 First edition cover | |
| Author | Rick Riordan |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Rocco |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Heroes of Olympus (book 5) |
| Genre | Fantasy, mythology, young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion Books[1] |
Publication date | October 7, 2014[2] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 516 (first ed., hardcover)[1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-4231-4673-5 |
| OCLC | 881318207 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R4829 Bl 2014[1] |
| Preceded by | The House of Hades |
| Followed by | The Chalice of the Gods (from Percy Jackson & the Olympians) The Hidden Oracle (from The Trials of Apollo) |
The Blood of Olympus is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. Released on October 7, 2014, the fifth and final novel in The Heroes of Olympus series, and it was followed by The Chalice of the Gods (2023), part of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
The seven demigods of the Prophecy of Seven—Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Leo Valdez, Piper McLean, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang—go on their final adventure to defeat Gaea/Terra while Nico di Angelo, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, and Coach Gleeson Hedge attempt to bring the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood in order to prevent a war between the Roman and Greek demigods.[3] The novel is narrated in the third-person, alternating between the points of view of Jason, Piper, Leo, Reyna, and Nico, making it the first time in the series that someone other than one of the seven demigods of the prophecy is the viewpoint character.[2]
- ^ a b c "The blood of Olympus". LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Blood of Olympus". Rick Riordan Official Website. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Disney Publishing Worldwide Announces 3 Million-Copy First Printing of Rick Riordan's THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS". Broadway World. Retrieved October 3, 2014.