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    The House of Hades

    Written by Rick Riordan

    Narrated by Nick Chamian

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    At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena, Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the Underworld. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow Percy's instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through the Gaea's forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape?

    They have no choice. If the demigods don't succeed, Gaea's armies will never die. They have no time. In about a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of Tartarus.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 8, 2013
    ISBN9780804122818
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    • 2/5
      This is as charming as a journey through Tartarus, even the parts that aren't literally so. A danger bested every few chapters, lessons learned, truths revealed, costs paid. Supper high body count, but all monsters, even the good monsters. Only read if you are a real fan. I meant to quit with the previous volume and would have except that this meets a difficult challenge.
    • 4/5
      For more reviews, gifs, Cover Snark and more, visit A Reader of Fictions.Oh man, I’m now through the penultimate book in the series. It’s almost entirely over. I’m not sure if I’m ready, but I guess I have to be. The Heroes of Olympus continues to be a very different experience for me from Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Though I love the increased stakes and the addition of more romance, I’m oddly finding them much less emotional reads. Even so, I don’t want to say goodbye to the characters that I’ve grown so close to over many years (their time) and months (my time).My problem with this second series can be boiled down easily to one element. I mean, there are actually multiple issues, I suspect, but I’ll unpack those once I finish the series and know for sure how they end up getting handled. In this book and all of the previous ones in HoO, my biggest obstacle has been Piper. In The Lost Hero, she was okay. I’d been warned the new cast wasn’t as delightful, and she wasn’t as bad as I expected. Starting last book, she surpassed my expectations of awfulness. Rick Riordan keeps trying to make Piper happen.The issue with Piper isn’t that she’s done something incredibly horrible or that she says horrible things. For the most part, she’s just boring. Incredibly, mind-numbingly boring. If the perspectives were in first person, I would probably end up taking an impromptu nap any time I reached a Piper chapter. I never thought she was interesting, but in the last couple of books it’s gotten worse. For one thing, Riordan seems determined to make me a) respect Piper’s awesome abilities and b) care about her romance with Jason. Unfortunately, I think Piper’s abilities are a joke and that her relationship with Jason is doomed.What happened in The House of Hades was that I would be riding high, heading for an ocean of feels and then BAM! My feels vessel would slam into a wall of boring. Every time I hit a Piper chapter, I would lose my momentum through the book and it would basically reset the feels meter back down to zero. I should have had a lot of feels, but she kept interrupting.On the plus side, pretty much everyone else is very much improving. Frank and Hazel are holding steady as not annoying, but still aren’t of great interest to me. Surprisingly, Jason actually got a lot better in The House of Hades. He’s actually learning to make jokes; they’re not especially funny, but he’s trying! Where Piper honestly doesn’t give a shit about anyone but Jason, he’s really learned to care about the other demigods. His interactions with Nico are some of the best moments in the book.Speaking of Nico, MY POOR BABY. Guh. This book should have been made of me sobbing from Nico feels, if only stupid interrupting Piper hadn’t gotten in the way. I do have a lot of thoughts about the Nico plot. This is one of those things where I want to see how stuff plays out, because I’m not sure if it will be handled well or not. Still, I’m glad of the revelation, albeit nervous about how it will be handled ultimately.Leo, who has been vaguely annoying to me, has finally become a character I actually like. He gets to develop more of a serious side. I very much appreciate the levity he adds, since he’s the only other demigod aside from Percy who’s able to laugh at the dark stuff. However, seeing that there’s more to him than comedy and a desire for a girlfriend was really nice. Also, seeing him be less comedic was a wake up call to some of the other kids on the quest. Most importantly, HIS SHIP IS THE CUTEST THING EVER.Then there’s Percy and Annabeth in Tartarus. Holy shit. Best part of the book no doubt. The Percabeth is strong, partly because they don’t moon over each other constantly. They have sweet moments where they’re sincere, but they focus on staying alive first and foremost. They’re also just such a great team and it’s never more apparent than in this book. The amount that they rely on one another for morale shows how much they need each other.The scene stealers of The House of Hades are Bob and Small Bob. Man, do I have serious Bob and Small Bob feels. So Bob is a titan who has, against all odds, ended up fighting against his mother, Gaea, and siding with Percabeth. The jaunt through Tartarus really forces Percy and Annabeth to consider their heroic quests from another angle. Yes, monsters are monsters, but it’s becoming more apparent that some of them really do have good sides.The House of Hades was my favorite installment of The House of Olympus yet, but I’m hoping for more pain from the final book. If I’m lucky, Piper will die in chapter one. Everything wrapped up fairly neatly here and I’m hoping that nothing will be convenient about The Blood of Olympus. Heck, it has blood right there in the title. That bodes well, right?
    • 4/5
      This was an excellent book! It continued the story amazingly! I am only giving it four stars though because of a plot twist I feel didn't need to happen.
    • 5/5
      This series is amazing! Same with the Percy Jackson series!
    • 4/5
      5 stars for the audio book itself (I really liked this reader, though I think I may have like the previous one a little better) and 4 stars for the book! I really really enjoyed this instillation, I really want to read a few other books I’m in the middle of but I have a feeling I’m just going to jump straight into book 5. I can’t wait to finish this series!

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    • 5/5
      It was good the narrator was excellent at his job

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    • 4/5
      Again, another fantastic book! I love reading these. I learn so much about Greek and Roman mythology and love the relationships among the characters.

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    • 5/5
       I last read this book a year or two ago, but it was my favorite book by Riordan ever. It centered on Percy and Annabeth and their journey through Tartarus. We definitely get to see more of the pair in this book than in any of the other Heroes of Olympus books. Fans of Percy Jackson will surely enjoy this epic book. As I said earlier its easily my favorite Rick Riordan Novel and fans of Percy and Annabeth will love it.
    • 5/5
      THIS REVIEW INCLUDES SPOILERS... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
      (but come on who are we kidding most of you guys have probably read this)

      I waited for a few days to review this because if I do right after reading it, all I'd be typing would be afhsaifjsifsaifjfriweruiw my Percabeth feels osjfsojfsof tears omg Bob Damasen ghsaogjg NICO hgaisfsjs Cleo huhu why Rick why jskgjsdgj more tears
      ...that kind of stuff.

      So in my sober, calm presence of mind right now I think I can phrase my words better.. I think. sahgshgksjfs

      EACH BOOK GETS BETTER. Yes. I know it's typical, the fast-paced action in all of Riordan's books, and this does not disappoint in delivering adventures in the span of.. two weeks, I guess?

      Why this book is the best (so far) though:
      1. There are much, much more shockers here.

      a. NICO :( I just feel so bad for him, it's like he never got to be really happy in all seven books (starting from The Titan's Curse). And it's like all he can do is detach himself. Nico I ship us please know that huhu ily

      b. Calypso was a welcome character. I wanted Leo to have someone else for him, you know? And the closure between Leo and Hazel was a good thing. Especially loved the hate-love thing between Cleo, and that they really didn't start well, yet in the end... :"> But please, I wish they meet again. I wish they have a happy ending. :(

      2. Percabeth moments!!! Look, the issue I have with epic books is I never get to have something beyond the epilogue. You spend five, seven books and then your OTP just gets together on the final parts. This is why fans make do with fanfics. But here... well, this is the continuation of the PJ&tO series, and I really love reading about Percy and Annabeth... together. Nothing can contest this pair. They are so fit for each other. They find their way out to Tartarus together and it's just... idk they define the word "soulmates" for me I guess.

      3. BIGGEST FEELS AWARD GOES TO... (drumroll) who else but BOB AND DAMASEN. Seriously. Never cried when Nico admitted liking Percy, never (but almost) cried when Leo and Calypso parted. But when Damasen came and said he "changed his fate"... when Bob insisted on staying behind so Percy and Annabeth could go back up... that got me. Right in the feels. These creatures were intended to wreak havoc and do evil deeds... yet they had the most golden hearts. Knowing that breaks mine.

      4. I still don't like Piper and Jason much, but at least I kinda got along better with them in this book. I like it when Jason finally admitted that he belongs to CBH.. or at least wants to. He was so cloudy in the past books, like you can never read him good.

      5. Also, Frank being praetor was awesome. I think he'd rock that position. //edit HAZEL WAS ALSO AMAZING HAHAHAHAHA how could I forget her. Omg I feel guilty. Anyways I never knew someone SO good with the Mist til Hazel came along. And she's now waaay better at it than Thalia so that's saying something.

      Pretty much it though. Those are the highlights, for me.

      Also, the ending quotations killed me. Now every time I see stars I'm more likely to remember Bob.. and say hello to these shining things, for him :((( Okay tears tears tears

      Best advance Christmas present I gave myself, ever.
      The Blood of Olympus!!!!!!! I'm bloody scared and excited and nervous for you all at the same time :((( :)

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    • 5/5
      this is my favourite so far. i might've cried a little. or a lot.

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    • 5/5
      best series ever. love the percabeth parts and hate tartus.

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    • 5/5
      I loved this book! As I've said with the rest of this series, it would have been nice to have the prophesy at the beginning of the book so we could remember what it was, but otherwise good!
    • 4/5
      Solid and engaging installment in Riordan's Greek/Roman mythology series. There's still a bit of teenage angst, but the demigods are so busy fighting and problem-solving that they don't have much time for self-pity. And although Tartarus scenes are scary, even the darkest bits are leavened with humor. Riordan's also done a good job making the main characters unique individuals who still form a cohesive group. This fourth book sets up things nicely for "The Blood of Olympus", without resorting to the figurative and literal cliffhanger that ends "The Mark of Athena".
    • 3/5
      This is probably the heaviest book in the series so far with a trip through Tartaros for Percy and Annabeth and the crew of the Argo Two worrying so much about their friends. There are still some bright spots and humor throughout the story. This is also probably the grossest when you consider what Tartaros is made of. I love how well researched this story is and the creativity that goes into modernizing all of it. I can't wait to see what happens next.
    • 3/5
      Not as good as earlier titles.
    • 4/5
      At the end of the last installment, Percy and Annabeth get caught in a giant web which pulls them through an opening and they fall into Tartarus, used as a dungeon of torment and suffering and prison for numerous monsters. To survive, Annabeth and Percy must make their way through the abyss to the Doors of Death where hopefully their friends will be waiting to free them.Percy and Annabeth's encounters in the abyss are filled with danger frequently offset by amusing interactions with monsters that aren't all bad.Meanwhile, above, the remaining quest members are encountering their own monster problems trying to reach the Doors of Death on their side (first they have to figure where that would be.) The story was fun and full of action - will definitely have to read the last SOON!
    • 4/5
      One of the most curious characters of the series, Nico di Angelo, becomes a focus in this book. He's an interesting character who develops in a way that suits Riordan's patterns but may frustrate some readers. I won't spoil it, of course, but I found myself both appreciative of the move but also a little irritated at the habitual tokenism Riordan continues to display. Even so, Nico at least is a character who has been developing from the beginning, so he gets a fuller treatment here and it is well-deserved. The demigod gang has been split, so this volume is all about bringing them back together. It also introduces some random side characters -- a gassy polecat, a former-enemy-giant-turned-friend called Bob, a ghostly saber-toothed kitten named Small Bob, among others. At times, it's hard to remember the vast numbers of side characters the series has accumulated and how they all relate and what their back stories are, but in their individual moments they typically add a great deal of charm and fun, which is needed now as our heroes are in the darkest of places. Literally and metaphorically, it's very dark in here. At this point in the series, one feels a little exhausted at the classical pattern of another followed by yet another island/quest/god/reward, but it is a classic after all, so Riordan sticks with what he knows. If one is exhausted by the overly-repetitive plot structure, though, one may be entertained by the imaginative descriptions of the settings previously unseen (and, once seen, hard to forget even if you want to) and the even more monsters. Though, in truth, even Riordan seems to be running out of monsters, so most are familiar faces here. If you've enjoyed the series up to this point, you are likely comfortable with these patterns. In truth, whilst reading I was pleasantly caught up in them myself. The series as a whole continues to be fun, as long as you don't think about it too hard. I found this book to be one of the most intense of the series, so keep in mind that, for younger readers, this might inspire some nightmares.
    • 2/5
      The next book in the Heroes of Olympus series. This continues the journey of the heroes to fulfill the prophecy. Percy and Annabeth must fight demons and monsters through the underworld. This journey is simply horrible! Especially as they continue to cross paths with creatures they have already killed. In the worst segment - they are cursed to relive each of the final curses of those they have killed! But, they also discover some reformed creature who sacrifice themselves to help the pair.The other six heroes (Leo, Frank, Piper, Hazel, Jason and Nico) continue on the ship and each of them faces their own demons - for real! Frank grows up and accepts the burden of his own life, Nico admits his hidden secret to Jason, Leo falls in love and Hazel figures out the way to save them all.Even though I am getting weary of waiting for the story to finish, this was a good installation. It moved the story along, but, of course it didn't finish. I continue to be amazed how Riordan so easily weaves myths into a current day story with it all making sense.Now - I have to wait for the next one!
    • 5/5
      fantastic work by rick Riordan. He did a fantastic job with this book. He mixed mythology with todays weird and cool ideas like a flying ship. This book includes romance, mystery, mythology, action and adventure. this book is so good you never want to put it down you just want to read it every where you go. You need to read the books before this in order to understand if you don't you will be clueless. if you love mythology and adventure you'll love this book. its start out where they left of in book three Athena's mark Percy and Annabeth have just fell in to the dark depths of tartarus. while Percy and Annabeth our down there. Leo, Hazel, Jason, Frank, Nico, and Piper are weaving through difficult task like Percy and Annabeth. Hazel must learn to use the mist to control what her enemies see. Leo must guide the crew on his ship the Argo 2 to reach the doors of death where Percy and Annabeth will meet them. Jason must learn to be the caption in charge. while frank must master his ability to change in to different animals. Nico must reveal his little homosexual secret out to the crew. Piper must figure out where she belongs because she thinks she is plain because she only can charmspeak boys. together the crew reaches the doors to find Percy and Annabeth and cut the chains on the door so the evil mother earth Gaea doesn't wield them and let her evil children out. meanwhile while the crew is fighting there way through, Percy and annabeth our struggling to survive in the cruel place. they have to drink fiery water to survive fight night itself tag along with there old friend bob the titan who regains part of his memory. also fight evil monsters to get to the doors of death. when the whole team finally breaks the chains and free the doors they have to pair up with the gods to fight the giants and mother earth in the fifth book. overall this book was simply amazing
    • 5/5
      This was a fantastic book! Every character had a LOT of development and grew a great deal during the course of this book, and every change was true and realistic. It felt like growth, not something picked out of the air.

      I enjoyed the parts with Jason, Hazel, Leo, Piper, Frank and Nico more than the parts with Percy and Annabeth. The Tartarus scenes were well written but felt to me very much like Sam and Frodo trekking through Mordor, and admit it, trekking just isn't that exciting.

      As for Nico - I've heard people say that it destroyed his character and that they don't like him as a character anymore. This is ridiculous and bigoted. Nico is my favorite character in the series and has been since he was introduced. I think it makes a great deal of sense, and I am thrilled that Riordan took the step that even JK Rowling wouldn't by putting an explicitly gay character in a children's series. I loved that bit of devlopment, and to me it's just a little bit more explanation of why Nico is how he is.
    • 5/5
      oh well. ha ha. mr. rick riordan never fails to make a action-packed, one-sitting read. as a whole, i love it.

      i loved Nico di Angelo in this book. why? just read it. hoho. and Leo? I pity Calypso. woops. enough blabbering nonsense.

      i've gone crazy sorry. read this book!
    • 5/5
      The House of Hades takes place right where The Mark of Athena left us readers wondering what happens to Percy and Annabeth after their fall into Tartarus. Prior to reading this book I thought The Mark of Athena will be my favorite book but this one tops even the 3rd book. I really can't say anything else about this series except how great it is. I don't think Rick Riordan let up with how much obstacles Percy and Annabeth had gone through and now to go through the doors of death. The stakes are at the highest as the rest of the gang all race against time to help Percy and Annabeth close the doors of death and reach Gaia before she rises. The most surprise of me in The House of Hades is the titan Bob and his supercat Small Bob. These two really grew on me and at the end of the book I was near tears when I knew where the author was going with them. I'm crossing my fingers by some miracle I'll see Bob and Small Bob again in the last book.
    • 5/5
      This is the 4th book in the blood of Olympus series by Rick Riodan. This book starts off where the third one "Mark of Athena" ends, with Percy and Annabeth falling into Tartarus, with Arachne. From there Percy and Annabeth have to make their way out of Tartarus with the help of Bob( Iapetus ) the Titan . Then they get help from Damesen, who helps them get out of Tartarus, and destroy the doors of death, and make it so other monsters can't get from Tartarus to the real world. When Annabeth and Percy get to the real world, Percy, Annabeth, Hazel, and Leo have to defeat the two hardest enemies that they have faced.
    • 5/5
      If you like mythology of Roman and Greek culture with alot of action and adventure then this is the book series for you! This is book four of the second series of Percy Jackson. Everything is excellent in the book. All of the research is historically correct. All of the many god's and goddesses are excellently described so that you can just picture them in your head. The action scenes of killing monsters and fighting other demigod's (the mortal son or daughter of a god and a human.) are very good and detailed. I have nothing at all bad to day about this book.You will need to read the first books in this series before you read this one. Because there are seven different stories of different kids AND there are seven different perspectives of all the characters in the book.
    • 5/5
      Annebeth and Percy have faced Dadalaus's Labyrinth, holding up the sky, and fought a titan lord but now they will have to endorse the worse place for demigods. Tatarous.
    • 5/5
      When this book first came out I zoomed to the bookshop. Rick Riordan has the remarkable power to capture his readers' attention with one line, that's why he's one of my favorite authors. This book was amazing with the suspense and the way everything folded out. In the previous book I actually screamed when Nico was trapped inside of an urn, his oxygen levels disappearing slowly. When he was rescued the book then slowly folded to a close and into this book here, The House of Hades. I rated this five stars because of the way it was written, the book sports the characters' point of views, like their thoughts and feelings, I find that very amusing. I liked the humor in the book too. I loved the plot twist with Nico, I won't spoil for those who haven't read it!Percy Jackson remembers everything now, he and his girlfriend, Annabeth were literally in Hell, or Hades, what ever you prefer. They both have to find The Doors of Death and close them so the undying beasts can die and stay dead for longer periods of time. Meanwhile, the others are above ground, worried sick about their friends. Hazel now carries Frank's curse, she's the only one he can trust with it. When Jason and Nico find Cupid, Nico reveals a huge secret that has been pestering him for years on end, mainly the reason why he ran away in the first place. Jason promises to keep his secret until Nico decides it's alright to share it with the rest of the group. Can everyone get over their differences to save the world?
    • 5/5
      The house of Hades is a book about getting to the ancient land to to stop the Earth goddess. This book is also about Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase surviving in Tartarus. In Tartarus Percy and Annabeth are trying to get to the doors of death. Leo and other demigods on the Argo II are also trying to get to the door of death on Earth. They are also trying to stop the Earth Goddess from awaking. On the Argo II Leo and friend are getting into trouble with the monsters rising. In Tartarus Percy and Annabeth are helping their titan friend. I gave this book a rating of 4 and a half stars. This was a very good book. I liked all of the suspense of what is going to happen next. I also liked the adventure. The reason i took half off is because there was a little bit too much love than usual. Another thing that i liked about this book is that is has mythology. I cant wait for the next book if there is another book coming out.
    • 5/5
      I wish I could rate this more them five stars!! Such an awesome book!! The ending was sort of sad though
    • 5/5
      Incredible character growth and development and a good blend of action, romance, intrigue, and adventure. Easily my favorite of the series thus far.
    • 5/5
      This is a great book. This book talks about demigods trying to survive. Percy and annabeth are in the tartarus. The other demigods is trying to save them. The demigods face hard challenges. Like percy and annabeth have to drink the fiery water. The other demigods faced the gods.The end the demigods got together and found out the next adventure.You should read this book becaquse its a lot of action. i recommend you to read this just because i like greek gods.This is all powers and heroes. If uyou like percy then you should read this book. I like to read this because i learn about the greek gods and also it is action. If you like then you may probably read the series. Heroes of olympus is probably better than percy jackson books. Thats my opinion.