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Annabeth is terrified. Just when she’s about to be reunited with Percy—after six months of being apart, thanks to Hera—it looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war. As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can’t blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. With its steaming bronze dragon figurehead, Leo’s fantastical creation doesn’t appear friendly.

Annabeth hopes that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace. And that’s only one of her worries. In her pocket, Annabeth carries a gift from her mother that came with an unnerving command: Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me. Annabeth already feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find—and close—the Doors of Death. What more does Athena want from her?

Annabeth’s biggest fear, though, is that Percy might have changed. What if he’s now attached to Roman ways? Does he still need his old friends? As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader—but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side.


安娜貝斯感到非常不安。在希拉的安排下，她和波西分開了近半年的時間，在即將重逢的時刻，她發現朱比特營正準備展開一場戰爭。當安娜貝斯和她的夥伴傑生、派波、里歐搭乘阿爾戈二號前往朱比特營，她不能怪羅馬半神將這艘船視為希臘人的武器，因為里歐打造的奇異戰船看來並不友善，船頭是冒著蒸氣的青銅龍頭。

安娜貝斯希望當羅馬人看到他們的執政官傑生會相信從混血營來的他們並沒有惡意。然而，她擔心的問題不僅於此。在她的口袋裡放著母親給她的禮物，這個禮物隱含著一個令人不安的指令：「追隨雅典娜的印記。為我復仇。」安娜貝斯內心的不安越來越明顯，因為預言提到有七名混血人必須找出「死亡之門」，並設法將其封閉。母親究竟希望她怎麼做呢？

令安娜貝斯最感到害怕的是，波西可能早已不是從前的他了。如果他已經完全融入了羅馬人的生活，他還會需要以前的夥伴嗎？身為希臘戰神與智慧之神的女兒，安娜貝斯心裡明白自己必須帶領夥伴們一同前往，展開任務；但一方面，她再也不希望波西──她的海藻腦袋──離開她的身邊了。


【適讀程度】
 Age Range: 10 years +