for those of you who are very desperate to read it.
DEAR YOUNG DEMIGOD,

Your destiny awaits. Now that you have discovered your true parentage, you must prepare yourself for a difficult future-fighting monsters, adventuring across the world, and dealing with temperamental Greek and Roman gods. I don't envy you.

I hope this volume will help you on your journeys. I had to think long and hard before publishing these stories as they were given to me in the strictest confidence. However, your survival comes first, and this book will give you an inside look at the world of demigods-information that may help keep you alive.

We'll begin with "The Diary of Luke Castellan." Over the years, many readers and campers ant Camp Half-Blood have asked me to tell the story of Luke's early days, adventuring with Thalia and Annabeth before they arrived at camp. I have been reluctant to do this as neither Annabeth nor Thalia likes to talk about those times. The only information I have is in Luke's own handwriting, in his original diary given to me by Chiron. I think it's time,though, to share a little of Luke's story. It may help us understand what went wrong for such a promising young demigod. In this excerpt you will find out how Thalia and Luke arrived in Richmond,Virginia, chasing a magic goat, how they were almost destroyed in a house of horrors, and how they met a young girl named Annabeth.

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