The House of Hades
Cover of first edition
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| Author | Rick Riordan |
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| Cover artist | John Rocco |
| Country | United States |
| Series | The Heroes of Olympus (bk 4) |
| Genre | Fantasy, Greek and Roman mythology, young-adult novel |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion Books |
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Publication date
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October 8, 2013 (hardcover, audiobook CD, Kindle/Nook eBook) |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), audiobook CD, e-book |
| Pages | 597 pp (first ed.) |
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| OCLC | 843010355 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R4829 Son 2011 |
| Preceded by | The Mark of Athena |
| Followed by | The Blood of Olympus |
The House of Hades, the fourth novel by Rick Riordan in the Heroes of Olympus series, was released on October 8, 2013.
At the conclusion of the previous book in the series, The Mark of Athena, Annabeth Chase and Percy Jackson fell into a pit leading to Tartarus. The protagonists are on a quest to close the Doors of Death, rescue Annabeth and Percy from Tartarus, and stop the Roman demigods from Camp Jupiter from attacking Camp Half-Blood.
The third-person narrators of this book are Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Hazel Levesque, Leo Valdez, Frank Zhang, Jason Grace, and Piper McLean.
Coach Hedge and the demigods of the quest (minus Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, who are trapped in Tartarus) continue their search for the Doors of Death aboard the Argo II, aided by Nico di Angelo. In Bologna, the Argo II is raided by the Kerkopes; Leo Valdez goes after them to retrieve his stolen Archimedes's sphere, and takes an agricultural book belonging Triptolemus and an astrolabe made by Odysseus as recompense. He also sends the Kerkopes to harass the Roman army massing at Camp Half-Blood. In Venice, Frank Zhang, Hazel Levesque, and Nico retrieve special barley cakes (designed to protect them from poison in the Necromanteion) from Triptolemus after doing the god several favors. Frank receives the blessing of Mars for his heroism in Venice, becoming physically strong and much more confident. During a later encounter with the bandit Sciron and after a meeting with the goddess Hecate, Hazel successfully learns to manipulate the Mist.
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