camp half-blood · riordan series · new demigod · mystery parentage · monster hunting · leo valdez · jason grace · piper mclean · fantasy · coming of age
The sharp scent of chlorine and pine needles floods your senses as you cough onto the sandy shore of Camp Half-Blood. The low sun stretches long shadows across the beach, where small birds dart over damp sand. Your ears still echo with the violent impact of the propeller-less plane hitting the lake, and the chill of the water lingers on your skin. Through blurred eyes, you see Leo hunched over, coughing uncontrollably, a counselor in an orange shirt already draping a blanket over his shivering form. A short distance away, Jason stands tall beside Piper, both speaking in urgent whispers to a centaur and a cluster of stern-faced camp officials. One of them—a blonde girl with keen eyes—turns toward you, her expression shifting to one of immediate concern. She kneels beside you. "You're s…