Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school… again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he’s angered a few of them. Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and … and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus’s stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. With cover art from the major motion picture, this first installment of Rick Riordan’s best-selling series is a non-stop thrill-ride and a classic of mythic proportions.
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Must read first!
I think it is a great book, and it’s fun to read.
Fantastic series! Such an awesome way to learn about mythology. The characters came to life. The adventures were outstanding. Wish their were more series like this.
This first book in Percy Jackson and the Olympian series revolved around 12-year-old Percy Jackson, his quest of finding the lightening bolt, and save the world from wrath of gods. It was about friendship, adventure and belonging-ness.
Characters-
This book has most incredible characters, campers, gods and specially protagonist, Percy.
I always …
Another author I follow assiduously. Love all his books and even the graphic novel adaptations. Top-notch writer.
This is an amazing book!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, first introduced to me by one of my fourth grade students four years ago! I purchased it for my son, who proceeded to read it, finally! My daughter picked it up, after reading the Twilight series and couldn’t put it down! While I completed my master’s degree, I listened to the stories and admired scenes my kids …
Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus are some of my favorite book series, and I recommend them to anyone who is interested in mythology, any age, and loves fiction thrillers.
I don’t, as a rule, re-read many books. But I’ve re-read this book . . . something like four times now? I’d originally rated it four stars (only the Gods know why—but I suspect Hades is behind it). I’m changing it today to 5 stars. If you haven’t read this (or given a copy to your kid), then you should run down to your local bookstore and grab a …
Not just for kids. I love all of the Percy Jackson books. the Magnus Chase series and the Apollo books. How does he churn out such good books at such a fast pace.
All the Percy Jackson books are great to read — not just for kids! I couldn’t put it down! Rick Riordan needs to keep on writing these series – I love the Greek gods’ theme!
I loved this YA fantasy, basically a thinking person’s Harry Potter.
I don’t dabble in YA much, but I love the premise of this series: the children of Greek gods living among us and learning about themselves. Greek mythology is used beautifully, translating well into a modern setting. Percy, our main character, is likable and struggles just …
this is an awesome book so here is a little summary
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school… again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he’s angered a …
I loved it so much! I wish the series were even longer!
A great take on Greek mythology. Modernized story of the Greek gods and their half-human children. If you love Greek mythology then I think you should pick up this book and read it. I loved every second of the story and I think you will too.
I loved it. When my friends showed me this book i thought it was a old crazy book. But it looks into Greek mythology and all that cool stuff. but i decided to suck it up and read it. I loved it so much i read the first series. I am reading the second one now i am on house of jades. I love these books same with the hunger games. But i definitely …
I was just amazing. There was nothing that I didnt like about this book and the characteres was so wonderful.
In this fifth and last book of the series, Percy Jackson gathers his friends for the final battle against the Titans and also faces the Great Prophecy, the one that predicts a child of the Big Three must make a choice that will save or destroy Olympus on their sixteenth birthday.
I really liked this book. While it may not be my favorite of the …
This is an excellent book to read for the begging readers or for tweens and teens. This was one of the first books I read and I absolutely like the depiction of sculptures and also the way all the myths are told to the readers through this great series about the greeks. I never knew that anyone can turn these boring myths (as some people think) …
I LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE THIS BOOK IS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE LIKE I DREAM ABOUT THIS BOOK IN MY SLEEP PERCY JACKSON DID A VERY GOOD JOD WITH WRITING THIS BOOK EVEN MY BROTHER DIDN’T GET THE BOOK BUT I TALKED HIM TO JUST PICTURE HIS SELF IN THE BOOK AS PERCY SO YOU SEE THIS IS WHY I LIKE THIS BOOK SO MUCH