepting an offer from Poseidon to work in the god's underwater Cyclops forges. The Fleece's enchantment, however, is too powerful, and it resurrects Thalia, offering another prospective demigod for the Great Prophecy, which Percy learns was Kronos' goal all along.


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