Frothy brown liquid rose to the top like the whole thing was filling with soda. ” ‘In my day, we used animal blood,’ the ghost mumbled. Half-bloods drink nectar when they are injured.A fissure opened in front of the dracaenae, and a dozen undead warriors crawled from the earth.” During a battle, Nico summons the dead to help him.Antaeus just dissolved, pouring out bit by bit, until there was nothing left.” He bellowed, and sand poured out, but he was too far up to touch the earth, and the dirt did not rise to help him. Some of them looked very old–nothing but bleached-white bone. “They grinned from pikes at the back of the stands and hung on chains from the ceiling like horrible chandeliers. Percy meets Antaus, who decorates his court with skulls.‘Help me!’ The old man’s face was a mask. “Somehow he managed to grab the rim of the tower with his fingers as he fell. I got inside his next thrust and stabbed him right through the middle chest.” Geryon parried my first strike with a pair of red-hot tongs and lunged at my face with a barbecue fork. Poseidon can come in, too! We will eat you both! Seafood!” “Come inside! Eat you! Tasty half-blood!. Tammi tried to dodge my blade, but I sliced straight through her cheerleader uniform, and with a horrible wail she exploded into dust all over Rachel.” And then she did something that surprised me even more. “Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. You may notice your fangs getting longer and you may have a sudden desire to devour human beings. “ As a young sea demon matures, the narrator said, changes happen in the monster’s body. Sea demons watch a video about puberty.He thinks, “She smelled like roses and clean animal fur–a weird but somehow intoxicating smell.” When Percy meets two empousai (monsters similar to vampires) they use their powers to charm him.Despite this, the novel is appropriate for younger readers. The Battle of the Labyrinth is a little more mature, and the fight scenes become slightly more graphic.

There is a burgeoning physical attraction between him and Annabeth. Percy has finally reached high school, and begins to notice the opposite sex however, there is no romantic relationship. The ending will leave the reader gasping in surprise as they reach for the next book in the series. New characters arrive on the scene, adding intrigue and mystery. The setting is full of tension and excitement. Percy finds himself battling monsters he has never seen, all while dealing with his confusing relationship with Annabeth and helping Grover finally track down the lost god Pan. No one knows who to trust, as Kronos continues to convert monsters, half-bloods, and demons to his side of the war. The inevitable fight with Kronos is still building, and this time Percy must travel with his friends into the depths of the ever-changing Labyrinth.

The battle in the labyrinth