Mark of athena

Also by Rick Riordan
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Many thanks to Seán Hemingway, curator of Greek and Roman antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, for helping me follow the Mark of Athena to its source.

Copyright © 2012 by Rick Riordan All rights reserved. Published by Disney • Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. For information address Disney • Hyperion Books, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011-5690. ISBN 978-1-4231-5516-4 Visit www.disneyhyperionbooks.com

Contents
Also by Rick Riordan Title Page Copyright Dedication I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII

XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII XXIX XXX XXXI XXXII XXXIII XXXIV XXXV

XXXVI XXXVII XXXVIII XXXIX XL XLI XLII XLIII XLIV XLV XLVI XLVII XLVIII XLIX L LI LII Glossary About the Author

To Speedy Strays and wanderers are often sent by the gods.

UNTIL SHE MET THE EXPLODING STATUE, Annabeth thought she was prepared for anything. She’d paced the deck of their flying warship, the

Argo II, checking and double-checking the ballistae to make sure they were locked down. She confirmed that the white “We come in