Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (Percy Jackson #5)

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Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Penguin
Genres: Children’s Fiction, Fantasy
Released: 05 May, 2009

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (Percy Jackson #5)

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Synopsis

It happens when you're the son of Poseidon, God of the Sea. According to an ancient prophecy, I turn sixteen and the fate of the entire world is on me. But no pressure.Now Kronos, Lord of the Titans, is beginning his attack on New York City. And the dreaded monster Typhon is also heading our way. So it's me and forty of my demigod friends versus untold evil . . . “A coherent, powerful tale at once exciting, philosophical and tear-jerking. A compelling conclusion to the saga.” Kirkus, starred review“High-voltage adventure and crackling wit.” Booklist, starred review

About the author

Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is a teacher and a writer, and has won many awards for his mystery novels for adults. He says that the idea for Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief first came to him while he was teaching Greek mythology at middle school in San Francisco. But rumour has it that Camp Half Blood actually exists, and Rick spends his summers there recording the adventures of young demigods. Some believe that, to avoid a mass panic among the mortal population, he was forced to swear on the River Styx to present Percy Jackson's story as fiction. Rick lives in Texas (apart from his summers on Half Blood Hill) with his wife and two sons.