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Though the Greek and Roman crewmembers of the Argo II have made progress in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating the earth mother, Gaea. Her giants have risen-all of them-and they're stronger than ever. They must be stopped before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have two demigods sacrificed in Athens. She needs their blood-the blood of Olympus-in order to wake.

The demigods are having more frequent visions of a terrible battle at Camp Half-Blood. The Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance. Though it is tempting to take the Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, the friends know that the huge statue belongs back on Long Island, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps.

The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can a handful of young demigods hope to persevere against Gaea's army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it is to head to Athens, they have no other option. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over.


在蓋婭的安排下，巨人大軍陸續從塔耳塔洛斯復活，他們計畫抓住兩名混血人，用他們的血喚醒大地之母。為了趕在祭典前遏阻強大的巨人，七位混血英雄一路趕往雅典衛城，打算與巨人決一死戰，他們別無選擇，因為只要蓋婭覺醒，一切都完了。

雷克．萊爾頓 (Rick Riordan)

美國知名作家，最著名作品為風靡全球的【波西傑克森】系列。因為此系列的成功，使他成為新一代奇幻小說大師。他所創造出的奇幻世界皆有所本，故事敘述不僅帶有豐富的畫面感與場景想像，筆下的人物性格鮮明，並且在過程中也不斷學習與成長，讓讀者在自我追尋與精采的冒險經歷中，更充滿閱讀的樂趣與收穫。

在完成波西與希臘天神的故事後，萊爾頓緊接著的【埃及守護神】系列改以古埃及的神靈與文化為背景，打造出全新奇幻場域。【混血營英雄】系列延續了混血營的故事，並加入羅馬神話的元素，波西在故事中仍佔有極重分量。

萊爾頓在創作【波西傑克森】之前，就曾以【特雷斯‧納瓦荷】系列勇奪推理小說界的愛倫坡、夏姆斯、安東尼三大獎項；他也是【 39條線索】系列的策劃者與作者之一。他早期是一位英文老師及小提琴演奏家，從事教職達十五年之久，因此對青少年、校園生活及教育議題有相當程度的了解和熱情。他同時也是兩個男孩的父親，他的兒子不僅是【波西傑克森】系列的重要推手，也是他目前所有創作的頭號讀者。他的個人網站：www.rickriordan.com。