Rick Riordan talks 'Percy Jackson' spinoff novel 'The Court of the Dead' with co-author Mark Oshiro
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Rick Riordan talks 'Percy Jackson' spinoff novel 'The Court of the Dead' with co-author Mark Oshiro
"It started with a joke about where the Minotaur gets his underwear, his tighty-whities that he famously wears in 'The Lightning Thief.' And we thought, you know, 'what if he like, knits his own, and why would he do that?' And then that got us into this whole tangent about, 'who is this Minotaur, and why does he enjoy knitting?' And Mark really was the one who took that kernel of an idea and turned it into something viable and something really vibrant,"
"It picks up a few months after 'The Sun and the Star' left off, with demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace joining Nico's half-sister Hazel Levesque on the West Coast. There, Hazel needs help assisting a group of refugee monsters who have taken up residence at Camp Jupiter. The demigods realize a mysterious dark force is at work when the monsters begin disappearing from camp one-by-one."
The sequel follows demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace as they join Hazel Levesque on the West Coast to assist refugee monsters sheltered at Camp Jupiter. Monsters begin vanishing one-by-one, indicating a mysterious dark force tampering with the camp. The story concept originated from a playful idea about the Minotaur knitting his underwear, which expanded into a narrative thread involving the Minotaur seeking help from Hazel. The plot examines character dynamics and shared traits of Nico and Hazel, and attention to Nico and Will's relationship is part of the ongoing narrative, with a book tour planned.
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