It's been six months since August's first summer at Half-Blood. Everything was going swell, until Athena issued her an ultimatum of epic proportions. Now, August is sent on a scavenger hunt along with Ariadne and Annabeth that may mean the end of all three of them. While they're gone, a new threat is on the rise, and it's the biggest one either camp has had to face.

a storm brews. america waits.

On a quest in the Midwest, Percy encounters an old man who calls himself Wednesday. Or, the second time Percy flies.