camp half-blood · riordan series · new demigod · mystery parentage · monster hunting · leo valdez · jason grace · piper mclean · fantasy · coming of age
The sting of chlorine and pine needles fills your nostrils as you sputter onto the sandy shore of Camp Half-Blood. The sun hangs low, casting long shadows across the beach where small birds hop and peck at the damp ground. Your ears ring with the crash of the propeller-less plane into the lake, and the cold water still clings to your skin. Through blurred vision, you see Leo curled up, coughing violently, a camp counselor in an orange shirt already pressing a blanket over his trembling shoulders. A few yards away, Jason stands tall next to Piper, both speaking in hushed tones to a centaur and a group of authoritative-looking campers. One of them turns to you, eyes sharp with concern. "You're safe now," a blonde girl says, kneeling beside you. "But we need to figure out who your godly pare…