Then he detonates the bombs, blowing up the ship and sacrificing himself to stop Kronos.

All he has to do is push a button on his watch.īeckendorf signals Percy to jump overboard. They don’t realize that Beckendorf has readied the Greek fire. The plan is to get off the ship and trigger the detonators, then cheer as the explosion kills Kronos and all on board.īut in Percy’s world, nothing ever goes to plan.

When they learn Kronos is on his floating stronghold, the Princess Andromeda, they sneak aboard and set explosives of Greek fire. Percy Jackson and his fellow camper Charles Beckendorf are not about to let any of that happen. When the time to battle their former friends comes-and it will-they will not hesitate to raise arms and fight to the death. Ignored, unclaimed, and disrespected by their godly parents for too long, they listened to Kronos’s promises of revenge and turned their backs on the Olympians. Joining the Titans’ side are hundreds of demigods, some from Camp Half-Blood. They will storm the ancient seat of the gods, and when they defeat them, they will claim Olympus for their own. There, they will focus their attack on Manhattan, specifically the Empire State Building and Mount Olympus high above it. Now he and his army of fellow Titans, monsters, and giants are raging across the country toward New York City. His essence has taken over Luke Castellan’s body and mind.

The answers have never been more important, for Kronos, the lord of time and king of the Titans, has risen from Tartarus. Is the half-blood Percy, or another demigod born of the Big Three? Who is the hero, and what is the cursed blade? And what about the last line-is Olympus destined to survive or fall? But like most prophecies, its meaning is unclear. The Great Prophecy, long withheld by the Oracle, has now been revealed. The hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap.

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan