The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan; John Rocco (Illustrator)

The Lightning Thief

Author: Rick Riordan and John Rocco (Illustrator)

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Publication Date: 29 December, 2009

ISBN: 9781423121701

Pages: 384

Subjects: Juvenile fiction

Available as: Trade Cloth, 978-1-4231-2170-1 Other, 978-1-4231-3589-0 Trade Cloth, 978-0-7569-6603-4 Trade Cloth, 978-0-7862-8225-8 Trade Cloth, 978-0-7868-5629-9 Trade Paper, 978-1-4231-1710-0 Trade Paper, 978-1-4231-3494-7 E-Book - , 978-1-4231-4034-4 E-Book - , 978-1-4231-3189-2 Audio Recording Downloadable, 978-0-7393-4514-6

Description:

In this stunning collectors' edition of The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson’s world is brought to life with eight full-color plates by the series jacket artist John Rocco. The edition comes in an elegant slipcase with a ribbon bookmark, rough edges, and cloth cover--a perfect keepsake for fans of this truly epic series.

After getting expelled from yet another school for yet another clash with mythological monsters only he can see, twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is taken to Camp Half-Blood, where he finally learns the truth about his unique abilities: He is a demigod, half human, half immortal. Even more stunning: His father is the Greek god Poseidon, ruler of the sea, making Percy one of the most powerful demigods alive. There's little time to process this news. All too soon, a cryptic prophecy from the Oracle sends Percy on his first quest, a mission to the Underworld to prevent a war among the gods of Olympus.

This first installment of Rick Riordan's best-selling series is a non-stop thrill-ride and a classic of mythic proportions.

PW Publishers Weekly

Review Source: Publishers Weekly

Review Date: 2005-08-01

For this fast-paced adventure that zaps characters from Greek mythology into modern times, Bernstein gets the reading rhythm just right. He conveys Riordan's notes of humor, sarcasm and downright amazement in the voice of 12-year-old Percy Jackson, a smart kid who seems to be a magnet for trouble. But one day Percy discovers that being kicked out of a different school every year and dealing with learning challenges like ADHD is nothing compared to the truth of his life: he's a demigod, the son of Poseidon. Of course, among other things, that means an action-packed mission to the Underworld to find Zeus's stolen lightning bolt and return it to Mount Olympus (specially accessed as the 600th floor in the Empire State Building). Listeners will be hanging on every zippy chapter here and will be eager to find out where Percy heads next in this planned series. Ages 10-up. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved