The Mark of Athena

Greek and Roman demigods finally meet when a flying warship from Camp Half-Blood lands at Camp Jupiter, but the alliance is fragile. Seven young heroes named in an ancient prophecy must sail to the lands of the old gods to stop the earth goddess Gaea from rising and destroying both Olympian camps.

Aboard the airborne trireme Argo II, the group navigates monsters, divided loyalties, and the deep mistrust between cultures that have warred for centuries. Annabeth Chase carries a separate burden: a quest passed down through daughters of Athena that no hero has survived, leading her alone toward a buried statue and the goddess's oldest enemy.

Along the way she confronts her own fears while the rest of the crew battles giants who have captured one of their friends in Rome. Told from the alternating viewpoints of four of the demigods, the story balances quest action with the strains of friendship and young romance under pressure.

Mechanical genius, mist-conjured illusions, shape-shifting, and battlefield magic shape the journey, which winds across the Mediterranean toward a confrontation that ends on the edge of an abyss. The narrative weaves classical mythology into a modern adventure where the cost of unity is measured against impossible odds.