Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Book three of the Percy Jackson series

by Rick Riordan

The third of Riordan's Percy Jackson series, this novel once more fuses ancient Greek legend with a twenty-first century American teenage school setting.

Percy and his friends are charged to deliver two new demigods (to Harry Potter fans, rather confusingly described as half-bloods) safely to school, but discover a plot to destroy Olympus.

Riordan's novel is funny, punchy and sometimes scary. It addresses serious issues such as identity, relationships and self-image while giving an unusual perspective on gender issues, as the gods and goddesses constantly claim superiority over each other.

An unusual take on fantasy, the graphic description and fast pace of this novel will attract those readers – particularly boys – who delight in gizmo-aided adventure and a cinematic approach to text.

Publisher: Puffin

Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan spent fifteen years as a teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 1997 he began publishing mystery novels for adults. His popular Tres Nevarre series has won the top three national awards in the mystery genre – the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. He began The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his son. The novel draws on Riordan’s experience teaching Greek mythology and his interaction with students who have learning difficulties. Rick lives in Texas (apart from his summers on Half Blood Hill) with his wife and two sons.

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