The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and The Olympians Book 4), Rick Riordan
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:30 AM /
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You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,
The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise.
You shall rise or fall by the ghost king’s hand,
the child of Athena’s final stand.
Destroy with a hero’s final breath.
And lose a love to worse than death.
With the ancient Labyrinth growing throughout the world and time, the world is now honeycombed with magical tunnels.
When our heroes learn that a traitor has breached Camp Half-Blood's security through an exit from Daedalus' Labyrinth, they enter the maze in search of the inventor (using a mortal girl who can see thru the Mist because the enemy has gotten Ariadne's string), and a way to stop the invasion, and find the son of Hades who's been summoning the spirits of the dead by offering McDonalds Happy Meals. Along the way they encounter a lifetime supply of nightmare-inducing, richly imagined monsters like the exemplary Sphinx (now with 20 questions instead of only just one riddle. Aaaeeeii!), the Primal monster Kampe, the empousai, giant scorpions, telekhines etc. Grover's own quest to find the lost god Pan, meanwhile, provides a subtle environmental message.
Lots of actions here. And a love triangle too. I am so looking forward on reading the last book!Labels: book, fantasy, feature, ken chua, literature, reading, review, rick riordan
0 Couldn't Keep His Mouth Shut
Ken Chua would no longer go underground unless the notorious Martial Law II is declared. He is partly convinced that all his pent-up thoughts are spilled in this account.