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      The Lightning Thief

      by Rick Riordan
      Published
      Jul 2005
      Main Genre
      Action Adventure Action & Adventure
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      377
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      Series
      Percy Jackson / Camp Half-Blood Universe Book 1
      Also Appears In
      Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 1

      About This Book

      DEAR MORTAL READER:

      I have sworn upon the River Styx that the events in this book are purely fictional.

      There is no such twelve-year-old boy as Perseus "Percy" Jackson. The Greek gods are nothing more than old myths. They certainly never have children with mortals in the twenty-first century, nor is there any such place as Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods on eastern Long Island where I train young heroes to survive against their monstrous enemies. Percy never met a satyr or a daughter of Athena. They most emphatically did not embark upon a quest together across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

      Having said this, I must warn you to think carefully before starting this book. If you feel anything stirring within you as you read—if you begin to suspect that this story may be describing something about your own life STOP READING IMMEDIATELY. I cannot be held responsible for the consequences.

      May the gods of Olympus (who of course do not exist) watch over you.

      Yours sincerely,
      CHI RON KENTAVROS
      Immortal Trainer of Heroes
      Activities Director, CAMP HALF-BLOOD
      Bearer of Laurels, OLYMPIAN COUNCIL

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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Action Adventure Fantasy

      Themes

      Boarding School Mythology

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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