Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson, Book 1

By: Rick Riordan

Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein

Brought to you by Puffin.

The first audiobook in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.

HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.

Look, I never asked to be the son of a Greek god. I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.

Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the gods thinks Percy has stolen his all-powerful lightning bolt - and it seems making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to catch the true lightning thief and stop all-out war from erupting on Mount Olympus. . .

What could possibly go wrong?

'This is the stuff of legends' - The Guardian

©2006 Rick Riordan (P)2010 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up

Outstanding!!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson, Book 1 to be better than the print version?

Yes, I recall reading the print version in primary and I really did like it but never considered reading the other books. But when I listened to it I was hooked.

What did you like best about this story?

The action and adventure, the emotion. The precise use of greek mythology spun into it, all real myths.

Which scene was your favorite?

My favorite scene was when Percy, Grover and Sally were fighting their way to camp half-blood. It was action-packed, and very emotional.

Any additional comments?

I highly recommend this book.

Great for children

I read this book a long time ago. Finally, I was able to get the audio version. It's a little different than what I remembered. I still found it excellent, but more for children now. Already reading book two =)

Yes yes

I’ve reread the books several times and I love it, a good twist to Greek/Roman mythology if you read the entire series

Enjoyed it a lot

This book in general is really well written in my opinion, and I found the narration to be good. However the narrator did struggle with some characters.

My Experience listening to this book

It was the best book I have ever read I loved how the narrator said the story