The HBC
Everything you need to know about the half-blood world
The Lightning Thief
Book #1 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended age: 10 and up
Website page: www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/the-lightning-thief
Description (from Mr. Riordan's site):
What if the gods of Olympus were alive in the 21st Century? What if they still fell in love with mortals and had children who might become great heroes — like Theseus, Jason and Hercules?
What if you were one of those children?
Such is the discovery that launches twelve-year-old Percy Jackson on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction – Zeus’ master bolt. Along the way, he must face a host of mythological enemies determined to stop him. Most of all, he must come to terms with a father he has never known, and an Oracle that has warned him of betrayal by a friend.
The Sea of Monsters
Book #2 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended Age: 10 and up
Website page: www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/the-sea-of-monsters
Description (from Mr. Riordan's site): When Thalia’s tree is mysteriously poisoned, the magical borders of Camp Half-Blood begin to fail. Now Percy and his friends have just days to find the only magic item powerful to save the camp before it is overrun by monsters. The catch: they must sail into the Sea of Monsters to find it. Along the way, Percy must stage a daring rescue operation to save his old friend Grover, and he learns a terrible secret about his own family, which makes him question whether being the son of Poseidon is an honor or a curse.
The Titan's Curse
Book #3 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended Age: 10 and up
Website page: www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/the-titans-curse
Description (from Mr. Riordan's site):
When Percy Jackson gets an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he will need his powerful demigod allies at his side, his trusty bronze sword Riptide, and . . . a ride from his mom.
The demigods rush to the rescue to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two powerful half-bloods whose parentage is unknown. But that’s not all that awaits them. The titan lord Kronos has devised his most treacherous plot yet, and the young heroes have just fallen prey.
They’re not the only ones in danger. An ancient monster has arisen — one rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus — and Artemis, the only goddess who might know how to track it, is missing. Now Percy and his friends, along with the Hunters of Artemis, have only a week to find the kidnapped goddess and solve the mystery of the monster she was hunting.
Along the way, they must face their most dangerous challenge yet: the chilling prophecy of the titan's curse.
The Battle of the Labyrinth
Book #4 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended Age: 10 and up
Website page: www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/the-battle-of-the-labyrinth
Description (from Mr. Riordan's site):
Percy 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’s 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’s most terrible secret. The final war begins . . . with the Battle of the Labyrinth.
the Last Olympian
Book #5 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended Age: 10 and up
Website page: www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/the-last-olympian
Description (from Mr. Riordan's site):
All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos’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 struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time. In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding 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.
The Demi-God Files
An extra book, maybe 4 1/2 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children
Recommended age: 10 and up
Website page: http://www.rickriordan.com/index.php/books-for-children/the-demigod-files/
Description (from Mr. Riordan's site):
A supplement to the Percy Jackson series, The Demigod Files include three original Percy Jackson short stories, interviews with the characters, and other fun extras!
Demi-Gods and Monsters
An unauthorized book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Authors: Rick Riordan, Kathi Appelt, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Paul Collins, Cameron Dokey, Sarah Beth Durst, Jenny Han, Carolyn MacCullough, Sophie Masson, Elizabeth M. Rees, Nigel Rodgers, Ellen Steiber, and Elizabeth Wein.
Publisher: TeenLibris
Recommended age: 10 and up
Website page: http://www.teenlibris.com/teenlibris2_Demigods.html
Description (from Teen Libris site):
At the beginning of The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson tells us to stop reading: if we suspect we, too, might be demigods, we should put the book down right away. But how can we, when the world he lives in is so much fun?
Spend a little more time in that world—a place where the gods bike among us, monsters man snack bars, and each of us has the potential to become a hero.
Next series
We don't know much about the next series, except that Percy and crew might show up as background characters in it, and for this prophecy:
"Seven half-bloods shall answer the call.
To storm or fire, the world must fall.
An oath to keep with final breath.
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death"
The first book in the series is to be released in Fall 2010.
