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Average rating4.3
"Um die Erdgöttin Gaia am Erwachen zu hindern, müssen die 7 Halbgötter im 4. und vorletzten Band der Reihe 'Helden des Olymp' (vgl. zuletzt 'Das Zeichen der Athene', das Tor zur Unterwelt schliessen. Während Annabeth und Percy durch die Unterwelt Tartarus irren, sind Leo, Piper, Hazel, Frank und Jason auf der Argo II im Mittelmeer unterwegs nach Tartarus. Immer wieder besiegen die Halbgötter mit ihren Stärken Feinde, die Gaia auf sie hetzt ... Bei der detailreichen Schilderung von Ereignissen und Kämpfen zwischen Halbgöttern, Göttern, Titanen und Riesen verliert man leicht den Blick für die zusammenhängende Handlung. Witzige Details und neue Handlungsorte bereichern den 4. Band. Bei Nachfrage zur Vervollständigung der Reihe empfohlen" (S. Schönherr zur Buchausgabe, vgl). Marius Clarén liest wieder sehr lebendig und vielstimmig die Fantasy-Reihe des Schöpfers der Percy-Jackson-Serie. Ab 10
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Not as good as I remember it being, but still pretty incredible.
Muito bom. O Percy e a Annabeth no Tártaro, simplesmente muito bom. A tensão que se constroe lá e a fuga deles super emocionante. Dando um gancho incrível pro final da série. Combates emocionantes e plots muito bons.
I guess I already said the essence of what I have to say about this back when I checked in midway. This is a fun read, but a tad formulaic. However, it's Riordan's formula, so he pulls it off very well.
Hades didn't charm me as much as his book usually do, and I'm not sure if that's just me, or if it was a flaw in the book. Part of it was knowing that there was one more book, no matter what victories the Campers scored, they were only going to set the stage for the ultimate battle. Even as I say that, I know that's not the case – but a lot of it just felt like marking time until the final installment next year.
The central conceit of Riordan's mythology books is that these kids – near-teens or teenagers – are beating various and sundry mythological creatures – from monsters, to nymphs, to Titans or gods – in a variety of contests, even in battles to the death. Which can be hard to swallow sometimes, if you stop and think about it. But this is a common thing even in the old myths – mortals outsmarting these types. Too many of these contests in Hades are resolved by the Campers goading their opponents into making an obviously stupid move. Once or twice a novel, they could get away with it. I should've written it down, but he used that trick at least three times (maybe four or five) – in any event, it was enough that I groaned at least twice.
I don't want to come down to hard on this book, I did like it. I haven't chuckled at an obituary like I did at the one included in this book in a long time (you were supposed to, I'm not that twisted). There were some great character moments, some good personal growth – most of which I can't get into without getting really spoilery. But, in short – Frank's growth (in every sense of the word) was fantastic; Percy (and to an extent, Leo) realizing some of his former blunders and broken promises – he really comes off looking far less heroic and more human (which ends up making him more heroic). I do wish we'd had a bit more Reyna, I think she was given short-shrift, but what she did was probably more important in the end than what happened in most of the book.
Leo Valdez, however, is the hero of this book (and he's come close to being the hero of one or two others in this series). Riordan really makes him shine throughout. It's a real pleasure to read every one of his scenes – whether he's the point-of-view character for that chapter or not.
I'm looking forward to the final book in this series, I do fear that it'll be the last Riordan series I read. Unless he returns to adult fiction, that is. I have one son that currently provides me excuses to read Riordan, but he's getting a bit long in the tooth for these books and has pretty much decided this is it for him. Hopefully, we can get his little brother into them, so I can keep going.
Series
5 primary books6 released booksThe Heroes of Olympus is a 6-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by Rick Riordan and Nick Chamian.
Series
15 primary books23 released booksCamp Half-Blood Chronicles is a 35-book series with 15 primary works first released in 1962 with contributions by Rick Riordan, Nick Chamian, and 9 others.
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