The Mark of Athena book cover by Rick Riordan

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Series
Book 3 of The Heroes of Olympus. See all The Heroes of Olympus books in order
The book before
The Son of Neptune
The book after
The House of Hades
Order checked
Last checked: October 9, 2026, against rickriordan.com
Place in the series
It is book 3 of The Heroes of Olympus series. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)
Next book
Book 4 is The House of Hades. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)

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Publication
First published on October 2, 2012. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
This edition
The edition checked here is a 586-page hardcover from Disney Hyperion Books. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)

What The Mark of Athena is about

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  • Demigods from the Greek and Roman camps must work together against giants set loose by Gaea, the Earth Mother. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
  • Their path leads by ship to Greece, in search of the Doors of Death. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)

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Topics

Places

  • Greece

Book type

  • Novel

Reading ages

  • Children's

Other books in The Heroes of Olympus

5 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: The Lost Hero
  2. Book 2: The Son of Neptune
  3. Book 4: The House of Hades
  4. Book 5: The Blood of Olympus

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