Synopsis :

In order to try to head off Kronos' approach by sea, Percy and Beckendorf
attempt to destroy his ship, the Princess Andromeda. However, Kronos, still
possessing Luke Castellan, is not caught off guard, and Beckendorf sacrifices his
life to destroy the ship, while Percy dives overboard and passes out from contact
with Kronos' scythe when battling him on the ship. Percy is awakened by his
half-brother Tyson, the cyclops. He finds that he is in his father Poseidon's
underwater palace, which is under siege by the forces of the Titan Oceanus.
Percy wants to stay and help fight with his father, but Poseidon sends Percy back
to Camp Half-Blood. At Camp Half-Blood, Chiron decides it is time for Percy to
hear the "Great Prophecy." Percy informs the camp that there is a spy among
them, someone who has been informing the Titans for years, but they put it aside
until the bigger issues at hand are dealt with, such as the impending war against
Kronos. Soon after arriving, Percy leaves again with Nico di Angelo, son of Hades,
to find out Nico's plan for Percy to survive the battle, as mentioned at the end of
The Battle of the Labyrinth. After visiting Luke's mother in Westport,
Connecticut, and talking with Hestia, goddess of the hearth and home, Percy
procures a blessing from his mother, which will allow him to descend into the
Underworld for the second time. Here, Nico betrays Percy for information on his
past, but then helps Percy to escape from confinement. The two boys then follow
through with the original plan, which was for Percy to bathe in the River Styx
and gain Achilles' power.

Percy emerges from the Underworld in New York City, leaving a very depressed
Nico behind. Percy calls Annabeth and tells her it's time for the battle to begin.
The campers, alongside Chiron, arrive and Percy organizes them (minus the Ares
cabin, who refused to fight), and prepares them for an urban battle. They enter
Olympus through the Empire State Building to prepare and meet Hermes, who is
furious with Annabeth. He believes that she could have stopped the war by
helping Luke before he was possessed, saying he would have listened to her.
Before the battle begins, New York City is silenced by way of a powerful sleeping
spell from Morpheus, the god of dreams, that puts all mortals to sleep. Despite
being joined by the Hunters of Artemis; satyrs; naiads; dryads and other tree
nymphs; Chiron's centaur cousins the Party Ponies, automatons fashioned by the
late Daedalus; and the hellhound Mrs. O'Leary; Percy's forces are consistently
forced back by sheer numbers. Kronos is not without losses, as Percy buffets the
Titan Lord's brother, Hyperion, into submission, from where Grover's nature
powers encase the Titan of the East in a massive maple tree. Annabeth is badly
injured when she saves Percy from a blade thrown by Ethan, son of Nemesis, that
would have hit Percy in his Achilles point and would have most likely been a fatal
injury. Percy tells Annabeth this, informing her that his weak spot is the small of
his back. Upon falling asleep, Percy has dreams of Kronos questioning Ethan
about where Percy's Achilles spot was, but Ethan doesn't know.
Rachel, a mortal who can see through the Mist, flies from a family island vacation
to New York to tell Percy that he is not the hero of the Great Prophecy, and that it
will influence his choice when he turns 16. More than that, she doesn't know who
the hero mentioned in the Great Prophecy is. She also informs Percy that the
Titans have a monster on their side that only a child of Ares could destroy, but
the Ares cabin remains at camp.
The monster arrives, and the campers learn that it is a drakon, a monster similar
to, but more destructive than, a dragon. Right when all hope seems lost, a fellow
camper ( Silena Beauregard ) posing as Clarisse tries to slaughter it but is badly
wounded. The real Clarisse arrives on a flying chariot and kills the drakon by
herself. The campers find out that the first "Clarisse" was Silena. She admits that
she pretended to be Clarisse because that was the only way she could convince
the rest of the Ares cabin to come and fight. With her last few breaths, Silena
confesses she was the spy all along. She dies a hero, and not a traitor.
Driven back to the blocks surrounding the Empire State building, Percy and his
friends fight in a last stand to protect Mount Olympus from the massive army
Kronos has amassed. Even when Hades arrives with his army, Kronos still
manages to break through and enter Olympus.

Percy and Kronos, in Luke's body, battle in the throne room of Olympus, without
either side gaining a significant advantage. Ethan rebels against Kronos at the
last minute, trying to kill him, but his sword ricochets back into his stomach.
With his dying breath, he tells Percy that minor gods deserve better before
falling into a fissure created by Kronos. Luke is shocked back into his non-evil
self when Annabeth helps him remember his promise of family to her when he
brutally smashes her across the throne room. The Great Prophecy hinges on
Percy's decision to give Luke Annabeth's dagger rather than attempt to kill Luke
himself. Luke injures himself at his mortal point (under his left armpit) and uses
all his power in one strike on Kronos. With his dying breaths, Luke tells Percy
that the minor gods should also have cabins at Camp Half-Blood. Annabeth tells
Luke that she loved him as a brother, but Percy was the one she had always and
truly loved. Luke sacrifices himself for Olympus and becomes the hero of the
prophecy. Percy becomes the half-blood of the prophecy that would "reach
sixteen against all odds," ending the war on the dawn of his 16th birthday.
With Poseidon ambushing Typhon at the Hudson River, the Olympians manage
to defeat him. Returning to the throne room, they grant Percy, Grover, Annabeth,
Thalia, and Tyson rewards at the conclusion of their various quests. Percy,
refusing godhood for himself, forces the gods to swear on the River Styx that
they will recognize all of their children by the time they turn thirteen, Luke's
dying wish. At camp, new cabins are built for every god, including Hades and all
the minor gods. Rachel Elizabeth Dare becomes the new Oracle and speaks the
next Great Prophecy-
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call. To storm or fire, the world must fall. An
oath to keep with the final breath, and foes bear arms to the Doors of Death
Athena promises Annabeth that she will be the architect that redesigns a
decimated Mount Olympus. Grover becomes a Lord of the Wild and a member of
the Council of the Cloven Elders. Tyson is rewarded as well, by becoming general
of the Cyclopes' army and being given a "stick" (i.e. a new club). Percy is given
the choice to become immortal, and a god, but he refuses.
Afterward, Annabeth wishes Percy happy birthday and then kisses him. Percy
gets the feeling that "my brain was melting through my body". The other
campers spy on them and dump them in the canoe lake. Percy and Annabeth kiss
underwater, and from there, start dating. Soon after, they immediately start
work on the new cabins, rejecting the "horseshoe" style arrangement of the
twelve Olympian god's cabins and instead adding more and more. Chiron praises
Percy towards the end of camp, and Annabeth and the other campers cheer him
on. Percy silently meets again with Hestia, and she gives him a smile and a wink,
showing that she is proud of her young nephew. Percy and Annabeth run into the
mortal world with Percy narrating, "For once, I didn't look back."

Moral Values : 1. Friendship triumps overall.

2. Stand up for the rights of the downtrodden.

Personal Comments : The 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' series closer is a
wonderfully crafted ending. Though there is some fighting between the
Olympians' side and the Titans' side, it is not serious enough to be an issue. This
series is excellent for true facts about Greek mythology. Percy and his friends are
smart, courageous role models. There is some romance between a few
characters, but never goes beyond a kiss (these are not described in depth by the
author).
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Name : Koh Calvin

Class : 3K (Set 2)

Teacher : Madam Bhrindhha

Author’s Biography

Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from
Alamo Heights High School. He then graduated from University of Texas at
Austin. He taught English and Social Studies for eight years at Presidio High
School in San Francisco.

Riordan has created many successful book series. The multi-award-winning Tres
Navarre mystery series for adults follows the fast-paced adventures of an erudite
Texan private eye. His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a twelve-
year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the ancient Greek god,
Poseidon. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the film rights and released a
feature film February 12, 2010. Following the success of Percy Jackson, Rick
Riordan created The Kane Chronicles, which features a modern-day Egyptian
pantheon and two new sibling protagonists. Its first book, The Red Pyramid, was
released May 4, 2010; the sequel, The Throne Of Fire, was released May 3, 2011.
The third and final book in the Kane Chronicles, The Serpent's Shadow, was
released May 1, 2012. Riordan also created a sequel series to the Percy Jackson
books, The Heroes of Olympus. Its first book, The Lost Hero, was released in the
U.S. October 12, 2010; the sequel, The Son of Neptune, was released October 4,
2011, and the third book in the series, The Mark of Athena, was released October
2, 2012. Riordan expanded both series simultaneously; while he has completed
The Kane Chronicles trilogy, he continues to write The Heroes of Olympus, a
pentalogy. Riordan also helped create the children's book series The 39 Clues; he
authored several of its books, including The Maze of Bones, which topped the
New York Times Best Seller list on September 28, 2008. Riordan plans to publish
another series based on Norse mythology in 2015.

The San Diego Comic-Con International 2010 featured Riordan as a guest. Rick
Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons Patrick and Haley,
who inspired his Percy Jackson series by telling stories of their dreams.

KOH CALVIN
3K (Set 2)
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