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American children's novel, 2005, start in the Percy Jackson series

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief cover.jpg

Get-go edition cover
Author Rick Riordan
Cover creative person Peter Bollinger
John Rocco (after edition matching the sequels)
Country U.s.
Series Percy Jackson & the Olympians (volume 1)
Genre Fantasy, Young adult, Greek mythology
Publisher Miramax Books[1]
Puffin Books, Disney-Hyperion

Publication date

 July one, 2005 (hardcover)
April 1, 2006 (paperback)[two]
Media type Print (hardcover), audiobook CD
Pages 377[3]
ISBN 0-7868-5629-seven
OCLC 60786141
LC Class PZ7.R4829 Li 2005[3]
Followed by The Sea of Monsters[4]

The Lightning Thief is a 2005 American-fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the get-go young adult novel written by Rick Riordan in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians serial. It won the Adult Library Services Association Best Books for Young Adults, amidst other awards. It was adapted into a picture show named Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief released in the United States on February 12, 2010. On May 14, 2020, Riordan appear that a alive-action TV series for Disney+ would suit the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, with the beginning season covering The Lightning Thief. The novel is followed by The Sea of Monsters and spawned two sequel series (The Heroes of Olympus and The Trials of Apollo) and the extended universe of the Campsite Half-Claret Chronicles.

Development and publication [edit]

Evolution for The Lightning Thief began when author Rick Riordan made up stories for his son Haley, who had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. His son had been studying Greek mythology in 2nd grade and asked that his male parent come up with bedtime stories based on Greek myths. Riordan had been a Greek mythology teacher in middle school for many years and was able to remember plenty stories to please his son. Presently Riordan ran out of myths and his son requested that Riordan make new ones using the characters from Greek myths with a new twist. Riordan created the fictional graphic symbol Percy Jackson and his travels across the United States to recover Zeus' lightning bolt. In his new story, Riordan made ADHD and dyslexia part of a demigod's powers - respectively, heightened boxing reflexes and a brain wired to read ancient Greek rather than English language. After Riordan finished telling the story his son asked that his dad write a volume based on Percy'south adventures, and he did.

While he gave his manuscript to his agent and editor to review, Riordan took his book to a group of center schoolers to critique. With their help, he came up with the name of the book and invented Percy's magic sword.[5] Riordan first sent out the manuscript for The Lightning Thief under a pseudonym, as he did not desire to rely on anyone in the publishing manufacture, who would have known him through his previous piece of work.[6] After many rejections, an amanuensis picked up the manuscript equally she liked its premise. In 2004 the book was sold to Miramax Books for enough money that Riordan could quit his job to focus on writing.[7] The volume has since been released in multiple versions (including hardcover, paperback, and audio editions)[8] and has been translated and published all over the world.[nine]

Plot [edit]

Percy Jackson is a dyslexic twelve-yr-erstwhile with ADHD.[P 1] While on a school trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the chaperones, Mrs. Dodds, turns into a Fury and attacks him.[P 2] Percy'due south favorite teacher, Mr. Brunner, lends Percy a magical sword-pen to defeat her. Percy and his female parent Sally go to Long Island. Percy'southward friend Grover reveals himself as a satyr and warns of danger. At a summer camp, Emerge is attacked past a minotaur and disappears in a wink of light. Percy kills the beast with one of its own horns. He learns that the campsite is called Campsite One-half-Blood, and that he is a demigod: the son of a human being and a Greek god. He settles into army camp life and meets several other demigods, including Luke and Annabeth. After a hellhound attacks him, he is saved by Chiron then claimed past his male parent, the god Poseidon. Chiron explains to Percy how the three eldest male gods—Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades—swore an oath non to have children; Percy represents a violation of the adjuration. He is the second violation of the oath, as the get-go was Thalia, girl of Zeus. She was killed by monsters sent by Hades. This, coupled with the fact that Zeus's chief lightning bolt has recently been stolen, has bred much suspicion betwixt the gods.

Percy must locate Zeus's lightning bolt. Annabeth and Grover accompany him to the realm of Hades—the most likely culprit. Percy brings Chiron's magic sword Anaklusmos and Luke'southward flying sneakers. The trio travels to Los Angeles to visit Hades. Forth the way, they are attacked by the Furies, Medusa, Echidna, and the Chimera. They perform a favor for the god Ares, who gives them a backpack full of supplies and safe transportation to Nevada. Percy learns more than about his companions, his powers, and the world of the Greek gods. In Hades'south realm, Grover is nearly dragged into Tartarus by Luke's flying shoes. The battered group finally meets Hades, who reveals that his Helm of Darkness has besides been mysteriously stolen, and accuses Percy of stealing it. Hades threatens to kill his hostage Sally and reanimate the dead unless his captain is returned. When Percy finds the missing master bolt inside Ares's haversack, the grouping realizes they've all been manipulated by Ares. Narrowly escaping the Underworld, Percy challenges Ares to a duel on the beach. Later on a long and tough fight, Percy wins, and he gives the Helm of Darkness to the Furies. Hades realizes that Percy is not the thief of the helm nor the primary bolt, and returns Sally home.

Percy takes the master commodities dorsum to Zeus on Mount Olympus. Percy returns to Camp Half-Blood as a hero and enjoys the rest of his summer. On the last day of campsite, however, he goes into the woods with Luke, who reveals himself to exist the real thief of Hades'due south Helm and Zeus's commodities, following the orders of Kronos. Kronos had manipulated the power-hungry Ares into taking role in the scheme. Luke explains his beliefs that the gods are too irresponsible and are poor leaders who need to be overthrown. He offers Percy the gamble to join him, and when Percy refuses, Luke tries to kill him with a scorpion. Percy is poisoned and faints. Awakening, he is given the choice of whether to render home for the schoolhouse twelvemonth or stay at camp year-round. He decides to spend the school yr with his mother, even though information technology volition be more than dangerous for him with Luke and Kronos on the loose. Grover and Annabeth also leave the military camp for the year just promise to keep in touch with Percy.[ane] [ten] [xi]

Critical reception [edit]

The Lightning Thief received generally positive reviews. The book has a rating of 4.25 out of 5 on Goodreads with over 1,900,000 reviews.[12] Common Sense Media said, "There are 2 levels of fun in The Lightning Thief. 1 is the fast-paced quest of a young hero and his friends to salve the earth..." and added, "Another level of fun here – laughing at the wicked ways the author has updated the gods and monsters for the 21st century".[xiii] Yet, it did criticize some aspects of the volume, describing the prose equally "choppy and attitude-filled" and complaining that "[t]he characters aren't emotionally involving". Its overall rating was 4 stars out of 5.[13] Numerous other reviews were more than positive. The New York Times praised The Lightning Thief as "perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats".[fourteen] Schoolhouse Library Journal said in its starred review that the volume was "[a]n chance-quest with a hip edge" and that "[r]eaders volition exist eager to follow the young protagonist's side by side motion".[ten] Kirkus Reviews reviews said, "The sardonic tone of the narrator'south voice lends a refreshing air of realism to this riotously paced quest tale of heroism that questions the realities of our globe, family, friendship and loyalty."[15] Eoin Colfer, writer of Artemis Fowl called it "A fantastic blend of myth and modern".[16] Finally, Publishers Weekly too praised the volume, regarding it as "swift and humorous" and added that the volume would "leave many readers eager for the next installment."[17]

On April 8, 2007, The Lightning Thief was ranked ninth on The New York Times Best Seller list for children's books.[18] The Lightning Thief was the winner of the Schoolhouse Library Journal All-time Book of 2005[19] every bit well one of the books in the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books List, 2005.[four] Information technology was as well in the VOYA Peak Shelf Fiction Listing[4] and was the winner of the Reddish House Children's Book Laurels Winner (UK), 2006;[iv] Askews Torchlight Laurels (U.k.), 2006;[4] and the Mark Twain Honour (Missouri Association of Schoolhouse Librarians), 2008.[4] [20] It was an American Library Clan Notable Volume, 2006[21] and a New York Times Notable Book (2005).[22] Information technology received the Young Reader's Choice Award in 2008[23] and the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader'southward Book Award in 2009.[24] [25] Scholastic Parent & Child magazine besides included the novel inside its 100 "Greatest Books for Kids."[26] When asked about the various awards, Rick Riordan said: "The ultimate compliment for a children'due south writer is when the kids similar it."[27]

Adaptations [edit]

Film adaptation [edit]

In June 2004, 20th Century Fox caused the characteristic motion picture rights to the book.[28] In Apr 2007, manager Chris Columbus was hired to helm the projection. The film, titled Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, was released in the United States on Feb 12, 2010 and had Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson, Alexandra Daddario equally Annabeth Hunt, Brandon T. Jackson as Grover Underwood, Jake Abel as Luke Castellan, and Pierce Brosnan as Chiron. The film received mixed reviews from critics upon release and grossed $226 1000000 at the worldwide box role.[29] Riordan criticized the motion picture for significantly altering the book's story, attempting to appeal to an older audience at the expense of the book's younger target demographic, making changes that would create bug for possible sequel films, and generally existence poorly written.[30]

A sequel, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, was released in 2013.

Audiobook [edit]

On June 28, 2005, a 10-hour and 25 minute sound book version, read by role player Jesse Bernstein, was published worldwide by Listening Library.[8] [31]

Kirkus Reviews magazine said, "the narrator's vox lends a refreshing air of realism to this riotously paced quest tale of heroism that questions the realities of our world, family unit, friendship and loyalty".[10] AudioFile Magazine praised the audiobook, "adults and children akin will be spellbound every bit they mind to this deeply imaginative tale unfold."[31] School Library Journal both praised and criticized the audio book saying "Although some of Jesse Bernstein's accents fail (the monster from Georgia, for instance, has no Southern trace in her phonation), he does a fine chore of keeping the chief character's tones and accents distinguishable".[32]

Graphic Novel [edit]

The Lightning Thief was published as a graphic novel on October 12, 2010.[33] It consists of 128 pages with comprehend art past Attila Futaki and Jose Villarrubia.

Musical [edit]

A i-hour musical aimed at young audiences was planned to striking the road on a nationwide bout in September 2014 following a stint in New York Urban center in 2014.[34] A two-hour version of the musical previewed Off-Broadway on March 23, 2017 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. It officially opened on April 4, 2017, and ran until May vi of the aforementioned year.[35] On June 20, a bandage recording was released on the Broadway Records label.[36] In August 2017, it was announced that the ii-hr long product would be going on a national tour beginning in the fall of 2018.[37] In 2019 it was appear that the production would make its Broadway debut at the Longacre Theatre, running from September 2019 until January 2020.[38]

Television accommodation [edit]

On May fourteen, 2020, Riordan announced that at that place would be a live action Percy Jackson & the Olympians series made for Disney+. Unlike the before film adaptation, the series would follow the storyline of the books, and Riordan and his wife Becky would be involved in "every aspect of the show." The first season of the show would accommodate the story of The Lightning Thief.[39] On July 13, 2021, Riordan announced Jon Steinberg and Dan Shotz equally the show'southward showrunners,[twoscore] and on January 25, 2022 the testify was officially green-lit past Disney+.[41]

Sequels [edit]

The Lightning Thief is followed by The Sea of Monsters, in which Percy and Annabeth rescue Grover, who has been imprisoned by Polyphemus the Cyclops, and recover the Golden Fleece to save the camp. They are accompanied in this mission by Percy'due south Cyclops one-half blood brother, Tyson, and past Clarisse La Rue.

Like The Lightning Thief, it won several prizes and received mostly positive reviews too.[4] [42] [43] It sold over 100,000 copies in paperback.[44] It was followed by The Titan's Expletive, The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian likewise equally an unabridged new sequel-series, The Heroes of Olympus, and later, The Trials of Apollo.

Strange language editions [edit]

The Lightning Thief was published in Romanian, Chinese, Italian, Turkish, Danish, Croatian, Czech, Finnish, French, Dutch, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Shine, Indonesian, Serbian, Norwegian, Swedish, Castilian, and Catalan. The French, German, and Castilian editions were published in 2006. The other translations of the book were published in 2008. The Icelandic publisher Odinseye released another edition in 2012.[45] The novel is also on auction in Taiwan, published by Yuan Liou Publishing.[46]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Paragraph 4 line iii in the novel
  2. ^ Paragraph 33, line 5

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Oksner, Robert (2006-05-21). "The Lightning Thief Review". Kidsreads. Retrieved 2009-09-01 .
  2. ^ Riordan, Rick (2006). The Lightning Thief . New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN0-7868-3865-5.
  3. ^ a b "The lightning thief" (starting time edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved 2015-11-05.
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  5. ^ Riordan, Rick. "An Interview with Rick". rickriordan.com. Disney-Hyperion. Retrieved 2015-07-25 .
  6. ^ Riordan, Rick (8 December 2013). "If Only I Had Connections . . ". rickriordan.com. Disney-Hyperion. Retrieved 2016-11-12 .
  7. ^ Rich, Motoko (2008-09-01). "Author of Book Series Sends Kids on a Web Treasure Hunt". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Jesse Bernstein's Work". Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  9. ^ Mabe, Chauncey (2009-05-fourteen). "Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson vs. Harry Potter". The Dominicus Sentinel . Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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  11. ^ Thomason, Kathy. "The Lightning Thief Review". Thunder Child. Retrieved 2009-09-01 .
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  24. ^ Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award winners. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
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External links [edit]

  • Rick Riordan Myth Principal at publisher Penguin Books (Great britain)
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians at publisher Disney-Hyperion Books (U.s.)
  • Rick Riordan at the Cyberspace Speculative Fiction Database

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