Here is the first installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.I hope you guys can read this. Its really great.
The first book, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief introduced us to the modern world of Percy Jackson. A boy of age twelve living in an apartment with her mom, Sally, in Manhattan, New York City. Her mom is the like a gifted mortal who can see through The Mist. The Mist is like what keeps mortal from seeing the real look of monsters in a Greek Myth and Olympians way. (if you have the books, you'll understand me. so for those who haven't.. grab a copy in your nearest bookstores. hehe..) Her mom is living with Gabe Ugliano (who was described as a man who smells like trash, as in super awful smell). It turned out that his smell was the one protecting Percy from monster who tried to kill him. I guess you will assumed that Percy (like Perseus in the movies and Greek Myths) is the son of Zeus, the king of the Greek Gods. Apparently, the Percy in this series is the son of the Sea God, Poseidon. Yeah i know. The author got to be kidding. There's no way that Perseus will be the son of Poseidon but guys, its his book, his story. so we better get hold of his idea of making a twist on our favorite Greek Myths.
So the book 1 is about how Percy realized the truth about the Gods and his identity. Let me borrow Chiron's words.. "Every now and then, the gods will go down the earth and hook up with the mortals." So we were introduced to the Furies (who happened to be Percy's math teacher); the Minotaur (whom he defeated and made him a hero for the first time); the satyrs; the Oracle of Delphi; the Gods and Goddesses; the demigods (these are half mortal half god. They were often referred to as "Half bloods") and the Camp Half Blood Hill (where demigods are trained every summer). As per the modern day setting, the Olympus moved to America so the setting goes to New York City. Long Island is where the Camp Half Blood is. Well, mortals see it as a strawberry farm (Delphi Strawberry Service) and the Olympus was located in the Empire State Building, which is like the busiest building in NYC.
The story was about the lightning bolt of Zeus being stolen and Percy was a suspect. It turned out that Poseidon and Zeus has misunderstanding (gods always do) and the bolt needs to be returned before the summer solstice. Solstice is when Gods gathered and convened, like a general assembly. Percy, btw is an ADHD and dyslexic since his brain is programmed for Greek materials. Grover (a satyr) rescued him in an attacked by the Fury and brought him to the Camp Half Blood. Mr. Brunner, who was his Latin Teacher turned out to be Chiron (a centaur), the son of Kronos and the head of the Camp Half Blood. In the camp, he was introduced to Anabeth Chase (daughter of Athena); Luke (son of Hermes), Clarisse (daughter of Ares) and a lot of demigods. It turned out that Luke was the thief and he wanted revenge from the Gods who never acknowledge their offspring. Luke wanted the God to step down so the demigod can rule. BTW, there was an agreement between the Big 3 (Zeus, Poseidon and Hades) that they cant have a child anymore because the demigods that they produced were the most powerful ones. and of course, the prophecy. (this is why the oracle is there - to give the prophecy) According to the prophecy, any child of the Big 3 that will turn 16 will define the future of olympus -that's why they have an agreement.
The adventures were great. We were introduced again to the characters of the Greek Myth.There's the Hydra, Medusa, nymphs and dryad,centaurs, Zeus, Poseidon, Hades (oh i love Hades! the rock star!), Athena, Ares, Artemis, Apollo, Hermes, Hera, Hestia, Hephaestus, Demeter, Aphrodite, Dionysus and the minor Gods Hecate, Nemesis, Morpheus and so on. If you are a fan of the Greek Mythology, im sure you will love the series.
What i love about the book? The Lotus Casino.. woohoo.. this place rocks! As in you will not age here. Cool!
Btw, they made the first book a movie with the same title.
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