The Lost Hero
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| Author | Rick Riordan |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Heroes of Olympus (Book One) |
| Genre | Fantasy, Greek mythology, Young adult |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion |
Publication date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Preceded by | The Last Olympian |
The Lost Hero is a forthcoming fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, written by author Rick Riordan. It is the first book in the series The Heroes of Olympus, the sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. It is set to be released on October 12, 2010.[1][2][3] Riordan released the first two chapters and the book's cover on the website.[1] The book will feature Jason, a probable son of Zeus, or possibly a wind deity. The title refers to Percy Jackson, the protagonist of the previous series, who has gone missing.
Synopsis
The Lost Hero uses concepts from ancient Greek mythology in a modern setting and some hints of Roman mythology, as well. It has some similarities in style with the Percy Jackson series.
Plot summary (first two chapters)
Jason is a boy who suffers from amnesia, waking up on a bus, not knowing his age, who he was, or why he was there. Jason wakes-up sitting next to two people, Piper, who claims to be his girlfriend and Leo, who could be a son of Hermes or Hephaestus, who claims to be his best friend. It seems that Jason is in the "Wilderness School" (a school for delinquents), and they are on a field trip to the Grand Canyon. Once there, a storm appears, and one member of the class, Dylan, transforms into a storm spirit. He then summons two more. The supervising teacher, Coach Hedge, reveals himself to be a satyr. After a fight in which Jason uses a sword that is a coin like Percy's is a pen, the storm spirits are defeated, but Dylan kidnaps Hedge and escapes. Jason discovers that he is a demigod. Two pegasi swoop, carrying two people: Annabeth (from the first series) and Butch. Annabeth gets angry because she had a vision that she would find someone missing one shoe at the Grand Canyon, and thought it to be Percy Jackson, her boyfriend (the main character from the first series). Butch reveals that Percy is missing. It turns out that Jason is the person missing the one shoe, a reference to the original myth of Jason.[4]
Characters
- Jason – The protagonist, a demigod who suffers amnesia at the beginning of the book.
- Piper – A demigod who claims to be Jason's girlfriend.
- Leo Valdez – A demigod who claims to be Jason's bestfriend when he wakes up from amnesia.
- Coach Gleeson Hedge – A satyr who was meant to watch over three demigods (Jason, Piper and Leo). He disappears after saving Leo's life twice. He was passingly referenced in The Last Olympian in a letter to Grover Underwood.
- Dylan – An anemoi theullai or "ventus" (storm spirit); who, along with two other storm spirits, attack Jason and his friends.
- Annabeth Chase – A demigod daughter of Athena. She is very worried about Percy Jackson, her boyfriend, who has been missing for three days.
- Percy Jackson – A demigod son of Poseidon, who was the protagonist in the first Camp Half-Blood series. By the time Jason, Piper and Leo encounter the storm spirits at the Grand Canyon, he has been missing for three days.
- Butch – The camper who accompanies Annabeth Chase to the Grand Canyon to find Jason, Piper, and Leo.
References
- ^ a b Dave Itzkoff (June 21, 2010). "The World of 'Percy Jackson' Lives On In 'The Lost Hero'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Rick Riordan plans new series invoking Greek gods". The Associated Press. June 21, 2010.
- ^ "Rick Riordan reveals secret password for 'Heroes of Olympus' preview". The Independent. June 21, 2010.
- ^ http://camphalfblood.com/ First two chapters of The Lost Hero. Passcode = newhero