was a god, once. Until I was cast out by my father, Zeus.
Now I'm an awkward mortal teenager called Lester.
My way out. A series of scary and dangerous trials, of course.
For my third mission, I must, journey through the labyrinth to free an oracle who only speaks in puzzles.
Defeat a vicious and bloodthirsty roman emperor the most vicious of three very vicious and bloodthirsty roman emperors.
Is that all. No, I've to do everything without any of my godly powers. Wonderful. Looks like I'll be needing all the help I can get. From new friends and old.

Rick Riordan is the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling The Lost Hero, the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series. Kids across the country voted him Author of the Year for that book through the Children's Book Council in association with Every Child a Reader. Rick also penned the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series: Book One: The Lightning Thief, Book Two: The Sea of Monsters, Book Three: The Titan's Curse, Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth and Book Five: The Last Olympian. The first two books in his Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology, The Red Pyramid and The Throne of Fire, were New York Times #1 best sellers as well. Rick lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons.