Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Book 1

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first bestselling book in Rick Riordan's phenomenally successful Percy Jackson series.

Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero.

Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood. I never asked to be the son of a Greek God.

I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding. The usual. Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.

This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.

Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide

'It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up' Sunday Times

Books by Rick Riordan:

The Percy Jackson series:

• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
• Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
• Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
• Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
• Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
• Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files

The Heroes of Olympus series:

• The Lost Hero
• The Son Of Neptune
• The Mark of Athena
• The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod Files

The Kane Chronicles series:

• The Red Pyramid
• The Throne of Fire
• The Serpent's Shadow

The Magnus Chase series:

• Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer
• Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor
• Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

The Trials of Apollo series:

• The Dark Prophecy
• The Hidden Oracle
• The Burning Maze