Description
The Lightning Thief, written by Rick Riordan, is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and can be purchased from Amazon site. This book talks about the main protagonist Percy Jackson who discovers that the world is much bigger than he ever imagined. Percy Jackson is a 12 year old who is suffering from dyslexia. He has never met his father, he hates his abusive stepfather and he adores his mother. In this book Percy Jackson finds out he is son of the Greek god Poseidon. Zeus accuses him of stealing his lightning bolt and Percy has no idea what he’s talking about. So Percy goes off on a quest with Annabeth (daughter of Athena) and Grover (a satyr) to find the lightning bolt and get his mother, who was taken away by the Minotaur, back from Hades.
It is a great book and the first in the series of five books. In this book the author keeps you wondering about what is going to happen in the next chapter. The battles are described in a great manner that it holds on to the interest of then readers.
Venu Dasari (Verified Purchase)
The book is really worth the time and money. It is so interesting I finished reading it in one day. Even now, I read it frequently. Cost me only Rs 188 after discount. Good deal.
aishwary sakalle (Verified Purchase)
Awesome book! Fun to read with great mythology of greek gods contained in it. It explains the adventurous journey of a half god or demigod named Percy Jackson, who by the way is son of greek god of sea.
Sunny Kumar (Verified Purchase)
Fast paced, exciting, hard to put down and worth a read. I’d suggest this for kids and teens. Adults might not find it so impressive. Quality of book was good however came in different cover.
Ajay Thomas (Verified Purchase)
I got the book in48 hrs of ordering it, really impressed by the quick service. Coming to how the book is, it is obv the best series in mythological fiction genre, and a masterpiece by to Rick Riordan. Go for it.
Yati Pal (Verified Purchase)
A fantastic story which revolves around a boy who was leading a normal life. And one day everything changed. The words used in this book is absolutely easy and nice.
Rick Riordan wrote this book in an entertaining theme. Every children should read this series. It is as much fun as Harry Potter series. I’ll surely recommend this book.
The quality was good. It came packed in a transparent sheet.