The Last Olympian
Book 5 (2009) · 22 locations · 2 in chapter order
Story Timeline
- 13
Central Park — Heckscher Playground
Ch. 13Prometheus meets Percy at Heckscher Playground for a parley, offering Pandora's jar and trying to convince him to surrender.
- 14
New York Public Library
Ch. 14Guardian Lions' Post
The stone lions Patience and Fortitude animate and destroy the Clazmonian Sow as part of Daedalus's Command Sequence 23.
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Empire State Building
Mount Olympus (600th Floor)
The final battle against Kronos culminates here. Luke sacrifices himself in the throne room.
Jackson Apartment
Percy returns home between battles during the Battle of Manhattan.
Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel serves as the demigod army's base of operations during the Battle of Manhattan.
Grand Central Terminal
The Hermes statue and Caduceus above the entrance are part of the battle against the Clazmonian Sow.
Central Park — Door of Orpheus
Door of Orpheus (Entrance to the Underworld)
Nico leads Percy to the Door of Orpheus in Central Park, an entrance to the Underworld. Percy also fights the Titan Hyperion here.
Goode High School
Percy is taking midterms when Mrs. O'Leary crashes through the gym wall to warn him about the Titan army's approach.
Madison Square Park — Governor Seward Statue
The Governor Seward statue in Madison Square Park is the first automaton activated as part of Daedalus's Command Sequence 23.
United Nations Plaza
Kronos uses the UN Plaza area as a staging ground for his monster army during the Battle of Manhattan.
Le Parker Meridien Hotel
Thalia mentions getting cheeseburgers at Le Parker Meridien after the battle. The hotel's burger joint is a real NYC institution.
Battery Park
Percy dives into the water at Battery Park to negotiate with the river gods for help defending Manhattan.
Williamsburg Bridge
Major battle on the Williamsburg Bridge. Annabeth takes a knife for Percy. Michael Yew is lost. Percy destroys part of the bridge.
Manhattan Bridge
Connor Stoll leads half of the Hermes cabin in defending the Manhattan Bridge from monster incursions.
Brooklyn Bridge
Travis Stoll leads the other half of the Hermes cabin in defending the Brooklyn Bridge.
Queens-Midtown Tunnel
Silena Beauregard and the Aphrodite cabin are assigned to defend the Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
Katie Gardner and the Demeter cabin defend the tunnel using magical plant growth — thorn bushes and poison ivy.
Lincoln Tunnel
Thalia and the Hunters of Artemis defend the Lincoln Tunnel against a major monster force including dracaenae and a Sherman tank.
Holland Tunnel
Jake Mason and the Hephaestus cabin rig the Holland Tunnel with traps and Greek Fire.
Queensboro Bridge
59th Street Bridge / Ed Koch Bridge
Malcolm Pace and the Athena cabin strategically defend the Queensboro Bridge, the crossing closest to Percy's apartment.
Montauk Beach
Percy and Rachel Elizabeth Dare spend time at Montauk beach before the war begins.
Camp Half-Blood
Camp Half-Blood
Camp serves as the staging ground before the Battle of Manhattan.