The Demigod Files

***The Demigod Files*** is a collection of stories by Rick Riordan published on February 10, 2009. It is a companion book to the main series, _Percy Jackson and the Olympians_. It contains three short stories, titled _Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot_, _Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon_, and _Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades_. It also contains a preview of _The Last Olympian_. Additional contents include interviews with some of the campers, a picture of Annabeth's trunk, a map of Camp Half-Blood, and various crossword puzzles and other activities. It is set between the fourth book, _The Battle of the Labyrinth_, and the fifth book, _The Last Olympian_.

### _Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot_

Clarisse La Rue is given the chore of taking care of Ares's war chariot. It is stolen by her immortal brothers as a prank, Deimos and Phobos (gods of terror and fear respectively). Percy and Clarisse find it at a zoo. They face the two gods, whom without their powers of fear and terror are extremely weak in battle, (unlike the nature of Ares), and are easily defeated. They bring the chariot to Ares' Temple on the Intrepid, a battle cruiser.

### _Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon_

Percy Jackson and Charles Beckendorf are on the same team for capture the flag. Beckendorf, a son of Hephaestus, has a somewhat awkward conversation about girls, and suggests that Percy asks Annabeth to the Fourth of July fireworks, the biggest dating event of the summer at Camp Half-Blood, that night. They set off into the woods and stumble on a huge anthill. Silena Beauregard and Annabeth capture Percy. Meanwhile, Charles Beckendorf charges straight ahead into the ant swarm as he tries to take back a huge bronze dragon's head, but immediately is pinched in the leg and has acid spit on his face. Percy, Annabeth and Silena try to find the rest of the body of the bronze dragon which was once one of the camp's defenses against monsters before Thalia's Pine Tree took its place so it can rescue Beckendorf from the ants. They finally get the monster started (a bronze dragon with no wings) and get it to help Beckendorf. It blasts open the ants' nest and all the ants attack the dragon. Meanwhile, Percy, Annabeth and Silena dart into the ant hill and get Beckendorf back out. When they come out and flee, the dragon spots them and goes berserk. Percy distracts the dragon so Beckendorf can jump on the dragon's back and unplug him. Silena is so relieved that Beckendorf is alive that when he asks her to the fireworks, she gladly accepts the invitation. Once they get back to camp, it turns out the capture the flag game has not ended yet, and Annabeth puts them in jail. Percy and Charles protest to no avail. Before Annabeth leaves to go back to the front line to fight for her team, she asks Percy out to the Fourth of July Fireworks, but she quickly leaves before Percy can answer.

### _Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades_

Rick Riordan wrote this short story for World Book Day 2009. It takes place between _The Battle of the Labyrinth_ and _The Last Olympian_.

Persephone calls Percy, Thalia and Nico, all the children of the Big Three, into the Underworld to retrieve Hades's new sword from a demigod spy who stole it. The problem is that Hades' keys, which let anyone out of or into the Underworld, are in it. Persephone gives them a flower to track the half-blood. When all of the petals fall off, the sword thief has made it out of the Underworld. Percy, Nico and Thalia must retrieve the sword before time runs out. They catch the thief, Ethan Nakamura, but all the petals fall off because Ethan has raised the Titan Iapetus. Percy flings Iapetus into the river Lethe, a river that makes one forget their identity, during a fight. Although Percy also falls in, he stays dry because of his powers, being the son of Poseidon. Percy tells Iapetus that he is Bob and Iapetus believes him and is now harmless. When they return to Hades and Persephone with the sword, Hades is very unhappy about the sword and leaves in anger, threatening Persephone never to disobey him again. They later find out that Persephone requested the sword against Hades's orders.

## Audiobook

An audiobook read by actor Jesse Bernstein was released the same day as the book.

## Critical reception

The book received mixed reviews. Publishers Weekly criticized, "Bland illustrations depicting the contents of Annabeth's trunk, a map of Camp Half-Blood and a short "sneak peek" at _The Last Olympian_ pad the contents (barely) to book length; the inclusion of a crossword puzzle and a word search makes the book difficult to share. Not a must-read-but try telling that to rabid fans." School Library Journal reviewer Tim Wadham commended the writing, saying, "Despite the fact that this is more of a marketing package than anything else, the quality of and interest in the three stories likely justifies its purchase."

## Related pages

- Mythology
- Greek gods
- Mount Olympus
- Greek mythology
- Fantasy

## Other websites

- Official UK site

## Infobox (book)

- **name**: The Demigod Files
- **author**: Rick Riordan
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English language, English
- **series**: _Percy Jackson and the Olympians_ (companion)
- **genre**: Young-adult fiction, Young adult, Fantasy, Short Story, Short Story Collection, Greek Mythology
- **publisher**: Hyperion Books, Disney Hyperion
- **pub date**: February 10, 2009
- **media type**: Print (Hardcover, Hardback)
- **isbn**: 142312166X
- **pages**: 160