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  • The Mark of Athena

  • The Heroes of Olympus, Book 3
  • By: Rick Riordan
  • Narrated by: Joshua Swanson
  • Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (10,649 ratings)

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The Mark of Athena

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Joshua Swanson
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Annabeth is terrified. Just when she’s about to be reunited with Percy - after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera - it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can’t blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo’s fantastical creation doesn’t appear friendly. Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.

And that’s only one of her worries. In her pocket, Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving command: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find - and close - the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth’s biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he’s now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader - but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side.

©2012 Rick Riordan (P)2012 Listening Library

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians is an exciting saga about an ordinary boy who discovers his true identity as a demigod. But all is not well in the land of the Olympians. Over the course of the series, Percy gets caught up in many quests and misadventures along with other demigods and some of the most recognizable figures in Greek mythology. How does the son of Poseidon in Rick Riordan's best-selling books compare to how he's portrayed in the popular movies? If you're a Percy Jackson fan, read on to find out!

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my 8 years old boy love all this books, great reading. can wait for the next one

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Awesome Book!

Would you listen to The Mark of Athena again? Why?

Yes Loved it and love the series.

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It was great!

Have you listened to any of Joshua Swanson’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He was excellent.

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The best book in the series so far

This is the best book in both Percy Jackson series, so far. I was really impressed with the direction it's taken, especially the way this one ended. I can't wait for the next one to be published. I will have to listen to this again in the mean time.

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Great book; meh performance

Love Rick Riordan's books. I always read my son's, but this time I thought I'd try the audio version. It was difficult to get past the pronunciation of Gaia, which should be GUY-ya, but was instead pronounced GEE-ya.

The story is wonderful as always; I love the clever way Riordan updates the old myths and applies the characters and situations to the modern age. I always have some great laughs. The narrator was ok, though his breathless portrayal of the female characters was definitely off when they were kicking *ss. Meh.

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Terrible narrator

Great stories but with all due respect the narrator fails the characters greatly. I read others’ reviews on the narrator but decided to listen for myself, they were right, he’s terrible. Totally wish I could return this book for a refund despite loving the books and author.

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Gaia is pronounced with a hard G.

Literally my only complaint is how they pronounce Gaia in this series. I love the story and this is my favorite book in this set, but They pronounce Gala weird and it irks me every single time.

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Super intense story 👍

I love the moment when Percy and Jason were fighting the twin giants. I love this book.

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this one became DARK

phew where to start, this was a rollercoaster of emotions and gets you eager for more and to see what happens next

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Wish it was a different narrator

I came back to this book bc Percy Jackson was one of my comfort series as a child but was disappointed with the choice in narrator. I’m picky about voices but something about the way he voiced the female characters, Tyson, and Leo really irked me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Good narrator

I have read these before and he does a good job narrating a great book

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