Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series

Review: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief — Graphic Novel, Rick Riordan and Robert Venditti

The Lightning Thief — Graphic NovelThe first book in the blockbuster best-selling series…like you’ve never seen it before.

Mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking out of the pages of twelve-year-old Percy Jackson’s textbooks 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, he and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus’s stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus.

Series creator Rick Riordan joins forces with some of the biggest names in the comic book industry to tell the story of a boy who must unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.

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Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last Olympian, Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Last OlympianAll year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Krono’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians strugle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Gronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy ackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time. In this momentousinal book in the New Yor Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surronding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.

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Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the Labyrinth, Rick Riordan

Attention! If you haven’t read Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse yet and don’t want to know spoilers of the series, don’t read this post!

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Battle of the LabyrinthPercy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun, but when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears, pursued by demon cheerleaders, things quickly go from bad to worse.

Time is running out for Percy. War between the gods and the Titans is drawing near. Even Camp Half-Blood isn’t safe, as Kronos’ army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop them, Percy and his friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth—a sprawling underground world with surprises and danger at every turn.

Along the way Percy will confront powerful enemies, find out the truth about the lost god Pan, and face the Titan lord Kronos’ most terrible secret. The final war begins… with the Battle of the Labyrinth.

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Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan’s Curse, Rick Riordan

Attention! If you haven’t read Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters yet and don’t want to know spoilers of the series, don’t read this post!

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Titan's CurseWhen Percy receives a distress call from his best friend, Grover, he prepares for battle. He knows he’ll need his powerful demigod allies, Annabeth and Thalia, at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide, and… a ride from his mom. When they arrive, the demigods find more than just mythological monsters awaiting them. Grover has made an important discovery: two new half-bloods, Bianca and Nico, whose parentage is unknown.

But before Percy and his friends can escort Bianca and Nico safely back to Camp Half-Blood, they are intercepted by the manticore, and an impulsive move by Percy causes Annabeth to go missing.

And she’s not the only one: the goddess Artemis is believed to have been kidnapped. But who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? It’s up to Percy and his friends to find out. They must rescue Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the Titans. But first, Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared—a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.

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Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordan

Attention! If you haven’t read Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief yet and don’t want to know spoilers of the series, don’t read this post!

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of MonstersAfter a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson is finding his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson—a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follos Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any “normal” friends.

But things don’t stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders that proctect Half Blood Hill have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner on an island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters, the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for millennia. Only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name: The Bermuda Triangle.

Together with his friends, Percy mus retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclopes or Camp Hal-Blood will be destroyed. But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family—one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.

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Review: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefPercy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he got to the one place he’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon, a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywpood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

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