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
Genres: Action, Adventure, Children's, Detective, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Folk Tales, Greek & Roman, Horror, Legends, Magic, Mystery, Myths, Social Skills, Spy, Supernatural, Teen, Young Adult
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Summary:
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.
Rating: 100/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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