The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.

After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him. Percy will have to fulfill three quests in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation from Mount Olympus for college. 

The first quest is to help Zeus’s cup-bearer retrieve his goblet before it falls into the wrong hands. Can Percy, Grover, and Annabeth find it in time? 

Readers new to Percy Jackson (this book can be enjoyed as a standalone) and fans who have been awaiting this reunion for more than a decade will delight equally in this latest hilarious take on Greek mythology.
Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed “storyteller of the gods” byPublishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.
  • WINNER | 2024
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SELECTION | 2024
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award
Praise for The Lightning Thief

"Packed with humorous allusions to Greek mythology . . . along with rip-snorting action sequences, [this] book really shines."
   —Horn Book

"Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats."
   —New York Times Book Review

*"A riotously-paced quest tale of heroism."
   —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

*"An adventure quest with a hip edge."
   —School Library Journal (starred review)

Percy Jackson & The Olympians Official Trailer

About

The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.

After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him. Percy will have to fulfill three quests in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation from Mount Olympus for college. 

The first quest is to help Zeus’s cup-bearer retrieve his goblet before it falls into the wrong hands. Can Percy, Grover, and Annabeth find it in time? 

Readers new to Percy Jackson (this book can be enjoyed as a standalone) and fans who have been awaiting this reunion for more than a decade will delight equally in this latest hilarious take on Greek mythology.

Author

Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed “storyteller of the gods” byPublishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.

Awards

  • WINNER | 2024
    YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
  • SELECTION | 2024
    Kansas State Reading Circle Award

Praise

Praise for The Lightning Thief

"Packed with humorous allusions to Greek mythology . . . along with rip-snorting action sequences, [this] book really shines."
   —Horn Book

"Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats."
   —New York Times Book Review

*"A riotously-paced quest tale of heroism."
   —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

*"An adventure quest with a hip edge."
   —School Library Journal (starred review)

Media

Percy Jackson & The Olympians Official Trailer

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