The Demigod Diaries
ISBN 1-4231-6300-1 [1] | |
The Demigod Diaries is a collection of short stories relating to The Heroes of Olympus book series.[1]
Summary
The Demigod Diaries contains four new stories, illustrations of
- Thalia's, Luke's, and Annabeth's adventures before the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series began;
- A first-person narrative from Percy's viewpoint as he and Annabeth complete a task given by Hermes regarding his staff which happens a month after the end of The Last Olympian and before Percy went missing in The Lost Hero;
- A story involving Jason, Leo, and Piper during their time spent at Camp Half-Blood between The Lost Hero and The Mark of Athena.[2]
It also includes a short story by Riordan's son, Haley Riordan, revolving around one of the demigods who fought for Kronos during the Second Titan War and survived the battle in Manhattan.
Stories
The Diary of Luke Castellan
Set five years before the start of
Hal reveals that his closet is full of hidden treasures, one of which is a chest that cannot be opened. Luke and Thalia manage to do so and find a silver bracelet inside. Hal realizes that they were destined to come to the house and "free" him. Hal gives Luke his diary as well as a dagger while Thalia creates Roman fire, the only thing that can kill the Leucrotae. Hal sacrifices himself and kills two of the creatures while the third one attacks Luke. However, Thalia manages to summon a shield from the bracelet that scares the final Leucrotae into being devoured by the curtains. The house explodes, but Luke and Thalia escape before police and paramedics arrive. The two later find young
Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes
Set on September 18, a month after the end of . Percy agrees to the quest on the condition that Hermes do something for him. Percy and Annabeth manage to locate Cacus to the sewers where he admits to the theft, though it is implied that stealing it was not his idea.
Percy and Annabeth fight Cacus up to the surface where Percy tricks him into dropping the caduceus while Annabeth uses a construction crane to pick him up and fling him away. Percy has the staff transform into a laser and he blows up Cacus in mid air. Percy and Annabeth return the staff to Hermes who implies that the theft of his staff was due to something far more sinister, but he tells the two to not worry about it. Hermes then fulfills his promise to Percy, sending him and Annabeth to celebrate their one-month anniversary in Paris, France.
Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford
Set between the events of
While chasing Buford in the woods, Leo, Jason, and Piper immediately come into conflict with the
The Son of Magic
This story was written by Rick Riordan's son Haley(who Percy Jackson is based on) and marked his debut as a professional writer. It is set sometime after the events of The Last Olympian and told in the
Alabaster reveals that he fought for Kronos in the Titan War, the previous summer, and lead many of his siblings to their death. Hecate reluctantly agreed to rejoin the other gods on the condition that her only living demigod child, Alabaster, be sacrificed. This led to Lamia, who is now working for Gaea and preventing her from going to Tartarus, to come after him. Alabaster and Claymore discover a way to kill Lamia using a spell and manage to find it. However, Lamia catches Claymore who sacrifices himself to save the demigod. Claymore ends up meeting Hecate who managed to separate her children and sends Claymore back as a Mistform (a non-living being), to watch over Alabaster. The two reunite to continue their research.
Release
The Demigod Diaries was released on 14 August 2012.[2]