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PDF generated at: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:02:55 UTC Contents Articles Overview 1 Percy Jackson & the Olympians 1 The Heroes of Olympus 10 First series 14 The Lightning Thief 14 The Sea of Monsters 19 The Titan's Curse 24 The Battle of the Labyrinth 29 The Last Olympian 33 Second series 37 The Lost Hero 37 Characters 43 List of characters 43 Annabeth Chase 65 List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series 70 Grover Underwood 92 List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series 95 List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series 117 Percy Jackson 139 List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series 145 List of characters in the Camp Half-Blood series 167 Tyson 189 Jason Grace 192 Piper McLean 195 Leo Valdez 198 Film series 201 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief 201 List of film cast and characters 209 Other books 211 The Demigod Files 211 Miscellany 214 List of terms 214 References Article Sources and Contributors 217 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 221 Article Licenses License 222 1 Overview Percy Jackson & the Olympians Percy Jackson & the Olympians The European logo for Percy Jackson & the Olympians The Lightning Thief The Sea of Monsters The Titan's Curse The Battle of the Labyrinth The Last Olympian Author Rick Riordan Country United States Language English Genre Fantasy, Young-adult fiction, Thriller, Mystery Publisher Disney Hyperion (formerly Miramax Books) Published 2005–2009 Media type Print (hardback and paperback) Audiobook Followed by The Heroes of Olympus Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a pentalogy of adventure and fantasy fiction books authored by Rick Riordan. The series consists of five books, as well as spin-off titles such as The Demigod Files and Demigods and Monsters. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology. The Lightning Thief, the first book, is the basis of a film called Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which was released in the United States and Canada on February 12, 2010. All the books are written as though the hero is telling the story. This helps with the suspense of solving the Oracle's mysteries that start the conflict or hero quest particular to each book. Interestingly, the main character gets involved with all the prophecies whether they pertain directly to him or not. This is the recurring plot throughout the series. The protagonist of the series is Percy Jackson, who discovers that he is the son of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. He learns that the legendary beings of Greek mythology still exist, and have always existed, including monsters, cyclopes, empousi, Titans, and the Greek gods, including the Twelve Olympians themselves, who dwell on Olympus; now situated on the mythical 600th floor of the Empire State Building in New York. Percy is frequently attacked by monsters because he is a child of one of the "Big Three": king of the gods and the god of the sky, Zeus, the god of the sea; Poseidon; and the god of the Underworld, Hades, who made a pact after World War II not to have any more children because they were too powerful and unpredictable. The other reason for the pact was a great prophecy, given by the Oracle, that a child demigod of the "Big Three" would decide the fate of Olympus and the gods, when the demigod child reached the age of 16. The pact was made Percy Jackson & the Olympians 2 in an effort to prevent the prophecy from ever happening. Both Zeus and Poseidon break the pact by having demigod children after the war – Zeus had Thalia Grace and Jason Grace [1] and Poseidon had Percy Jackson. Ironically, Hades, who is meant to be the most untrustworthy god, did not break the pact. However, he had Bianca and Nico di Angelo, who were born before the war, but were trapped in the Lotus Casino for 70 years. This meant they were still able to fulfill the prophecy. Percy meets many other young demigods, both friendly and hostile, who are also in the process of discovering their ancestry and powers. More than 20 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 35 countries.[2] As of December 5, 2010, the series has been on the New York Times best seller list for children's books for 177 weeks.[3] Novels The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief is the first book in the series. It was released on June 28, 2005. Percy Jackson is a 12-year-old with ADHD and dyslexia. During a Yancy field trip, Percy is attacked by Alecto, a mythological creature known as a Fury, who was disguised as his pre-algebra teacher Mrs. Dodds. Percy killed Mrs. Dodds and after that, he has the sword that Mr. Brunner (the centaur and one of Percy's teachers) gave him. He is unaware that it is a powerful important sword. After Mrs. Dodds is gone, everybody acts like she was never there and Mrs. Dodds was replaced. Percy Jackson does not know this, but this is because of the Mist (a magical aroma that can manipulate thoughts and memory to keep humans from knowing the truth). Now only Grover, Mr. Brunner, and Percy ever knew she existed. Percy leaves school in the last day and sees three old women cutting yarn, and gets freaked out (The Fates). He rushes home and abandons his friend to go on a vacation with his mom, but terrible weather strikes. Once Percy tells his mom what happened, his mom gets horrified. His friend, a satyr named Grover Underwood, and his mother Sally Jackson, then bring him to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for demigods: children with a Greek god for one parent. While avoiding the Minotaur's attacks, his mother is killed (or at least that's what Percy thinks). Percy then finds a strange strength inside of him and kills the Minotaur. He carries Grover down to camp half-blood and faints on the front porch. Once he revives, he realizes he is in Camp Half-Blood and starts to rain. The camp is located off Long Island. There, he meets Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena. They become good friends by the end of the novel. Not long after his arrival, Poseidon, the sea god, claims Percy as his son during a game of demigod-style capture-the-flag. Percy is accused of stealing Zeus' masterbolt. He, Annabeth, and Grover are given 10 days to return the thunderbolt to Mount Olympus, in order to stop a war between the gods and save his mother, who has been held hostage in the Underworld by Hades, Lord of The Dead after being captured by the Minotaur. They go on a quest across the United States and encounter various monsters on the way, such as Medusa, Echidna, and many others. It is revealed that Luke, a friend Percy had met at camp, stole the bolt for Kronos, who is attempting to rise from Tartarus. The book has been adapted into a film by Chris Columbus and 20th Century Fox, under the title Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The Sea of Monsters The Sea of Monsters is the second installment in the series, released on May 3, 2006. Thalia's tree, the magical border of Camp Half-Blood, has been poisoned. Chiron is blamed for the poisoning because he is the son of Kronos, and is dismissed from camp. The only thing able to rid the tree of its poison is the Golden Fleece, which is located on the island of Polyphemus, in the Sea of Monsters, also known by mortals as the Bermuda Triangle. Percy Jackson & the Olympians 3 Clarisse La Rue, the daughter of Ares and enemy of Percy since his first day at Camp Half-Blood, is given the quest to go to the Sea of Monsters to find the Golden Fleece. Percy and Annabeth also decide to go, not just for the Golden Fleece, but for their friend Grover Underwood, who is trapped in Polyphemus' cave. Tyson, a young Cyclops whom Percy befriended, joins them on their journey after saving Camp Half-Blood from two metal, fire-breathing bulls. He is also Poseidon's son and Percy's half-brother. As they enter the Sea of Monsters, they have to get past Scylla and Charybdis. Instead of trying to sail in between the two, Clarisse heads towards Charybdis. After that, Percy and Annabeth journey to many dangerous islands, and Annabeth tells Percy many things about how Thalia died and she also mentions her prophecy. She also tells Percy that he has a choice to make when he becomes 16 years old, how a child of one of the "Big Three" has to make a choice whether or not to save the world. That was the reason the "Big Three" swore off children. Fighting their way through many other obstacles, such as the Sirens and Circe's island, they join up with Clarisse and Grover, who had been captured by Polyphemus, and later Tyson. After fighting Polyphemus, they leave with the Golden Fleece. When they return to the mortal world, they send off Clarisse on an airplane with the Fleece to camp alone. Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Tyson are kidnapped by Luke. In a duel with him, Percy is nearly killed. He is saved by Chiron, who is proven innocent, and his relatives, the Party Ponies.