The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus, #1)

by Rick Riordan

The next chapter in the #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson universe! Book 1 of The Heroes of Olympus fantasy adventure series for readers ages 10 and up.

Classmates Jason, Piper, and Leo learn they are actually demigods who must embark on a quest to rescue a certain missing deity…

Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids.” What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea―except that everything seems very wrong.

Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for 3 days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he’s in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn’t recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on?

Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What’s troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper’s gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all―including Leo―related to a god.

Fans of demigods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless—and ready to tear into the next chapter of Heroes of Olympus!

• ISBN10: 142311339X
• ISBN13: 9781423113393
• Publish Date: 12 October 2010
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Hyperion Books for Children
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 576
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781423113393

Reviews

[alindstadtcorbeax]

Star Rating: —> 5 Stars

This was SO good! Absolutely loved this one. :-)


Onto The Son of Neptune!

[Steph L]

Closer to 4.5 but I will continue the series.

[ellieroth]

Se me ha hecho tan difícil agarrarle interés a la historia

[nitzan_schwarz]

YOU CAN ALSO FIND THIS REVIEW ON MY BLOG

You might be a bit surprised I'm only reading this now. In actuality, this was a re-read because I've finally decided to commit myself to the whole series but I can't remember all that went down in the first couple of books.

I feel kind of sad I don't have a review for the original read because it's a bit harder to compare the two experiences, but The Lost Hero fared a lot better than my re-read of the Percy Jackson series, which took months on months to happen.

The first thing I noticed, which may have gotten past me the first time around, was how smart it was of Riordan to start this series with these heroes. The first time I remember wanting the comfort of my beloved characters; Annabeth, Percy, Grover... But that's precisely why Riordan had to start the series this way. He had to first disconnect it from the Percy Jackson series, and second... make us want the next book (PERCY) like an addict needs his next fix.

What I really enjoyed in this re-read is noticing all the puns, all the play-on-words, all the little hints Riordan throws around all the time. It was discovering a new layer to the story. It was in a whole other level than PJ, I'll tell you that.

So what is the Lost Hero about? The worst enemies of the gods are stirring. And as usual, the gods need their children to do their dirty work. Which is how Jason finds himself in a school bus without any memories, with Piper and Leo who claim they're his best friends.

Jason, Piper and Leo must go on a quest to return Jason's memories, save a father and a goddess. This is the beginning of the Prophecy coming into fruition, and the enemies they're about to face are many and versatile. They will need to use all the weapons in their arsenal - beauty, brains and a whole lot of winging it - to succeed.

So how are these new heroes compared to the OGs?

I love love love Leo. He's honestly one of my favorite characters in this whole universe. He's quirky, funny, and so so lovable. The only thing I can't figure out is how many godly creations are going to tell the guys Leo is super important before everyone figure out that LEO IS NOT JUST A SIDEKICK DUMB-ASSES!

Piper is pretty cool. I adore the name because of Charmed (best tv show eva! haha) and Piper is a good character by the power of character growth alone (and other elements). She grows up a lot throughout the gang's short journey, finding a sense of confidence and comfort in herself that she lacked at first.

Then we have Jason. Jason to me is the Captain America of this series. This is not a good thing, as it took me about four movies to finally like Cap as a character, and Civil War for me to actually love him. To me, he is a little too perfect, which makes him boring. It wasn't until Cap was put in a test of his morals and loyalties divided that he became interesting. Jason, at this point, is just not interesting to me.

The gods and the monsters we encounter throughout the novel are top notch, as always. Riordan still manages to breathe fresh air into the mythology, with twists and turns and gods awful descriptions that you can wrinkle your nose at.

All in all, a really strong opening to a series.


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[liz089]

OMG this is sooo awesome !! I can't wait to get into the second book !!

[thepunktheory]

You can already guess it: I love love love the book. After I devoured the Percy Jackson novel I was eager to get hold of the next series. I'm very pleased to say that Rick Riordan didn't let me down with The Lost Hero.
It's amazing how he introduced a new set of characters you will grow fond of within the first 10 pages. I won't dwell on the Greek mythology part but you all know by now how much I adore that stuff and especially Riordan's adaptation.
And I really want to know what the hell happened to Percy!
Obviously I can't wait to get my hands on the next part!

Rick Riordan managed to write another amazing novel that is absolutely impossible to put down. Just as wonderful as his other novels. A must read!

[Kelly]

A great read, but I struggled with the equality of having three so called 'heroes' and just how involved each point of view was. It was a little like Percy Jackson, where the same format is used, same character traits, but far too busy and drawn out. Hoping the series improves from here.

[catiebug]

Rick Riordan has done it again! I'm already in love with this series and these characters. And that ending! So glad I have the whole series.

[Baroness Book Trove]

This book is a very good one and I love it very much. I love that Mr. Riordan wrote this series in third person but also that every three chapters is of either Jason, Piper, and Leo which is pretty cool as we get to see some things that has been happening with them. I can tell this series is going to be a good one. I am also quite happy to say that I was oh so wrong about this one not being any good at all. Which was my first thought of this series but I am happy to say that I am very wrong and that I can't wait to read and share my thoughts of the other books.

To read the rest of this book review on my blog: http://baronessbooktrove.blogspot.com/2014/07/plot-summary-jason-has-problem.html

I had a hard time getting through this book. Maybe it had to do with the new characters and I was used to dealing with Percy and his gang. But it was a struggle to keep on reading until I got about halfway through and it just got easier to get into the story. I liked how it ended and the twist that happened and I can't wait to continue in the second book. Maybe it will be an easier read now that I've gotten familiar with the new characters Jason, Piper, and Leo.