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• Happy birthday to Magnus Chase and Daniel José Older!
• Did you see the Last Canto of the Dead cover and synopsis reveal? This book is gonna be amazing.
• Read Riordan also gives us a tourist’s guide to Tartarus.
• They also break down the Rick Riordan Presents new releases of 2023, and we discuss which titles are missing from the list.
• J.C. Cervantes announces her adult debut, The Enchanted Hacienda.
• Paola Santiago is getting translated into Spanish!
• Rick answers some more Goodreads questions.
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  Maze of Bones (39 Clues) is being turned into a graphic novel!
• Make sure you’re checking Rick’s Mastodon because he’s been sharing some updates!

• We discuss Nico’s choice to go on a date with…Darth Vader!?
• There’s gonna be a BIG decision Nico will need to make in this book, mark our words.
• We absolutely love everything about Solangelo, and we can definitely feel Mark’s fingerprints all over this.
• Our hunch is that the Gray Sisters will be significant later in the story.
• We kind of love that this book is not going to be about saving the world.
• Who wants to bet we’re going to tackle a lot of mental health issues in The Sun and the Star?
• Will probably has a lot to deal with as well, and we’re curious where this will lead.
• What ghosts do we think Nico will come up against in this book?
• When will we get to hear the prophecy!?
• Everything’s gonna be fine…right?
• We really loved this first chapter, even if it feels like an anvil hanging over our heads.
• Why doesn’t he acknowledge that the voice belongs to Bob in this chapter?
• What are our plans when The Sun and the Star comes out?

• Let’s talk about The Last Olympian chapter 21.
• The Mist is so interesting, and we theorize where it came from and who might control it.
• What did we think of Percy’s apology, and Hermes’ choice to let Luke walk his own path?
• Good job delivering Annabeth’s apology to Percy, Hermes. *eye roll*
• In the end, did Luke love his father?
• Can the gods change their natures?
• Quick, what do Percy Jackson, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Doctor Who have in common?
• Would you rather see a Percy Jackson story set in the future or the past?
• Can you IMAGINE having Athena as your mother? Ares has got nothing on her.
• Sally trying to get up to Olympus in one breath and admonishing Paul for wanting the same in the next will never not be hilarious.
• We still can’t stop imagining Paul Rudd as Paul Blofis.
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  Becky gives us some clues as to why there might be a difference in the signal Zeus puts out to tell Sally that Percy is okay.
• Karen definitely thought Blackjack was gonna get buff.
• We’re so ready for some answers about Rachel Elizabeth Dare!