Rick Riordan
Synopsis
Look, I didn’t want to be a half-blood, I never asked to be the son of a Greek god.
I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball,
skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.
That’s when things really started going wrong. Now I spend my time
fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends and generally trying to
stay alive.
This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I’ve stolen his
lightning bolt – and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.
This is a fantastic concept for a series. Centered around 12-year-old Percy Jackson, a half-blood, and his two friends, Annabeth, also a half-blood, and Grover, a Satyr, this book follows them through the trials and tribulations that come hand in hand with being a demigod and trying to return Zeus’ stolen lightning bolt.
Along the Way we meet an array of Greek Gods and hear re-worked myths and legends, lending themselves perfectly to the modern New York setting. Starting at the Yancy Academy, we follow Percy and his best, and only, friend Grover on a school trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with Maths teacher Mrs. Dodds and the wheelchair bound Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner. After an unfortunate incident at the museum in which his Maths teacher is accidently vaporized, Percy is plunged straight into an unfamiliar world full of Greek Gods and Myths, Mythical Beats and Quests and a Summer Camp quite unlike any you have seen before.
Having first discovered that his best friend, Grover, is a Satyr - half Goat – and that his Latin teacher from Yancy Academy, Mr. Brunner, is actually a Centaur called Chiron, you’d forgive him for seeming a bit overwhelmed upon his arrival to Camp Half-Blood. But then to be told that you are the Son of Poseidon! That is a lot for Percy to take in! And it is also a sure sign that this is going to be a fantastic read.
After Percy is offered a quest to return the stolen lightning bolt, he, Annabeth and Grover meet Furies, Hades, Medusa, a Chimera, Ares and even Poseidon and Zeus. This book is a great introduction to this series. The characters are very endearing and the perils they suffer get you genuinely worried! The strong bonds of friendship between the protagonists is fantastic to read, with the sarcastic comments shared between Annabeth and Percy making you give a little giggle and also the joint history which Annabeth and Grover share give us a little mystery to wonder about. The fast paced writing is fantastic and keeps you on your toes. There is never a dull moment and makes for a very addictive read.
You can buy The Lightning Thief at Waterstones here: The Lightning Thief: Waterstones
And also at Amazon here: The Lightning Thief: Amazon
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