Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

This is the first book in the epic series of Percy Jackson books. Enjoy!

Percy Jackson is a half-blood. This means that he is half god, half boy. It all starts when Mr. Brunner, Percy's Latin teacher and Mrs. Dodds, his maths teacher, take them on a school trip to the local museum. Percy gets left alone with Mrs. Dodds and he finds out what she really is.  Her fingers stretch into talons, her jacket melts into large leathery wings.  She isn't human.  Then Mr. Brunner charges in and throws his ballpoint pen at Percy. He catches it and the moment it touches his hand, it turns into a sword called Riptide. He slashes it through the demon's body and all that's left is a pile of dust.

Back at Percy's school, Percy is sitting in Mr. Brunner's office. He is very serious but not about expelling Percy but about who he really was, Mr. Brunner knows that Percy is a half- blood, he is going to take him to a special camp, a camp where they protect half-bloods.

At this special camp Percy makes some friends, Annabeth and Grover (who is actually a satyr which is like a Centaur.) He also discovers Mr. Brunner's real form, he is a tall, white Centaur and his real name is Chiron.

Later that night, Percy visits the Oracle for a prophecy.  The prophecy tells Percy, Annabeth and Grover to leave camp to go on a quest to retrieve Zeus's (King of the gods) stolen lightning bolt. There has been some accusations in Olympus so Percy must act quickly to find the thief or else a fully fledged war of the gods will erupt!

On the quest to find the bolt, the team meet dangerous cyclops and demons but luckily they are all trained fighters and use their skill to beat them. Near the end of the book, Percy finds out who stole the lightning bolt but I'm not going to tell you! The next thing you know, Percy and the mystery being (or god!) are locked in battle but you'll have to read the book to find out the result. (:

This was a very good book but it just misses out on 8 out of 10. It's not really my cup of tea but if you're a fan of gods and swords and fighting and all that stuff, this is definitely the book for you. (:
Rating: 7 out of 10!

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