Joshua Swanson is one of the best narrators I've come across in all my Audible adventures: he has such an engaging style, great charm and a gift for characterisation that's second to none. What does Joshua Swanson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book? " & his initiation into the world of half-bloods, monster-fighting & ridiculously dangerous quests. if you don't feel you can spare time -or credits- enough to go all the way back to Riordan's first opus, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, which details the early adventures of "just your average Son of Poseidon. This is the 3rd book in a 5-book sequence, & I strongly suggest you begin at the beginning with book 1: The Lost Hero. What other book might you compare The Mark of Athena to, and why? Which is where you'll want to be, after only a few chapters. Riordan writes with such charm, wit and humour you can't help enjoying yourself, & the cameo appearances of various gods and monsters (a slurring Bacchus and Leo's hysterical encounter with Narcissus and his fan-club being particular highlights) serve to draw you ever deeper into the crazy world of his ADHD demi-gods. (No mean feat, since he is rather annoyingly perfect.) The plot careens along at Riordan's ubiquitous hair-raising pace, the narrative leaping from character to character every few chapters, which could have been confusing, but instead brings a breadth and depth to the tale it wouldn't have had otherwise allowing you to experience the goings-on from multiple viewpoints.
If you know anything about the genre, or his previous books, you'll have heard of Percy Jackson & his "scary Athena girl" Annabeth, but the newcomers in this 5-book adventure are as vivid and unique as any we've met so far & I soon found myself rooting hard for Leo, Piper, Frank & Hazel even developing a soft-spot for Jason as time went on.
There is so much about this series I like, I don't know where to start. What made the experience of listening to The Mark of Athena the most enjoyable?
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