Prometheus, and few other Titans, remind us that not all Titans are evil, like Kronos. My personal favourite was Prometheus, who is supposedly the Titan who created humans, much to the chagrin of other Titans and gods. We are introduced to countless Titans and gods I never knew existed which increased the action and the plot by tenfold. Like The Battle of the Labyrinth, Riordan’s modern take on classical events and Greek mythology is unparalleled and shows what a creative mastermind he is. As the Titan Prometheus said, “History repeats itself.”

I couldn’t help but notice, which I’m sure was intentional on Riordan’s part, that the novel followed the same framework of the Trojan War but in reverse: Titans are involved in the conflict instead of the gods a beloved and famous hero, remanent of Hector, is killed at the beginning of the war a hero, like Achilles, takes offence to something and refuses to partake in the war another hero, like Patroclus, attempts to take the hero’s place and is killed, as well as several more similarities. This made the war feel more realistic and accurate. The novel features several small battles, instead of just one final battle at the end of the novel which I supremely enjoyed. What stood apart in this novel is that the adventure has ended and war is imminent. A major issue is the4 gods are unable to directly interfere with prophecies and so Percy and the Heroes are basically left to defend Olympus and Western Civilisation all on their own. Titans, few gods and several half-bloods have joined Kronos’ invasion and will stop at nothing until Olympus is in ruins. Percy and Camp Half-Blood have been planning tactics and war strategies all year in preparation for Kronos’ rise and the final war the prophecy has alluded to for years. The concluding novel increases the action from the very first page.

The novel was flawless, the action was perpetual and incredible, and everything from the previous novels was tied together and wrapped up neatly. If there were ever such a thing as a perfect novel, The Last Olympian would be it. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around.”

“I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes.

Read The Battle of the Labyrinth mini review here. Read The Sea of Monsters mini review here. Read The Lightning Thief mini review here. This is the last of five mini reviews for the five novels in the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.

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