The only reason I started reading these books is because I saw the first Percy Jackson film and spotted the credit "Based on the novel by Rick Riordan". I'm so glad I investigated this book series. The film was good but the book was a million times better!
The second film was so loosely based on the second book, "The Sea of Monsters", that I'm not surprised there were no more films despite five books in the Percy Jackson series then a further five in the following Heroes of Olympus series in which the world we've learned about so far, the world of modern day Greek demigods, is expanded to include their Roman counterparts.
It's all about, at the beginning, 12 year old Percy Jackson discovering he's the son of a Greek god, none other than Poseidon. The series follows his adventures fighting monsters and trying to complete difficult quests with his friends Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood the Satyr. The five books of this series follow on from the previous as Percy grows up and learns more about his destiny.
The Heroes of Olympus series follows on after a life or death battle in Manhattan and the gods recognise mistakes have been made in the past. New demigods are introduced, both Greek and Roman, to the storyline through the first two books who then have to learn to work together, a task normally so impossible that their godly parents have kept them from knowing the others exist to prevent wars.
The writing style is fantastic. Where it's aimed at adolescents, it's really easy to read. Riordan doesn't try to overcomplicate anything or use tricky words.
These series are a must for any mythology fan.
For more information, click here for Rick Riordan's website.
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