《迷途英雄》

"The Lost Hero" is a fantasy-adventure* novel written by Rick Riordan and is based on Greek and Roman mythology*.

Jason is pretty confused* when he wakes upon a school bus on a trip to the Grand Canyon* with no idea who he is or how he got there. Earnest* Piper acts like Jason's girlfriend, and goofy* Leo thinks he is Jason's best friend, but Jason cannot remember either of them.

Before Jason can ask many questions, all three are attacked by storm spirits and rescued by a Camp Half-Blood chariot*. The newly revealed heroes have barely broken in their cabin bunks* when they are called on a quest to rescue Hera (who knows who Jason really is) from dark forces stirring* in the earth ****-- giants and much more.

Riding off in a metal dragon* expertly fixed by Leo, the three seek out the nearly-as-dangerous wind gods to help find Hera. But Piper has another secret quest: Her father has been kidnapped* by another giant who wants to trade her friends' lives for her father's freedom ****-- a terrible choice to make.

The book received mixed reviews, but despite this it has managed to win the Barnes & Noble Best Book and landed on five bestseller lists, excluding charts in the United Kingdom. The book is the first within the Percy Jackson universe to use Riordan's new style of writing, third person narration*, where the point of view switches between the main characters *****- Jason, Leo and Piper. (SD-Agencies)