New Son of Neptune details aka best belated birthday present ever

[greenconverses]

Earlier this evening, Rick Riordan was at an event in New York for BEA 2011 where both the cover art for and an excerpt of the Son of Neptune were released.

The excerpt was read out loud and I wasn't smart enough to grab a screen grab of the cover art (although I'm sure it'll be online by the end of the week), so here's a recap of what was said!

- SoN will be told in the same style as TLH was with three rotating narrators who are part of the great prophecy. One of said narrators will have the "coolest powers" out of any demigods we've seen which... um, I don't know how this is possible? What is cooler than water or fire powers, being able to fly, and raising skeleton armies?

- Tyson will make an appearance in SoN (honestly, RR, no one cares about Tyson except saturninepen). The other big characters will make an appearance in the series as he's said before.

- Oh, who am I kidding. No one cares about those details. What we all care about is the fact that PERCY JACKSON IS IN THE DAMN BOOK AND IS ONE OF THE NARRATORS.



It's third person Percy narration, but it's PERCY NARRATION ALL THE SAME. FUCK YEAH, MORE PERCY JACKSON.

- The cover art, from what I could see, shows Percy in the sea near a glacier on what appeared to be broken ice and holding up what RSquared called "a chicken on a stick" aka the Roman standard. Speculate about that what you will.

- Percy's not the only reason the book is called the Son of Neptune. This could connect to what he said about Tyson, but I'm putting my bets on a new kid.

- In the excerpt, which was probably from the first couple chapters since Percy hadn't gotten to the Roman Camp yet, Percy was about to get into a fight with a couple of gorgons. He encounters a weird looking woman name June, who offered him a Sadistic Choice: he could jump in the sea and live a long healthy life there, or take her to the Roman Camp where his life would be full of pain and suffering and the usual demigod life sucks spiel. Percy, obviously, takes the second option.

One of the interesting bits of "pain and suffering" June mentioned was that Percy would "lose the mark of Achilles" if he went to the Roman Camp.



WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, RICK RIORDAN. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ALL OF US HARDWORKING FANTHINGS PERCY. WHY.

- On the plus side, Percy would get his old life if he went to the Roman Camp. So yay?

- And finally, the most important part, and I'm probably paraphrasing on what exactly was written, but...

"He had to find Annabeth. She was the only part of his old life he was sure about."



PERCY REMEMBERS ANNABETH. ANNABETH IS THE ONLY THING PERCY REMEMBERS ABOUT HIS OLD LIFE.



PLEASE EXCUSE ME WHILE I GO DIE IN A HAPPY SHIPPER COMA.


RSquared said he'll be posting more on his blog tomorrow, so hopefully he'll release the excerpt plus the cover art. I CAN ONLY HOPE.

An excerpt from the Son of Neptune is now online! It's different from what was read at the event, but still. PERCY.

Comments

[mediate89.livejournal.com]

I'm dead rn. I can't comment.

X_X

[saturninepen.livejournal.com]

REACTION IS STILL BOTH

AND


WILL MAKE MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND THOUGHFUL REPLY LATER.
And shut up, Tyson's cool.

[greenconverses.livejournal.com]

And shut up, Tyson's cool.

If Tyson takes Nico's place...

(http://photobucket.com)

[wish-i-c0uld.livejournal.com]

...Can't...formulate...words... AS;LJKDFHASLKJDHFASLDKJHFLASKLJDHFASLKJDFHAWIH

/dies of awesome

[skypirateb.livejournal.com]

asakjdhadkljhadkajdhadkjdhakdjahdkadha IT NEEDS TO BE OCTOBER YESTERDAY

[mediate89.livejournal.com]

The day before yesterday. D:

[artemisrae.livejournal.com]

Whaaaaaaa









Just when I think I escape you, RSquared, YOU SUCK ME BACK IN

Also happy belated birthday!

[greenconverses.livejournal.com]

You can never escape RSquared~

Thank you! :)

[green-climber.livejournal.com]

I cannot even express the joy and delight this brings me.

[green-climber.livejournal.com]

But on the downside...Percy losing the curse of Achilles kind of messes up every fic I have ever written, as well as my in-my-head future canon. Just as an afterthought. It sort of seems like the classic, "Whoops, gave my character way too much of a power because I thought I was ending the series, and now I have to write a sequel, so...I'll just neutralize it!" I'll still take it in exchange for him remembering Annabeth, though.

[angel-2606.livejournal.com]

*CAN'T THINK RN, GONNA DIE FROM FLAIL*

ASKJASDKAJSDLKJASDLKJASDLKJASDLKAJSDLKASJDLAKSJDLKAJSDLKAJSDLKJAD

"He had to find Annabeth. She was the only part of his old life he was sure about."

*joins you in a shipper coma*

[erethesunrises.livejournal.com]

[lambbaby.livejournal.com]

I am dead. Percy is back and he remembers Annabeth and that is all I need to know.

That and how the frak I can speed up time so that it is October already.

[tudor-rose445.livejournal.com]

I am hyperventilating! Ahhh! The reason that I have stubbornly refused to read "The Lost Hero" was that it was thought that Percy wouldn't remember Annabeth. But he remembers!!!!

I'll just go pass out from the awesomeness of it.

[ladyeni.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
WHY CAN'T IT BE OCTOBER ALREADY??!!!!!
My P/A shipper heart is about to burst with joy <3
I hope RR posts an excerpt soon!

[sictransitsuzy.livejournal.com]

lmfao your gif. i don't even.

[belongtotheday.livejournal.com]

THERE AREN'T ENOUGH HAPPY GIFS IN THE WORLD FOR HOW I'M FEELING RIGHT NOW.











BUT LOSS OF THE MARK OF ACHILLES? WHY, RR, WHY?

BUT OKAY, TIME TO FINISH OFF THAT ANGSTY AMNESIAC!PERCY FIC I STARTED MONTHS AGO SO I CAN REVEL IN THE GLORIOUSNESS OF PERCY REMEMBERING.

I AM SO EMOTIONALLY INVESTED IN THIS SERIES. I DON'T THINK I CAN EVEN DEAL WITH READING THE EXCERPT.

[belongtotheday.livejournal.com]

ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY BB ILY! ♥

[memoirable.livejournal.com]

Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word. Oh my word.

OH MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[green-climber.livejournal.com]

Follow-up: It looks like the excerpt is up, but that it might be a slightly different part than RR read, since there's no mention of June or the choice, from what I can tell. Is the line in there about Annabeth the one he read, or a different one?

[greenconverses.livejournal.com]

The excerpt that's up is different from the one that was read. That one was a continuation of the posted excerpt.

[jazzer272.livejournal.com]

You know, I was looking for someone who shared my crazy fan-girl rection to all this, about two hours ago, jumping up and down and squeeling like a strangled little animal.

Then I looked at you post, and I SRUVHSKVKRSUGKUNRSLJNVFUGHLSJGLUSHKDNGLSKRHGBSRKUVNHFKRRGS'd all over again! I can't, CAN'T wait to see what happens!!! It's like some freaking torture RR uses to drive us all crazy! Posting that excerpt, I mean. I know it is >____>

Happy late Birthday, btw! (:

[poptartmuse.livejournal.com]

"He had to find Annabeth. She was the only part of his old life he was sure about."

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I CLICKED THE CUT WHILE SQUEALING THAT WE'D HAVE MORE PERCY!!!!

AHHH!!!!!!!!!

*dead*

[tatooine.livejournal.com]

HNGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[tatooine.livejournal.com]

I'M KIND OF PISSED ABOUT ALL OF THIS

I AM EXPERIENCING THE JOY OF READING PERCY'S QUIRKY NARRATION WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY HATING EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING






BEING PULLED APART BY MY FEELINGS...

[greenconverses.livejournal.com]

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

I WANT TO HURT RR FOR PUTTING PERCY THROUGH SUCH AGONY (TWO MONTHS ON THE RUN, YOU ASSHOLE) BUT AT THE SAME TIME, LOL, PERCY OWNS A PANDA PILLOW PET.

[ilikethequiet.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting this!!

[girls-are-weird.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS! OH PERCY MY BEAUTIFUL BB I HAVE MISSED YOU AND YOUR HILARIOUS NARRATION OH SO VERY MUCH. ♥

things i learned from the sneak peek:

1. hera is a hopeless romantic.
2. jason/reyna is totally sunk before it even had the chance to sail.
3. PERCY/ANNABETH IS PERFECT AND ETERNAL AND NEVER TO BE BROKEN ASDFLKJHASDF I LUFF THEM SO MUCH. ♥♥♥♥ seriously, the gorgons were funny and all, but he could've given us just that one paragraph and i would've been over the moon either way. xDDD

is it october yet?

[tatooine.livejournal.com]

-- BELATED SOBBING. Apparently I could have streamed this Rick Riordan thing.

I'll just be over here scouring the internet and praying that someone took detailed notes. Or recorded it. Or something.

[cedarleaf-7.livejournal.com]

...is the man in your icon actually riding that shark?

[cedarleaf-7.livejournal.com]

Damn, I really need to move to someplace where exciting stuff that like that happens. I live in the middle of friggin' nowhere, I really envy you getting to see RR in person and hear him read from the new book. Thanks for the info on June and all. The rest of us poor unfortunates will just have to make due with the first chapter and wait to find out more about her when the book comes out. The whole "Percy loses the Curse of Achilles" thing doesn't surprise me, it's how it's going to happen that I'm most curious about. I'm thinking it will have something to do with that tunnel in Tartarus that's making monsters and everybody not stay dead. They really need to do something about that (because hey, if the Gorgons aren't staying dead, does that mean that Enceladus and any other giants killed will come back to live as well? No idea myself, just throwin' it out there.) which methinks is the “important role” Nico is going to play.

Oh, and Happy Belated Birthday! :D

[from-elysium.livejournal.com]

I HAVE NO GIFS BUT I AM SO FUCKING HAPPY WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

HAPPINESS. HE REMEMBERS HER!!!

*DIES*

[sundialing.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this info! I missed Percy ♥ SOOOO GLAD HE'S BACK. And figures lmao I'm living right next door to the Lincoln Center and didn't go because I was like, NAH HE WON'T SAY ANYTHING SPECIAL!!

........../TRAVELS BACK IN TIME TO FALCON PUNCH SELF IN THE FACE