Percy Jackson: The Complete Series (Books 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

When she looks at me, it’s like she’s seeing all the good things about me, none of the bad.

‘No,’ I said. ‘I choose the prophecy. It will be about me.’

Grover went off with his satyr friends to spread the word about our strange encounter with the magic of Pan. Within an hour, the satyrs were all running around agitated, asking where the nearest espresso bar was.

The music was playing. People were dancing in the streets. I said, ‘I, uh, was thinking we got interrupted at Westover Hall. And… I think I owe you a dance.’

She smiled slowly. ‘All right, Seaweed Brain.’

Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.’

To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world. In a hero of the prophecy, that is very, very dangerous.’

Looking up in the sky, I saw that the stars were brighter now. They made a pattern I had never noticed before – a gleaming constellation that looked a lot like a girl’s figure – a girl with a bow, running across the sky.

‘Let the world honour you, my huntress,’ Artemis said. ‘Live forever in the stars.’

‘Luke…’ Her voice was full of pain. ‘What happened to you?’

Zoë tried to convince me. She almost did, but…’

‘But?’

Thalia’s fingers gripped the wheel. ‘I would’ve had to leave Luke.’

‘Oh.’

They’ve got a lot riding on the sun… er, so to speak. It keeps them warm, grows their crops, powers engines, makes everything look, well, sunnier. This chariot is built out of human dreams about the sun, kid.