The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Jesse Bernstein
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Written by:
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Rick Riordan
About this listen
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 21st-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 10 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 in 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.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-07
amazing
i found this book when i was 12 but i still find myself going back to it all the time. favourite series of all time :)
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- argionmeli
- 2018-09-13
Great road trip companion
My 7 year old and I make quite a few long road trips a year, this book and the series have been great road trip companions.
The narrator is clever, and offers distinct interpretations of each character. My son wants to visit Greece in the near future to see the places referenced in the stories. Great balance of modern world meets ancient Greek mythology, fun, lighthearted listen. Content is a bit mature in a few points for age 7, but we used them as teaching moments. #Audible1
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- Sean O'Hanley
- 2024-01-20
World building
The Nostalgia
Narrator was great, however I would’ve loved it if Logan Lerman from the movie narrated it
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- Natalie
- 2024-03-21
Loved it!!!
I forgot how good this book is, it’s been a while since I last read this book and I’m so glad that I picked it up again but in audio book form this time. It was nice to listen to this novel instead of reading it.
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- Lanaya Hoogenboom
- 2024-05-09
detail of the story telling
The book is amazing
Because it’s about Gods and was exciting.
Review written by Bohdi age 7.5
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- Christine
- 2018-10-13
Great Book!
This was a great book but unfortunately the narrator mispronounced some words. Cyclops is pronounced “sigh-clops” not “sigh clopeas”although I love the book and the narrator did a good job otherwise.
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- La Barata
- 2021-07-06
Great book, wish I’d had it as a kid
I can absolutely see what so many kids have fallen in love with, there’s a huge exciting world here that it feels we’ve only scratched the surface of
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- Matt
- 2020-09-25
Rekindled my love for greek mythology
My job allows me to wear earphones in my ears for 10 hours straight, so all i do is listen to podcasts music and audio books. When i joined audible my first thoughts were listen to the percy jackson series, since i loved reading them in middle school. Once listening to the first book over a few days at work, ive fallen in love with greek mythology again.
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- Jenn A.
- 2023-06-08
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-16
Great Read
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.
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