"Who are you?" he asked. "Maria. Maria Kindling." Strange things happen when Percy arrives with a mysterious new demigod. What happens if it turns out that the goddess of the Hearth broke the promise of her maidenhood, and bore a child? Camp Half-Blood's resident emo kid, Nico di Angelo, feels a strange connection when he first sees Maria... a connection like shadows to burning flames. But why does Maria seem... off? Why do monsters stop at nothing to kill her? And, most of all, why do all aspects of heat, fire and flame seem to bend towards her? As if bowing to her? All these questions are muddled in Nico di Angelo's head. And he finds the answers... in her. This is the 1st installment in the Fiery Darkness series.
27 parts