The Lightning Thief
Author	Rick Riordan
Illustrator	John Rocco
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Genre(s)	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Miramax Books
Publication date	June 28, 2005
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback) Audiobook CD
Pages	377
Followed by	The Sea of Monsters The Titan's Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth

The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy/adventure novel. Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964) is an American author from Texas famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Percy Jackson & The Olympians is a series of adventure books written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek mythology. Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. The Sea of Monsters (2006 is a fantasy novel by Rick Riordan. The Titan's Curse is the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series The Battle of the Labyrinth is the 4th book in the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. The first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, in chronicles the adventures of Percy Jackson, a son of the Greek god Poseidon, and his friends on a quest to avoid a war between the gods. Percy Jackson & The Olympians is a series of adventure books written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek mythology. Perseus " Percy " Jackson is the protagonist in Rick Riordan 's fantasy series Percy Jackson & The Olympians. In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker"

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Film adaptation 4 References 5 External links

Plot

Percy Jackson,12, a student with dyslexia and ADHD, is going home after Yancy Academy was over. Perseus " Percy " Jackson is the protagonist in Rick Riordan 's fantasy series Percy Jackson & The Olympians. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD is a neurobehavioral developmental disorder affecting about 3-5% of the world's population Before he left, he mysteriously destroyed his pre-algebra teacher Mrs. Algebra is a branch of Mathematics concerning the study of structure, relation, and Quantity. Dodds. Oddly enough, nobody in the Academy recalls of Ms. Dodds after Percy destroys her. Percy and his mom go to spend a weekend in a cabin at Montauk. Montauk Point State Park is located in the hamlet of Montauk at the eastern tip of Long Island in Suffolk County, New York. When his best friend Grover shows up, revealing himself as a satyr, everything starts to go wrong. In Greek mythology, satyrs (Σάτυροι Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus – " Satyresses quot His mother suddenly cancels their vacation and rushes to Camp Half-Blood, which Percy doesn't know about.

The minotaur suddenly appears during the trip, wrecks their car, and strangles Percy's mother, causing her to erupt in golden light, leaving her in the Underworld, but eventually Percy defeats the monster and carries an unconscious Grover to camp. Percy is faced with many challenges at Camp-Half Blood, where the children of Greek gods and mortals alike, called demigods, stay annually or for the summer for protection and training against monsters. He gets a new rival (Clarisse, daughter of Ares), and is officially claimed as the son of Poseidon. He is then offered a quest, which requires him to travel from New York City (where he lives) to Los Angeles. The City of New York Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He goes on the quest with Grover Underwood and Annabeth, a daughter of Athena. Grover Underwood is one of the main Fictional characters in Rick Riordan 's Percy Jackson and the Olympians stories Annabeth Chase is a Fictional character in Rick Riordan 's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN.

After blowing a hole in the Gateway Arch, Percy and his friends escape and contact camp (using an Iris Message), where Luke (a son of Hermes) tells them that they have been having problems. In Greek mythology, Iris (Ἴρις is the personification of the Rainbow and messenger of the gods Later, he meets Ares, who tricks them, but eventually gives them a backpack of supplies. In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera. The group is then trapped in the Lotus Hotel in Las Vegas, a magic hotel that makes time speed up. When they escape, they find that they have one day to complete their quest. On the way, Grover reveals that he was the satyr who was supposed to bring Thalia (a daughter of Zeus) to camp. She had run away from home, and met Luke and Annabeth on the way. Thalia, Luke and Anabeth were being chased by an army of monsters and Thalia, who was already hurt, stood her ground on top of Half Blood Hill to give Luke and Annabeth time to get to camp. Zeus took pity on her, and turned her into a pine tree to prevent her from dying. (Thalia's tree now protects Camp Half Blood from monsters. )

When the group reaches the Underworld, they find that Hades thinks that they stole his Helm of Darkness. Later, when they escape the Underworld just in time, they find out that Ares had the helm, and that the lightning bolt was magically linked to the backpack that he had given Percy. After a battle with Ares, when Percy manages to wound Ares on his foot, Ares leaves and Percy flies in an airplane (which he normally wouldn't do, since Zeus is Poseidon's biggest rival, so Zeus would normally blast Percy to pieces if he flew) and delivers the bolt to Zeus.

Back at camp, while Percy tries to decide whether or not to live year round at Camp Half Blood, Luke attacks him with a scorpion (which could kill Percy in sixty seconds if it managed to sting him) and reveals that he was working for Kronos, the Titan lord, the whole time. After Luke mysteriously disappears, Percy is taken to the Big House, and is healed by Chiron, a centaur and the activities director. In Greek mythology, Chiron or Cheiron ("hand" was held as the superlative Centaur among his brethren Percy finally decides to live at home during the school year (and only go to camp during the summer).

Characters

• Percy Jackson: a 12 year and a half-blood. Perseus " Percy " Jackson is the protagonist in Rick Riordan 's fantasy series Percy Jackson & The Olympians. He is the son of Poseidon. In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" He is astounding at at sword fighting. Chiron gives him Anaklusmos, or Riptide, a sword said to be used by Hercules, partway into the book. Riptide (Of Percy Jackson and the Olympians) is a magical sword used by the protagonist of the fictional Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Percy Jackson Hercules is the Roman name for the Mythical Greek hero Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena.
• Annabeth Chase: 12 years old, half-blood, daughter of Athena, has a Yankees cap that bestows the power of invisibility to the wearer. Annabeth Chase is a Fictional character in Rick Riordan 's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. She dislikes Percy at first, but she eventually helps him to succeed on his quest. Annabeth is very intelligent and loves to read. She is very afraid of spiders: her mother's rival, Arachne was turned into one, and spiders have taken revenge on Athena's offspring ever since. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings Arachne was a great mortal weaver She boasted that her skill was greater than that of Athena the goddess of crafts which resulted in a contest between her and the goddess She expresses an interest in becoming an architect to create the most magnificent building to honor the gods,one better than the Parthenon.

• Grover Underwood: A big-hearted satyr (half human, half goat), whose favorite foods are aluminum cans, apples, and cheese enchiladas. Grover Underwood is one of the main Fictional characters in Rick Riordan 's Percy Jackson and the Olympians stories In Greek mythology, satyrs (Σάτυροι Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus – " Satyresses quot Not to be confused with Enceladus. An enchilada ( is a corn Tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili He is 28 years old, but has the appearance of a 14-year-old human due to satyrs' slower growth rate, though he is slower to mature than other satyrs. He receives winged sneakers from Percy who received them from Luke (which were actually cursed to drag the wearer into a deep chasm (Tartarus) when he/she got into the Underworld), and accompanies Percy on his quest. In classic Greek mythology below Heaven, Earth, and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros ( Greek Τάρταρος deep place He is often asked to read things to Annabeth and Percy because of they are not able to properly read any language but Ancient Greek.
• Luke: Demigod, 22 years old, son of Hermes. Hermes ( Greek,, ˈhɝmiːz in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them of Shepherds and He has a scar from a dragon under his eye. Apparently he stole the Zeus's master lightning bolt, and when Ares caught him, Luke, who was corrupted by Kronos, the Titan Lord, he told Ares of his plan to trick the "Big Three" gods Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades into war.
• Clarisse: Belligerent demigod, daughter of Ares, camp enemy of Annabeth and Percy. In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera. She possesses an electrically charged spear,until Percy snaps it in half during capture the flag.
• Chiron:a. In Greek mythology, Chiron or Cheiron ("hand" was held as the superlative Centaur among his brethren k. a. "Mr. Brunner" (his pseudonym while teaching Latin at Percy's school), immortal as long as he is needed to teach demigods. He is a centaur, assistant director of Camp Half Blood. In Greek mythology, the centaurs (from Ancient Greek: Κένταυροι - Kéntauroi are a race of creatures composed of part Human He has kept a sword called "Anaklusmos" ("Riptide") which is disguised as a ballpoint pen, and is later given to Percy. Riptide (Of Percy Jackson and the Olympians) is a magical sword used by the protagonist of the fictional Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Percy Jackson The sword always returns to its owner, no matter how far away. Chiron is also skilled at pinochle. Pinochle (sometimes Pinocle, or Penuchle) is a Trick-taking game typically for two three or four players and played with a 48 card deck
• Sally Jackson: Percy's mother. She makes blue food all the time due to an argument between her and Gabe Ugliano, her former husband, and she can see past the Mist. Gets taken hostage by Hades when fighting the minotaur. Turns Gabe into a statue with Medusa's head.
• Gabe Ugliano: (Smelly Gabe) Percy's stepfather, he smells so bad that it masks Percy's strong godly aura and monsters have a hard time finding Percy. His last name is an obvious pun on the word "ugly".
• Zeus: Lord of the gods, Lord of the sky
• Poseidon: Lord of the Sea, creator of horses. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" Father to Perseus "Percy" Jackson.
• Hades: Lord of the Underworld. Hades (from Greek, Hadēs, originally, Haidēs or, Aidēs, probably from Indo-European *n̥-wid- 'unseen' refers both to the ancient
• Ares: God of war, a biker with a very bad attitude in human form. In Greek mythology, Ares ( Ancient Greek:, Μodern Greek Άρης) is the son of Zeus and Hera. Aphrodite's boyfriend. He gets into a fight with Percy, loses, and puts a curse on Percy.
• Kronos: The evil Titan Lord, father of Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades. In Greek mythology, the Titans ( Greek: Tītā́n; plural Tītânes) were a race of powerful Deities that ruled during the legendary He was cut up into a thousand pieces and condemned to Tartarus by Zeus. In classic Greek mythology below Heaven, Earth, and Pontus is Tartarus, or Tartaros ( Greek Τάρταρος deep place
• Dionysus: God of wine, disgruntled and he is the director of Camp Half Blood, resembles a "cherub gone middle-aged in a trailer park. In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman CHERUB is a series of young adult books written by the author Robert Muchamore. "Dionysus was banished to Camp Half Blood and temporarily banned from wine for a century by his father, Zeus, as a punishment for pursuing a beautiful wood nymph who was 'off limits. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form '" Dionysus hates his job, and now subsists on Diet Coke, which he can create as needed. He does not pay attention to the campers as much as he possibly can, and deliberately uses wrong names.
• --- Nancy Bobofit---: A young at age girl thats goes to the same school as Grover and Percy who is a school bully but never gets caught. She mostly picks on Grover because him or Percy couldn't do anything. Percy normally does something about her picking on Grover but when they go on their class trip he is on probation and she knows that so she bullies Grover.
• Mrs. Dodds: Percy's teacher who loves Nancy Bobofit, and is secretly a Fury

Film adaptation

In June 2004, Fox 2000 Pictures acquired feature film rights to the book. ^[1] The following November, screenwriter Joe Stillman was hired to adapt a screenplay based on the book. ^[2] In April 2007, director Chris Columbus was hired to helm the project. Christopher 'Chris' Columbus (born September 10 1958, Spangler Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker ^[3] . The film has gone into pre-production. See also Filmmaking Pre-production is the process of preparing all the elements involved in a Film, play, or other Performance. An un-named writer has been brought on board, the budget hasn't yet been set, concept art is being created, and the script is being finalized. It has been announced that the tentative release of the film will be November 13, 2009. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Recently, author Rick Riordan commented that Disney would be producing the film.

References

External links

• Rick Riordan's official website
• The Official Page

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