This book rotates chapters between characters, creating a want to keep reading to find out what is happening to the other characters, Paelen, Emma, Joel, and Pegasus. Each rotation between Paelean and the others, create a story, that truly grasps the reader. The story begins with a war going on in Olympus, which has caused a powerful, aggressive storm on Earth. Emergency responders are stuck on duty, including Emma's father, a police officer... Amid the war, Hermes dies in the fighting. In his final moments, he passes on his winged sandals to Paelen, who tries to deny them, but Hermes insists, which finally persuades him, and finally accepts them after Hermes passes away. Using the sandals, Paelen escapes the yelling Nirads by flying above them, as they try to shoot him down with their spears. Arriving at the heart of the battle, where more Nirads are attempting to extinguish the Vestal Flame, Paelen encounters Pegasus and attempts to remove his golden bridle, which consequently attracts lighting, knocking them both unconscious, pushing them down onto Earth. When they awake, one finds themself in a hospital, while the other ends up quite literally, stuck in a rose bush, on top of Emma's and her father's apartment. Emma hears the bang of Pegasus landing but tells herself it's most likely her deceased mother's garden shed falling over but finally convinces herself to go up. When she makes it up the stairs, she finds Pegasus. She tries to help him out, but scratches herself, in the act. After a moment, Pegasus has been freed, but she gets kicked and goes unconscious. After waking up, she notices two more injuries on poor Pegasus. A spear Stuck in his wing and a broken bone. Returning to her apartment, trying to get the creams and salves — her father used on her mother's bed sores during her fight with cancer, which is how she died —, along with ice cream for herself, and vegetables for the "horse." Surprising Emma, Pegasus insists on eating the ice cream instead of the vegetables, forcing Emma to eat them herself. Soon after, Emma is wondering how she is going to help Pegasus, she doesn't know how to set his wing, nor is strong enough to pull out the spear on her own. Finally, she comes to the conclusion, that as much as she doesn't want to, she has to ask Joel, her school bully, to help her. After all, he's always drawing pictures of Pegasus... At the hospital, Emma's father has been called in. Paelen has awoken and is healing fast, surprising the doctor, but there will be more to surprise him, after his blood test results come back. Paelen is careful about revealing to much information, but accidentally reveals too much, making him seem crazy, which doesn't surprise them too much, since he was suspected to have been at a costume party, sat to close to the window, got struck by lightning, and fell out.... After the test results come back, with a very much concerned nurse, due to them, Emma's father is sent home, since they had to call the CRU (Central Research Unit), who of which deal with rare phenomena, including UFO's...
Pegasus: The Flame Of Olympus
By Kate O'Hearn
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 2 - 5 | n/a | 4.4 | 67333 |
When Pegasus crashes onto a Manhattan roof during a terrible storm, Emily’s life changes forever. Suddenly allied with a winged horse she’d always thought was mythical, Emily is thrust into the center of a fierce battle between the Roman gods and a terrifying race of multiarmed stone warriors called the Nirads. Emily must team up with a thief named Paelen, the goddess Diana, and a boy named Joel in order to return Pegasus to Olympus and rescue the gods from a certain death.
Along the way, Emily and her companions will fight monsters, run from a government agency that is prepared to dissect Pegasus, and even fly above the Manhattan skyline—all as part of a quest to save Olympus before time runs out.
Book Reviews (58)
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I love this book.
Will it sorta reminds me of Percy Jackson 😬
Emily is just a normal kid. Until Pegasus crashes on the roof of her apartment building that is. When Emily meets the mysterious and magical Pegasus, she launches on a wild adventure to save the Olympians from being destroyed by a mysterious new race, all while being chased by CRU, an organization bent on locating alien technology and using it for themselves. In the end, Emily must bond with Pegasus like never before, and unleash the true power of the flame of Olympus. This book had a cliffhanger at the end of every chapter, and I really enjoyed this fast-paced novel and the story was exciting and full of adventure.
oh my goodness this is the best book series ever
Emily is heartbroken over herr mothers death. But not even that prepares her for finding out that a wing horse has crash-landed on her roof. But it's not just any winged horse, its Pegasus, an Olympian from the Greek and Roman legends. Teaming up with her new Olympian friends and a boy named Joel, Emily must find the flame of Olympus, before its too late.
i read this book because when i got the first book I could not stop reading them there were amazing. If i could i would give these books a 10 star rating 😄i enjoyed them thoroughly. So my suggestion would be to get them as fast as humanly possible, but only if you like mythical.
so cool I really like it but I since I read Percy Jackson I didn't really like how the gods could die but there are many versions of greek and roman mythology so I recommend this it was really awesome how the Nirads were indestructible to even the gods! but Pegasus's bridle could defeat them but minerva did create the bridle but I don't see how it could do that maybe all the love minerva put into it while she was making it. it was really sad when mercury dies he was one of my favorite gods in greek and roman myths Diana though was how I imagined she would act like she was very hunter like and very sensitive to animals labor and health I definitely rate this five starts I recommend this book as well
This bok is so awesome! It's a 100% must read no matter how old you are!!!!!! : )
i luv this book