Percy Jackson & the Olympians

THE DEMIGOD FILES:

A Survival Guide To Greek Gods And Monsters

by RICK RIORDAN

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New hardcover book, published 2009, pages.

How do you handle an encounter with Medusa on the New Jersey interstate? What's the best way to take down a minotaur?

Readers can become experts on everything in Percy's world with this must-have guide to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Complete with interviews, puzzles, games, and 3 original short stories by Rick Riordan.

More about the series

Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a series of adventure and fantasy books authored by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are prominently based on Greek mythology. The series consists of five books, plus spin-off titles including The Demigod Files and Demigods and Monsters. The Lightning Thief, the first book, is the basis of a film called Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which is scheduled for release in the United States on February 12, 2010.

Percy Jackson discovers he is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea and earthquakes. Percy learns that the legendary beings of Greek mythology still exist and have always existed, including monsters, cyclopes, empousai, Titans, and also the Olympians (Greek gods) themselves who dwell in Olympus which is now situated at the mythical 600th floor of the Empire State Building. He is frequently attacked by monsters because he is a child of one of the "Big Three" (Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades). Percy meets many other young demigods, both friendly and hostile, who are also in the process of discovering their heritage and powers.

The series has been on the New York Times Best Seller list for children's books for 129 weeks (January 6, 2010).

About the author

Rick Riordan was born in San Antonio, Texas on June 5, 1964. He is the author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. He also wrote the award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and helped to edit Demigods and Monsters, a collection of essays on the topic of his Percy Jackson series. He helped develop the 10 books in The 39 Clues series, and wrote the first book in the series, The Maze of Bones.

He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where he double-majored in English and history. For fifteen years, he taught in public and private schools in California and in San Antonio.He was awarded Saint Mary’s Hall's first Master Teacher Award in 2002.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is the modern-day son of an ancient Greek god. Film rights have been purchased by Twentieth Century Fox and a feature film is in development. The film is set to be released on February 12, 2010. Riordan lives in San Antonio with his wife and their two sons.

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The Demigod Files: Percy Jackson & the Olympians by Rick Riordan