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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5)
by
Rick Riordan
All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands v...more
Hardcover, 381 pages
Published
May 5th 2009
by Disney Hyperion Books for Children
(first published January 1st 2009)
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I'm a little sad actually because I didn't want to say goodbye to our hero, the one and only Percy Jackson.
From the beginning we can already see things are going to move quickly. Kronos has a lot of things up his sleeve and won't let Percy and the other demigods have a break. The book pretty much starts off with a bang and doesn't slow down from there. Annabeth and Percy's relationship is kind of strained and Rachel showing up isn't helping matters. I have to say all the books have a lot of act...more
From the beginning we can already see things are going to move quickly. Kronos has a lot of things up his sleeve and won't let Percy and the other demigods have a break. The book pretty much starts off with a bang and doesn't slow down from there. Annabeth and Percy's relationship is kind of strained and Rachel showing up isn't helping matters. I have to say all the books have a lot of act...more
I finished this with a smile. After finishing The Battle of the Labyrinth I had no doubt that I would love the last one. Why specifically I knew this, I have no idea. But I was right and I'm happy when I'm right.
I was surprised that most of the book is set in New York City but it actually makes sense since Mount Olympus is above the Empire State Building.
I liked this book so much for the same reasons that I liked the other books. It was so funny. The part with the peanut butter had me laughing...more
I was surprised that most of the book is set in New York City but it actually makes sense since Mount Olympus is above the Empire State Building.
I liked this book so much for the same reasons that I liked the other books. It was so funny. The part with the peanut butter had me laughing...more
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This book is the extremily satisfying final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympian sereis. A few points could have used a dash more explanation, but everything else I thought was absolutly great.
Riordan has filled this story to the brim with excitment, humor and danger.
Familiar characters return, and a few new ones are introduced. Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a mortal child who aided the half-bloods in the last book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, has a huge and important role to play.
Annabeth fina...more
Riordan has filled this story to the brim with excitment, humor and danger.
Familiar characters return, and a few new ones are introduced. Rachel Elizabeth Dare, a mortal child who aided the half-bloods in the last book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, has a huge and important role to play.
Annabeth fina...more
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I'll admit it. I was slightly dissapointed. I would have loved to give it 5 stars (can't give any less than four, seeing as it's Percy Jackson), but it lacked... something new. That's what I loved so much about the other books - they would amaze me with some new humorous twist on Greek mythology, and yet there was nothing in this one. (Albeit the Styx incident, of which I'll say nothing more, so fear no spoilers.) It was all so.... EXPECTED. In the very early action scenes, I felt as though Rior...more
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I'll bet you 1,000,000 dollars that this is gonna be the best Percy Jackson book!
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*takes deep breaths* Oh ... My ... Goddddd!!!!! SO. FREAKING. AMAZZZINNNGGG!!!!!! Ahh I'm like freaking out. I can't believe the series is over! *cries* I mean, I know there will be other books about other demigods, but I got so attached to the characters in these ones! <3 Percy Jackson, I will miss you terribly. But ohmigod, I absolutely LOVED The Last Olympian! So good! ^_^ Everything turned out so perfect, it was awesome!!!! Just as exciting and just as hilarious and just as spectacular as...more
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This book was an amazing end to the Percy Jackson series. I'd definitely recommend the entire series to others.
It's kind of sad that there weren't be any more, but Riordan is going to be doing a "Camp Half-Blood" series which will sort of be a continuation of the existing story, just without the focus on the main characters from the Percy Jackson books. It's good in a way, since there's a bit more freedom to develop plenty of other characters and have plenty of plots and sub-plots going on, but...more
It's kind of sad that there weren't be any more, but Riordan is going to be doing a "Camp Half-Blood" series which will sort of be a continuation of the existing story, just without the focus on the main characters from the Percy Jackson books. It's good in a way, since there's a bit more freedom to develop plenty of other characters and have plenty of plots and sub-plots going on, but...more
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Finishing off the last of the Percy Jackson series, I felt rather sad that there will be no more following Percy, Grover, Annabeth and his demigod campers on their adventures. This book was absolutely flawless with incredibly action and commeration to Greek mythology tying everything together in the end.
The Last Olympian is pretty much all out action from the first page, as the Titan God Kronos unleashes his attack upon the world. As with the end of every great series, there are great moments mi...more
The Last Olympian is pretty much all out action from the first page, as the Titan God Kronos unleashes his attack upon the world. As with the end of every great series, there are great moments mi...more
Aug 17, 2011
Joyzi
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5 of 5 stars
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Wow. It was so good and it has that perfect ending to it. It's probably one of the series that I would be a fan of. I love how it ends, you know when in Harry Potter like in the end the Slytherin has somehow still has that Social Stigma, but in Percy Jackson somehow like the gods in the Olympus they finally accept and recognize Hades, and all the minor gods and like all of them should acknowledge their demigod daughter and sons. It's like in the end somehow they started to change things for the...more
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I am even more excited for this book than I was for HP 7. I totally love this series because I love Greek mythology. Anyways, this book will be amazing. I really hope we find out about Nico's past. I hope that Annabeth will realize that Luke is scum. I'm hoping for some good Percabeth moments or else I sue. More of the Olympians, particularly Athena, Apollo and Artemis, would be appreciated.
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Although this is a great book and I highly recommend reading it, the thing I dislike about it is that it doesn't follow the other books.
The author, Rick Riordan, put hints and clues in the previous books in this series of how the Olympians would win the war, however, he did nothing with them. For instance, in the third book, The Titan's Cure, the gods and goddesses on Olympus managed to obtain a monster that could bring the downfall of Olympus if someone other than the king of the gods, Zeus, sa
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May 17, 2009
Nicole Catherine
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4 of 5 stars
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I was up until 1:30 last night reading this book. Riordan did a great job tying up the loose ends (resulting in an awful lot of flashbacks, but that's okay because they were interesting flashbacks!) and the ending wasn't what anyone expected. At no point did I want to throw the book across the room (which can happen with the last book in a series) and I never even thought about going to bed and finishing it in the morning. My only complaint? Percy, as much as I love him, still acts twelve. And a...more
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5 stars
Another five stars for Percy Jackson! Riordan really pulled it out of the bag for a gripping, action filled, and surprisingly emotional finale.
The Last Olympian moved away from the standard Percy Jackson formula a lot: it’s not just Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and guest half-blood of the book – everybody is involved – and there’s no ‘road trip’ element either. Everything is firmly set and grounded in New York, the site where the final battle between Titans and demigods will take place. After...more
wow! wow! wow!
the last book from the percy jackson series is definitely a great read!
think of all the mythical creature you can think of, it's all in here! from monsters,to drakons,to titans,to the 12 Olympians everything is present. Everytime I open this book i feel like my surroundings magically transforms in to this world that the book describes I feel like I'm also slaying the monsters,I feel like I'm part of the battle but i also notice that this book is quite different cause i am used to...more
the last book from the percy jackson series is definitely a great read!
think of all the mythical creature you can think of, it's all in here! from monsters,to drakons,to titans,to the 12 Olympians everything is present. Everytime I open this book i feel like my surroundings magically transforms in to this world that the book describes I feel like I'm also slaying the monsters,I feel like I'm part of the battle but i also notice that this book is quite different cause i am used to...more
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Alrighty, this review is going to be a two-fer, both a review of the book and the series. And I'm gonna make it short and sweet: It rocked.
Ok, a little longer than that. I have really come to love the characters in this series, and so I almost dreaded finishing this book even though I was almost dying to see what happened. This series didn't have the same butterfly-belly-anticipation as the Harry Potter finale held for me, simply because I'd had to wait so long for Harry to fight his last stand....more
Ok, a little longer than that. I have really come to love the characters in this series, and so I almost dreaded finishing this book even though I was almost dying to see what happened. This series didn't have the same butterfly-belly-anticipation as the Harry Potter finale held for me, simply because I'd had to wait so long for Harry to fight his last stand....more
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The PERFECT finale to the PERFECT series ever!!! There were so many cool twists to this book, I couldn't even think straight! The only thing that I DIDN'T like was Rachel. I loved her character in The Titan's Curse, because her line was funny, and The Battle of the Labyrinth, because she had a cool personality and I loved the beginning. But in this book? THE ORACLE?! And in the beginning I wanted to scream, because he was about to kiss RACHEL and I wanted ANNABETH to be his soul mate!!!! It just...more
Jul 29, 2010
Speakercoret
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"KAU MAU MATI?" Clarisse menjerit kepada si drakon. "KALAU BEGITU, AYO SINI!"
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mungkin seri selanjutnya menceritakan ramalan ini kali ya....
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adhe makasih ya dah dipinjemin buku ini :*
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hmmmm....... baca kalimat diatas mengingatkan gw akan seorang eh seekor makhluk yg suka berkeliaran di skype....
*ngakak*
buku ini ditutup dengan sebuah ramalan besar lagi..
mungkin seri selanjutnya menceritakan ramalan ini kali ya....
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adhe makasih ya dah dipinjemin buku ini :*
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Aug 14, 2012
Kiki
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Jul 03, 2009
Jonathan
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i hope this is going to be the best book out of the series!!!!!
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.."Morpheus has put the entire island of Manhattan to sleep. The invasion has started."
The Titan War was a battle between the Olympian Gods and the Titans. It happened in Thessaly. Now, the war will start again but it will happen in Manhattan, New York.
Kronos is now ready to take revenge and destroy Olympus. His army was stronger than ever and that includes Typhon, a monster who almost stopped the Gods from winning the Titan war thousand years ago. The Gods focused on killing Typhon, forgetting...more
The Titan War was a battle between the Olympian Gods and the Titans. It happened in Thessaly. Now, the war will start again but it will happen in Manhattan, New York.
Kronos is now ready to take revenge and destroy Olympus. His army was stronger than ever and that includes Typhon, a monster who almost stopped the Gods from winning the Titan war thousand years ago. The Gods focused on killing Typhon, forgetting...more
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There are many things that one expects from the last the book in an adventure/fantasy series such as that of Percy Jackson. Answers to the puzzles that you've been guessing at since book one, an epic journey; a heroic battle; the ups and downs of it: the adrenaline, anticipation and excitement when all the forces come together to form an huge army, the grief of those who die, the joy of those who survive and the pain of those who get injured and of course, a glorious ending where all wrongs are...more
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¡Rick Riordan eres un genio! me quito el sombrero señores, este hombre escribe maravillosamente; la verdad no se porque no había leído los libros de Percy Jackson antes, son tan magníficamente geniales, que tuvieron el poder de quitarme unos cuantos años y hacerme recordar momentos maravillosos de mi niñez (obvio, sin ningún ataque de algún monstruo mitológico).
Los personajes de esta serie son fantásticos, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, Quiron, Nico, Thalia, Clarisse, los gemelos Stoll, Rachel, Luke,...more
Los personajes de esta serie son fantásticos, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, Quiron, Nico, Thalia, Clarisse, los gemelos Stoll, Rachel, Luke,...more
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Wow! The Percy Jackson series ended with a bang that wrapped everything up very nicely. Crazy and creative battle scenes and every beloved characted got a moment in the spotlight. Great conclusion!
In the book "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan Percy, Annabeth and other good Half-Bloods are trying to fight of Krons the Titan Lord. Many friends die, one being the spy for the Titan's but becomes the hero in the end. Camp Half-Bloods fight their best trying to protect the city in New York and the Camp. I thought this book was great because it always kept me on the edge of my seat. I also liked it because of the ending which you will find out if you read the book. The main reason I loved the...more
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More and more greek mythology monsters are stirring and percy's quests get harder and harder. percy is on a mission to blow up the base of kronos, their worst enemy. kronos forsees this and plans ahead so that one of the hepheastus children are killed in the explosion.percy barely makes it because of the surrounding water. He makes the water propell him away from the ship before it explodes. after percy brings the bad news back to camp half blood, kronos and the camp are preparing for war.Its yp...more
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Born: June 5, 1964
Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX
Education: Attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. Worked as an editor for the school newspaper and won third place in state for UIL feature writing. Also got in trouble for publishing an underground newspaper that made fun of the school, especially the losing football team. (The football team later egged my car). Began college at North T...more
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Place of Birth: San Antonio, TX
Education: Attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio. Worked as an editor for the school newspaper and won third place in state for UIL feature writing. Also got in trouble for publishing an underground newspaper that made fun of the school, especially the losing football team. (The football team later egged my car). Began college at North T...more
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