“Alex hopped onto the four-poster bed. He bounced up and down, grinning as the springs squeaked. "What are you doing?" I asked.… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I glanced at Alex and stifled a shriek. While I wasn't looking, he'd transformed into a large timber wolf. "Do you have… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“one thing I’d learned from being a son of Frey—I couldn’t always fight my friends’ battles. The best I could do was… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“We hurtled through the sky like things that hurtle through the sky. The wind whipped my face. The snow blinded me. The… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“He emphasized the word toes , stretching out his feet a little more. This was now officially getting weird. Jack's voice buzzed… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“He turned to leave, then hesitated. "One more thing." He walked up to me. "I've also been thinking about your declaration of… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Congratulations, man. What's her name?" "Estelle. It was my grandmother's name. Um, on my mom's side, obviously. Not Poseidon's." "I approve," Alex… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“You couldn't swing a battleaxe in the Nine Worlds without hitting some kind of wolf: Fenris Wolf, Odin's wolves, Loki's wolves, werewolves,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I saw my problem immediately. I should never have introduced Alex to Percy Jackson. She had learned way too much from his… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“We einherjar know we are destined to die. The world will end. The big picture cannot be changed. But in the meantime,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I recalled my encounter with the sea goddess Ran, who had described her husband as a hipster who liked microbrewing. At the… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I flipped him a gesture that he wouldn't need sign language to understand.” — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“The only strange thing about Jackson was the tattoo on the inside of his forearm - a trident as dark as seared… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“I stood up straight and announced in my deepest quest-accepting voice: " I will use the mead of Kevin!" Alex joined Samirah… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Take the rudder, will you? Just stay in the middle of the fjord and watch out for krakens." " Krakens? " I… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Wow," said Samirah as we approached the dock. "You're right, Alex. That ship is really yellow." I sighed. "Not you, too." Alex… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Percy's ears turned as pink as Alex's jeans. "Anyway, maybe we've been looking at this all wrong. I've been tying to teach… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“It seemed strange, the Muslim Maghrib prayer aboard a Viking ship full of atheists and pagans. Then again, Samirah's ancestors had been… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image