The release date for the English version of 'The House of Hades' by
Rick Riordan is Oct 2013. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Hazel is at a fork in the road. With the Athena Parthenos statue in hand, she and the rest of the Argo II crew could go back home and attempt to prevent conflict between Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. Alternately, they may continue on their search for the House of Hades in the hopes of finding the Doors of Death, saving their companions Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and stopping the rebirth of monsters in the world. Time is running out, so they must hurry on whatever path they choose. Gaea, the bloodthirsty Earth Mother, has set the date of August 1 for her rise to power.
Percy and Annabeth are overburdened. How are they going to survive in Tartarus together? They are so hungry, so thirsty, so hurting that they can hardly make it through the deadly, dark environment, which is full of surprises at every corner. There is no method for them to find the Doors of Death. But even if they succeeded, the Doors on the Tartarus side are guarded by a legion of the toughest creatures in Gaea. It's not like Annabeth and Percy can go in full force.
Hazel, Annabeth, Percy, and the other prophecy demigods realize that there is only one option—to do the impossible—despite the dreadful odds. For everyone they love, not just for themselves. Love, after all, might be the riskiest decision of all.
The hair-raising last novel in the best-selling Heroes of Olympus series, The House of Hades, follows the demigods as they confront their greatest difficulties to yet.