The Blood of Olympus is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by
Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was released on
October 7, 2014, is the fifth and final novel in The Heroes of Olympus
series. It is followed by The Hidden Oracle of The Trials of
Apollo.The Blood of Olympus is an American fantasy-adventure novel
written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It was
released on October 7, 2014, is the fifth and final novel in The
Heroes of Olympus series. It is followed by The Hidden Oracle of The
Trials of Apollo.The seven demigods of the Prophecy of Sevenâ€"Percy
Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Leo Valdez, Piper McLean, Hazel
Levesque, and Frank Zhangâ€"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. The novel is narrated in 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.After the events
of the previous novel, Jason, Piper, and Annabeth disguise themselves
with Hazel's Mist to infiltrate Odysseus' home in Ithaca, where Gaea's
resurrected souls are gathering. They learn that Gaea's army does not
plan to invade Mount Olympus, but instead the Acropolis in Athens.
Since the Gulf of Corinth is heavily fortified and guarded by the
army, the demigods decide they have to circle the whole Peloponnese to
reach Athens. When Michael Varus, one of the souls, recognizes the
demigods, he forces Jason to confront his mother's insane spirit, and
mortally wounds Jason. As Jason recuperates, the three demigods use
Odysseus' marriage bed to summon Juno, who tells them to seek Nike and
find Artemis and Apollo, both of whom have been banished by Zeus. At
Olympia, Percy, Leo, Hazel, and Frank are forced to participate in
Nike's deadly Olympic Games, but eventually captures her. She reveals
that one of them is destined to die, and that he needs the Physician's
Cure to survive, a cure that consists of Pylosian mint, the heartbeat
of the chained god, and the curse of Delos. The Blood of Olympus Top Movies & Young Movies