Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five (Hardcover, 2009, Hyperion Book CH)

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Published May 5, 2009 by Hyperion Book CH.

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978-1-4231-2966-0
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5 stars (1 review)

The greatest monster of all, the storm giant Typhon, is on the loose, wreaking havoc and destruction across the U.S. - while Kronos's army lays siege to Manhattan. Soon Percy Jackson must make the hardest choice of his life - a choice that will save or destroy the world.

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Riordan Tops Himself Again

5 stars

Again, Riordan improved on his previous novel. This book is the best in the series, and they were all good.

Like the previous one, this one moves at a blinding pace. It’s one battle after another with short bits of character development in between. I was surprised at the length of the falling action. The book didn’t end with the abrupt post-battle, “Go celebrate! That’s all folks” short chapter. The book actually has three chapters after the battle, and Riordan does a nice job of tying up the various dangling threads.

The love triangle is finally resolved; although, it seemed pretty obvious where that was going early in the novel. Nonetheless, the tension was fun. I can’t really discuss what I liked about the ending without significant spoilers, so I will have to be satisfied by saying I really liked that everyone had a place in the final battle and …