The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1 Free Audiobook Download by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson, a young half-blood, discovers that he's the son of Poseidon in a secret prophecy that could help him defeat ancient forces hellbent on taking over the world.
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1 is about a 12 year-old boy who goes on a quest to save his friend's father and ends up losing his own.
This audiobook is an introduction to the world of Percy Jackson, a nd it is fantastic. It's about a 12 year old boy who lives in America but has inherited the power to travel through time, encountering mythological creatures along the way. You can listen to all 3 books in this series here: (The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and The Olympians Book 1 by Rick Riordan narrated by Jesse Bernstein)
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Book 1 audiobook download is a fantasy adventure novel based on Greek mythology. The protagonist of the book, Percy, is a 12-year-old boy who discovers he has been picked to attend a training academy for heroes. The first thing he learns upon arrival is that there are three jealous goddesses who rule Olympus and want to kill him and anyone else with powers. What ensues is an action-packed story about how these "demigods" must find the Golden Fleece before the giants do by using their own skills as well as special abilities they develop along the way.
Percy Jackson is a 10-year-old kid who discovers he's the son of Poseidon, god of the sea. Soon he finds out that his whole life has been one big lie and that he's actually doomed to have some serious problems as soon as he turns 17. To make things worse, on his first day at Camp Half-Blood, an ancient camp for young heroes, he meets Sally Jackson, a mortal from the real world and Percy's sponsor for the summer.
Percy Jackson is about to be a fifth-grader, but his mother thinks he'll fail at school. So she does what any good mom would do: arranges for him to be homeschooled. Just when Percy's world is turned upside down, one of the Greek gods arrives in New York City and whisks him off to camp Half Blood where he learns Zeus has been imprisoned by another Titan, Kronos. Percy soon finds himself on a quest to save not only Olympus but humanity too
Published Date | 2005-06-14 |
Duration | 10 hours 12 minutes |
Author | Rick Riordan |
Narrated | Jesse Bernstein |
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Abridged | No |
Is It Free? | 30-days Free |
Category | Kids |
Parent Category | Fairy Tales & Folklore |