The Mark of Athena by Riordan is the third book in his Heroes of Olympus series. Jason and the Greek demigods finally arrive at Camp Jupiter, and Percy and Annabeth are reunited. The talks of peace and cooperation are quickly disbanded by an evil spirit sent from Gaea to possess Leo and force him to fire upon the Roman camp. Jason, Piper, Leo, Annabeth, Percy, Frank, and Hazel manage to take off together to start the quest of the seven demigods, but things do not go smoothly. They are pursued by the infuriated Romans. Jason and Percy, also possessed by evil spirits attempt to kill each other in the middle of Kansas. Even after the spirits are gone, they must survive a giant in Atlanta, secure a map in Charleston, evade the Romans, cross the Atlantic into the dangerous Mediterranean, and reach Rome. There Annabeth must journey alone following the mark of Athena to find the statue of the goddess stolen from the Parthenon and face her worst fears, while Percy and the others demigods must overcome the twin giants who are the counter to the god of wine and rescue Nico the son of Hades in order to find the location of the doors of Death. The giants can only be killed by a demigod and god working together, but the gods are split between their Greek and Roman sides because the Roman demigods are advancing on Camp Half-Blood.
The third book in the series has a lot more romance going on than previous books between Piper and Jason, Percy and Annabeth, and Hazel and Frank; but there is still plenty of action and twists and turns to keep the story moving forward. A great light summer read for ages 12 and up, and I'm looking forward to the 4th book coming out in October.
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