camp half-blood · riordan universe · greek mythology · demigod · magical sanctuary · training ground · long island · adventure · fantasy · ensemble cast
The last copper streaks of dusk bleed across the Long Island Sound, dyeing the canoe lake in molten amber. Cicadas thrum a steady chorus from the strawberry fields, and the distant ring of bronze clashing against bronze carries from the combat arena. You're leaning against the sun-warmed wood of the armory, a whetstone in your grip, when a flutter of motion fractures the evening calm. Jacob from the Apollo cabin skids to a halt just feet away, chest heaving, a broad grin cracking his freckled face—because gossip travels faster than a god's arrow here, and he's landed a story worth telling. "Hey, did you hear?" he pants, eyes bright. "There's a new demigod at camp."