The House of Hades
2013 • 608 pages

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Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and prevent monsters from being reincarnated in the mortal world. Whichever road they decide to take, they have to hurry, because time is running out. Gaea, the bloodthirsty Earth Mother, has set the date of August 1 for her rise to power.

Annabeth and Percy are overwhelmed. How will the two of them make it through Tartarus? Starving, thirsty, and in pain, they are barely able to stumble on in the dark and poisonous landscape that holds new horrors at every turn. They have no way of locating the Doors of Death. Even if they did, a legion of Gaea's strongest monsters guards the Doors on the Tartarus side. Annabeth and Percy can't exactly launch a frontal assault.

Despite the terrible odds, Hazel, Annabeth, Percy, and the other demigods of the prophecy know that there is only one choice: to attempt the impossible. Not just for themselves, but for everyone they love. Even though love can be the riskiest choice of all.

Join the demigods as they face their biggest challenges yet in The House of Hades, the hair-raising penultimate book in the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series.


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#4 in The Heroes of Olympus

The Heroes of Olympus is a 7-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Rick Riordan and Nick Chamian.

#1
The Lost Hero
#2
The Son of Neptune
#2.5
Percy Jackson y la vara de Hermes
#3
The Mark of Athena
#4
The House of Hades
#4.5
Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods
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The Blood Of Olympus

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#9 in Camp Half-Blood Chronicles

Camp Half-Blood Chronicles is a 34-book series with 28 released primary works first released in 1962 with contributions by Rick Riordan, Nick Chamian, and Mark Oshiro.

#1
The Lightning Thief
#2
The Sea of Monsters
#3
The Titan's Curse
#4
The Battle of the Labyrinth
#4.5
The Demigod Files
#5
The Last Olympian
#5.1
Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo
#5.2
The Son of Sobek
#5.3
The Staff of Serapis
#7
The Son of Neptune
#7.5
The Demigod Diaries
#8
The Mark of Athena

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I'm so silly. An Adult woman who loves Rick Riordan's books. I can't wait until the next one.

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i only have 1 book left :/

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