The Mark of Athena
by Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena is the third book in Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, first published by Disney-Hyperion in the United States on 2 October 2012. Seven demigods sail the flying ship Argo II to stop the earth goddess Gaea, while Annabeth follows the Mark of Athena.
- Editions tracked
- 3
- First edition
- Disney-Hyperion, 2012
- First published
- Disney-Hyperion, New York, 2012
- First UK edition
- Puffin, 2012
- Series
- The Heroes of Olympus
The first edition of The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan was published in New York by Disney-Hyperion in 2012. We track 3 editions.
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First edition
- 1st Disney-Hyperion2012 Hardback · The Heroes of Olympus 3 I own The Mark of Athena, Disney-Hyperion 2012 Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Penguin Books2011 Paperback · The Heroes of Olympus 3 I own The Mark of Athena, Penguin Books 2011 Log in to want this
- Puffin2012 Paperback · The Heroes of Olympus 3 I own The Mark of Athena, Puffin 2012 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Greece
- Characters
- Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano
- Genre
- fantasy, young adult fiction, adventure fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 40 on Open Library, 16 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 16 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Mark of Athena?
The first edition of The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan was published in New York by Disney-Hyperion in 2012.
How many editions of The Mark of Athena are there?
We track 3 editions of The Mark of Athena, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Mark of Athena, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Mark of Athena editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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