Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2111 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-10
• Released on: 2009-02-10
• Format: Bargain Price
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 5–9—This slim volume is clearly intended as a stop-gap product to tide eager readers over until the final volume of the series is released. In addition to three previously unreleased short stories about Percy and his companions, it also includes such filler as interviews with the same, along with word games, portraits of some of the Gods and their half-blood offspring, and the inevitable sneak preview of Book 5. The short stories are the meat of this book, and are filled with Riordan's trademark anachronistic humor. The first one puts Percy and his enemy Clarisse, the daughter of Ares, on the same team as she tries to retrieve her father's chariot, which has been hijacked as a prank by her two immortal brothers. The second story relates an incident that occurred during one of Camp Half-Blood's infamous Capture the Flag games, when Charlie Beckendorf, the camp counselor for Hephaestus, is captured by a horde of giant, poisonous ants, and has to be rescued with the help of a mechanical dragon. The final story brings Percy, Thalia, and Nico, the son of Hades, together at the request of Persephone to help retrieve Hades's stolen sword, the loss of which could be deadly to the Gods, and the resolution of which forms a lead-up to the probable events of Book 5. Despite the fact that this is more of a marketing package than anything else, the quality of and interest in the three stories likely justifies its purchase.—Tim Wadham, St. Louis County Library, MO
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About the Author
Rick Riordan is also the author of the previous books in the New York Times #1 best-selling series Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book One: The Lightning Thief; Book Two: The Sea of Monsters; Book Three: The Titan’s Curse; and Book Four: The Battle of the Labyrinth. These titles are all available on audio from Listening Library. His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular Tres Navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. To learn more about Rick, visit his website at www.rickriordan.com.

From AudioFile
This adventure is perfect for new listeners to Riordan's series and for fans of the five previous novels featuring Percy Jackson and the Olympians. In this trio of stories featuring Percy, the half-mortal son of Poseidon, Jesse Bernstein voices mortal teens and terrifying gods with intimacy and glee. Teenager Percy balances woes and romance in the mortal world with adventures in the mythical world, such as battling Ares's sons, Phobes and Dimos, recovering Ares's lost chariot, visiting Hades, and nearly becoming "kibbles and dragon bits." With a blend of wry humor and drama, Berstein conveys the author's integration of ancient myths and historical characters with Percy's quotidian world of high school and camp. The three tales end with a rousing excerpt from the newest novel, THE LAST OLYMPIAN. D.P.D. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine