The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Epic Conclusion to “Percy Jackson and The Olympian Series”.

The Book starts differently than other Percy Books, with Percy and Beckendorf attacking Princess Andromeda (‘Luke’s Ship’), which is now Kronos’s ship, since Kronos is being hosted in Luke’s Body (that is Kronos controls Luke’s Body). Unfortunately Kronos was aware of the attack and is not caught off guard, and captures them both.
Beckendorf sacrifices his life to destroy the ship. Percy is sent deep underwater to Poseidon’s Palace (by the force), which is under siege by the forces of Titan Oceanus.
Percy later returns to camp Half-Blood and mentions that there is a spy in the camp who is giving information to Kronos (since the Titan Lord mentioned it himself and also because he knew of the attack before it happened). And he comes to hear the words of the Prophecy.

"A half-blood of the eldest gods
Shall reach sixteen against all odds
And see the world in endless sleep
The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap
A single choice shall end his days
Olympus to preserve or raze."

Later Percy leaves with Nico with a Plan which Nico concocted in the previous book. They first goes to Luke’s mother’s house and learns about a lot about Luke, also meet Hestia (the last Olympian). Percy procures a blessing from his mother, descends into the Underworld for the second time. Here, Nico betrays Percy for information on his past, but he helps Percy with the original plan and Percy bathes in the River Styx like Achilles and Luke before him. Percy becomes incredible powerful with only a single weak point (like Achilles Heel in case of Achilles). He Single-handedly defeats the personal guard of Hades and Hades himself.

Percy and Annabeth organize the campers and prepare for urban warfare, at New York City to protect the entrance to Olympus. Meanwhile the Gods fight Typhon who moves towards the east coast (toward New York).
What will happen on Percy’s Birthday? Do the campers stand a chance against the forces of the Titan Lord? What does the forces of underworld plan to do? Can Annabeth save Luke? What about Percy and Annabeth? Who is the Spy? What does Percy decide – whom does he side with?

Percy must rise to the occasion to save the modern civilization from the wrath of Kronos. And the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds.


With awesome battles and fast paced storytelling, this book brings all the characters together and ends the series in style which makes it the best book of the series.

If I could amass up more than 5 stars for this delightful book, I would.

P.S: Percy Jackson series is my third favourite series after Harry Potter, Song of Ice & Fire series…Its is a very addictive series of books and definitely will quench your thirst for a thriller book…



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