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Okay I'm very-super excited right now, so forgive the grammar and typoes and all that.

BUT I HAVE もっと見る INFO!

The link was 与えられた on the 秒 Camp Half-Blood series thread in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians club. Puffinbooks.com, but I'll copy paste everything for あなた and add my personal ideas.

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The ロスト Hero

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An incredible, brand-new spin-off series from the best-selling creator of Percy Jackson

This is what thye're going about によって the way:
When Jason, Piper and Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. Apparently this is the only 安全, 安全です place for children of the Greek Gods – despite the monsters roaming the woods and demigods practising archery with flaming arrows and explosives.

But rumours of a terrible curse – and a missing hero – are flying around camp. It seems Jason, Piper and Leo are the chosen ones to embark on a terrifying new quest, which they must complete によって the winter solstice. In just four days time.

Can the trio succeed on this deadly mission – and what must they sacrifice in order to survive?

^Again, sacrifice? A loved one または Olympus? Life または Olympus? What'll the sacrifice be?

The interview itself


Back to 上, ページのトップへ InterviewHave あなた enjoyed returning to the world of Percy Jackson and how do your three new main characters shape up to Percy, Annabeth and Grover?

Jason, Leo and Piper share the story more. あなた are inside each of their heads through the course of the book, so I think readers will actually get to know them better. It’s a different dynamic that with Percy, Annabeth, and Leo, too, because the three new demigods are all in the same boat. They are all newcomers. They are all three struggling with being a demigod and have to figure out this new world together.


あなた have introduced some pretty powerful Roman gods into the mix. What are the differences between them and their Greek counterparts?

The gods reflect the culture where they live, so in Rome they tend to be もっと見る imperial and warlike. They are not as approachable, not as laid back. Basically, if you’re talking to Jupiter, be on your best behavior または you’ll get the business end of a lightning bolt.

^AH! ROMANS! They're freaking everywhere!



With hundreds of Roman and Greek gods out there, how did あなた chose which to feature in THE ロスト HERO?

I simply pick the ones I’m most interested in, the ones I haven’t done yet, and the ones that seem to fit the locations I want to explore. Probably my お気に入り in this book is Khione, the goddess of snow. I didn’t even know the Greeks had a goddess of snow until I began researching.



Did あなた have to go to Rome または Greece to research the book?

Don’t I wish! I have been to Greece, and it certainly helped with the book indirectly, but I don’t fly off to ヨーロッパ to research just because of time. I don’t think あなた need to be in Greece または Rome to appreciate the mythology, though. That is universal. In a sense, Greece and Rome are everywhere in Western civilization. あなた can’t escape their legacy no matter where あなた live.



What about Chicago, New York または Hollywood, which feature in the book? Did あなた meet any filmstars for research purposes?

I tend to write about places that I’ve been already, so I don’t make research trips specifically to explore locations. It’s もっと見る that I travel to locations incidentally and the ones that interest me end up in books. No, I didn’t meet any film stars, but my own family has been dealing with issues of fame and public media on a smaller level, and so I thought it would be an interesting issue to explore. As a school teacher, I’ve also taught children of quite a few famous people – media personalities, rock stars, pro sports stars, billionaires, etc., so I also drew on that experience.


Can あなた tell us a little bit about Jason, Piper and Leo, the ヒーローズ of your new book.

They are some of my お気に入り characters I’ve ever created. Jason was probably the hardest to write, because he wakes up with amnesia, so he’s a blank slate. Getting to know someone who has no past was tough! On the other hand, Jason quickly learns that he’s a very powerful demigod with incredible abilities. Readers will also find out that he has a personal connection to a demigod they know from the Percy Jackson series.

^Which demigod? Nico, Thalia, Percy? Annabeth, Clarisse, the Stolls? Beckendorf! Leo is his little bro after all!



Piper is the daughter of a famous movie star, and while you’d think this would make like easy for her, it’s been a constant problem. She rarely gets to see her dad and gets in trouble at school just so she can get his attention. She has never known her mother. Her dad is Native American, Cherokee, and so she’s always struggled with her own identity. Her family comes from extreme poverty on a reservation, but her dad made it big and lives in a mansion in Los Angeles. Piper’s never been sure where she belongs. And then her dad is kidnapped によって a monster, and things get really complicated.


Leo is a riot. He grew up with his mom in Houston and learned to work with tools in her machine ショップ at a young age. After her death (very tragic, very mysterious) Leo bounced around between foster homes and used his sense of humor to keep from getting beat up in the rough neighborhoods. He’s the class clown, but he’s got a ハート, 心 of gold. (And if he didn’t, he could probably make one.) He also has a secret ability that no demigod has possessed in hundreds of years, and it might get him into a lot of trouble.

^Damn I was right! His mom is d-e-a-d if this interview is true (which I'm pretty sure it is). Which backs up the his-mom-is-a-daughter-of-Hermes thing.


Although we don’t meet him again in THE ロスト HERO, Percy is clearly in danger – is he going to be okay?

Well, if I told あなた that, I’d spoil a huge part of the series! Suffice to say, あなた will find the answer as the quest progresses. When readers get to the end of The ロスト Hero, they’ll have a good idea where the 秒 book is going.

^NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Well, yes to the theorising for book 2, but NO for Percy's-disapeerance-being-inffluencial. Could his its-too-sad-to-type cause a war that rips the gods apart? Could his condition still remain unknown until book 2?

Like Percy, your three new ヒーローズ are affected によって ADHD. Is this a pre-requisite for demigods? What is your experience of the disorder?

Both my sons have ADHD, so I’m quite familiar with it. I put that in the book for them. The same is true for dyslexia. I liked the idea that these conditions could be a mark of honor rather than a stigma, because children with these differences tend to do very well in life if they can just get through their school years. ADHD can make あなた incredibly focused on things あなた care about. Both conditions can make あなた a creative thinker, because あなた have to find new solutions to problems just to get through the day. A study recently came out that found a disproportionate number of billionaires have ADHD.


-Theese 質問 are pretty irrevelat to the book, but his 回答 are well written


How are あなた looking フォワード, 前進, 楽しみにして to your tour of the UK this November?

It’s been over a 年 since I’ve been to the UK and I’m very excited to come back. I always enjoy visiting the schools and traveling the beautiful countryside. ロンドン is one of my お気に入り cities, as well.


A highlight is bound to be your "Virtually Live" event where you'll talk live to thousands of schoolkids. Scared much?

Well, I’ll be in a little room によって myself, so if things go wrong I suppose I can just pull the plug. But no, I’ve actually done webcasts like this before and always enjoy them immensely. Besides, I taught American middle school for years. After that, pretty much nothing scares me!


What アドバイス do あなた have for a child who thinks their schoolteacher might be an ancient Greek monster in disguise?

It’s a very common experience, sadly. Don’t aggravate them! Without proper training, あなた could get in a lot of trouble. Just know, wherever there are monsters, there are probably satyrs on the lookout, trying to protect young demigods. Find a classmate who seems to have satyr qualities (eats anything, laughs like a goat, walks funny, has big hair that might hide horns). They will protect you! (possibly)

^Oh good, I've got abut 4 kids like that in my class to go with the werewolf in charge of music!


You've been called "The Myth Master" on account of your amazing ability to open portals into ancient myths for contemporary readers. What is it about myth that attracts and intrigues you?


Myth is timeless, ancient, and surprisingly relevant. I 愛 taking characters that are eons old and making them seem like best フレンズ to modern young readers. We can laugh at the gods または get angry at their jealous, selfish ways, but ultimately we understand them, because they are very human.


How hard または easy is it for あなた to make such ancient myths real and relevant for young readers today?

It’s actually easy for me, which I suppose is why I keep doing it, and why I 愛 my job so much. 書く down the stories and polishing them up is a challenge, but coming up with ways to modernize the characters and events is a snap. I suppose that speaks to how timely the myths still are.


-There あなた go guys! もっと見る info, some irrevelant to the book, but it doesn't matter! Why we get this 3 days before the book I know not, but its better then never!