N4/ The Mark of Athena/By Rick Riordan/young adult fantasy novel /Action/urban fantasy/used/cond C/Yellow age

The Mark of Athena, a young adult fantasy novel written by acclaimed author Rick Riordan.Essential Book ProfileSeries: Book 3 of 5 in The Heroes of Olympus, which serves as the direct sequel series to Percy Jackson & the Olympians.Release Date: October 2, 2012.Cover Illustration: The artwork prominently showcases the Greek flying warship, the Argo II, featuring its signature fire-breathing bronze dragon figurehead (Festus). It depicts demigods Percy Jackson and Jason Grace crossing swords on the deck.Central Plot & SummaryThe narrative unites Greek demigods from Camp Half-Blood and Roman demigods from Camp Jupiter. Seven chosen heroes—Annabeth, Percy, Leo, Piper, Jason, Hazel, and Frank—must sail across the Atlantic Ocean to the ancient lands of Rome and Greece. Their primary mission is to rescue the captured demigod Nico di Angelo and prevent the earth goddess Gaea from awakening to destroy the world.Concurrently, Annabeth Chase receives an ominous coin from her mother, the goddess Athena, with a personal instruction: "Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me." This forces her onto a dangerous solo quest through Rome to locate the long-lost Athena Parthenos statue, which holds the key to uniting the long-feuding Greek and Roman camps. The book is famous among fans for ending on one of the most intense, agonizing cliffhangers in the entire "Riordanverse" series.