It was hard to say good-bye to Percy--but fans dont have to. A lovable new generation of demigods has its own prophecy to prepare for, and their hero Perseus Jackson just may turn up in times of need. n nJason has a problem. He doesnt remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently shes his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and theyre all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for bad kids. What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea-except that everything seems very wrong. n nPiper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that hes in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesnt recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on? n nLeo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. Whats troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a campers gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all-including Leo-related to a god. n nRick Riordan, the best-selling author of the Percy Jackson series, pumps up the action and suspense in The Lost Hero, the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Fans of demi-gods, prophesies, and quests will be left breathless--and panting for Book Two. n