Like most pre-teens, Percy Jackson isn't exactly sure how he fits in. To make matters worse, he's the child of a mortal mother and a Greek god father. Percy always seems to be in trouble, but his trouble usually stems from his desire to defend his friends from the mythological creatures that pursue them.
Percy is the main character in the Camp Half Blood series by Rick Riordan. The series is written for young adults, but many adults enjoy the books and younger children were introduced to the characters through the 2010 feature film of the series' first book.
Percy has matured a lot since the beginning of the series, but some things have not changed. In the third book, Titan's Curse, his friend Grover finds two half-bloods who could prove to be very powerful but his discovery has put him in grave danger.
Percy, Grover and their demigod friends Annabeth and Thalia are caught in a trap set by Kronos, the Titan lord. In this case, Percy can't simply fight his adversary with his bronze sword, Riptide. In fact, it's not brawn that threatens the crew. Instead, Kronos has issued a prophecy, and Percy and his friends must overcome this curse to escape from danger.
Riordan is best known as a young adult author, and is well-loved for the two Camp Half Blood series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus. Riordan's other young adult series include The Kane Chronicles and The 39 Clues, and he also wrote the Tres Navarre series for adults. The first Percy Jackson book, The Lightning Thief, was published in 2005 followed by The Sea of Monsters in 2006 and Titan's Curse in 2007.
"(view spoiler)[ Even the Goddess of Love herself ships Percabeth! I rest my case! I'm a bit mad at Atena for stopping Percy from telling Annabeth the true about his feelings but damn that was probably a good move! xD (hide spoiler)] And now the library doesn't have volume 4! HELP!"
— Catarina (4 out of 5 stars)
" Can't believe how good it was to good can't wait to listen to more "
— Elijah Hultgren, 3/28/2019" Love,love love,this <3.I cryed,laughted,and have a lot of feelings with this,i really love <3 "
— Guille, 2/13/2014" This was my favorite Percy Jackson book. I love Dionysus, he is one of my favorite characters, and in this one, he made me laugh. This book was fast pace, funny, adventurous-everything I loved! "
— Janani, 2/7/2014" Great continuation of the series. Many new characters that will make for great story lines in the next three books! Onto the next book "The Battle of the Labyrinth". "
— Michelle, 2/7/2014" This book being the third in the series of "The lighting thief" is utterly thrilling. It keeps your mind wondering and it keeps you up into the late hours of The night. This book is epic. "
— Haley, 2/3/2014" Funniest in the series not y favourite but the humour is great "
— Lexi, 1/30/2014" this is my new favorite of the series.. I STILL HAVE TWO TO GO! YAY! "
— Tarfa, 1/26/2014" Its been a while since I read this book. Still, the reason I got caught up in this series is still the same: the writing was clear and easy to follow. The action was fun and exciting to tag along, I remember not wanting the story to end. And that, in my opinion, is major. "
— Lizzie, 1/24/2014" it was great.unpredictable. "
— Mehrnoosh, 1/22/2014Rick Riordan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. For fifteen years, he taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas and was honored him with the St. Mary’s School’s first Master Teacher Award.
Jesse Bernstein is an audiobook narrator and winner of seven AudioFile Earphones Awards. His many works include The Battle of the Labyrinth, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Girls, Chasing Windmills, and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson Series.