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The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1

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The Lightning Thief

Written by: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
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Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Of course, no one believes Percy about the monster incident; he's not even sure he believes himself.

Until the Minotaur chases him to summer camp.

Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the twenty-first century. And worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy has just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property, and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. On a daring road trip from their summer camp in New York to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, Percy and his friends–one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena–will face a host of enemies determined to stop them. To succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of failure and betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. Action & Adventure Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Fantasy Fantasy & Magic Greek & Roman Science Fiction & Fantasy Mythology Ancient Greece Greek Mythology Fiction Demigod Adventure Ancient History Funny Greece Middle Grade
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So this was my first audible book and I have to say it was amazing. The story and narration had me so interested. If you are new to audible I highly recommend trying this one out forsure.

Great Read

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Even though this book is geared towards older children or early teenagers (I am in my 20's), I really enjoyed this book! I had just finished reading Mythos by Stephen Fry and it was definitely easier to follow and understand the gods personalities in this book. However, you don't need a lot of prior Greek mythology knowledge to read this book. The story was well structured, didn't leave loose ends, and had good character connections and development. This was definitely a fun read and I am excited to listen to the rest of this series!

For all ages!!

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The book was amazing, but the narrator had some words pronounced not as I used to and some of the scenes sounded weird, I wasn't a fan of some of the tone choices used while narrating, but no biggie, it was overall still quite engaging

it was alright

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Not much of a fan about this audiobook voiceover. Loved the story and love the entire Percy Jackson series.

I love the Percy jackson series and loved this audiobook

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I love the real facts of ancient Athens included in the story it's very entertaining

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