• 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 (10,504 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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Amazing!!

It is such an amazing book and Joshua Swanson does very well in voicing the characters!! Truly amazing!!












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Wow !

That cliffhanger though! Outstanding novel, I can't wait to see what happens in the next story.

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I love these books soo much please make more 💕💕💕💕
I just love it so much

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Amazing

I fell in love with the series from book 1. Book 2 was cool, but book 3 completely blew me away

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LOVE IT 😀

I lovers it. Rick R is my favorite author. I read the whole series. Amazing!!!!😀

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Flawless!

The book itself is great, but you already know it, so let's focus on the narrative. Joshua did an amazing job, the reading pace is perfect and the voices he makes fit the characters very well and certainly add a lot of value to the experience.

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I wanted more from this book!

This series started out great, with lots of time spent getting to know the characters, original ideas and intricate plots, but this book is more action centered and a lot more predictable. As the demigods travel to Rome, monsters pop up constantly and they have to use their wits and battle skills to survive. Point of views change often, giving us insight into the main character's minds (Anabeth, Leo, Piper, etc), but I did not feel as close to them in this book as I did in the two previous ones. The story is great and there are lots of good laughs, as you would expect from this author, but the fast paced action felt a bit more artificial... as if it were made of a series of mini-stories strung closely together on the story timeline.

In the end, I was left hungry for more development. The love stories evolved, yes (mainly Anabeth and Percy's), but the main quest (finding the doors of death... and saving Nico), is only partly finished by the end of the book. However, Anabeth's side-quest (following the mark of Athena, avenging her mother), which takes up a lot of space in the story, does reach it's conclusion. Still, very little progress is made in this installment of the series, and I must admit that I was a bit disappointed.

Also, the narrator is a great voice for the series, but I agree with other critiques that say the way some of the characters are interpreted makes them sound dumb. Octavian sounds cartoon-stupid, which is a bit much, and Frank sounds like a big thug, which is flat-out wrong. Even Percy sounds a bit weird in this book (!), and all that makes the listening experience a lot less interesting.

In short, this book is a must for all fans, but I will probably go for the paper version of the sequel, and I am now certain that this series will (unfortunately) not surpass the Percy Jackson series.

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Wow! Great Story!

I loved this third enstallment to the series and can't wait for more! had me on the edge of my seat, and I'm already getting sad that I'm close to finishing this series.

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Great Story with a Big Cliff Hanger

Would you consider the audio edition of The Mark of Athena to be better than the print version?

Well, I like it both ways. But I would highly recommend the audio. The narrator does a good job with the characters and overall good job with reading the book.

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