The great gods of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades made a rule eons ago to never father children, especially half-mortals, again.
Twelve years later, Percy Jackson is on a school field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art when he realizes everything he has known has been a lie. Not only does he end up causing his substitute teacher to disintegrate, he learns his other teacher isn't quite who he has said he is, as well as his friend Grover who has been acting weird since the activites at the musem. And it seems that nobody else has heard of the substitute teacher since her disintegration.
Percy knows what he saw and what he's heard. Something weird is going on. His mother, appearing home from work, decides to take him away from it all for a few days. Maybe, since summer is starting soon, a trip to their cabin by the beach will do them both some good. They could use a few days away from Percy's stepfather, too. But the car trip goes wrong and Percy finds himself face to face with a legendary monster from Greek Mythology -- the one and only Minotaur.
With his mother begging Grover (who has suddenly appeared out of nowhere) to get Percy to safety while distracting the Minotaur, Percy begins to think he may be hallucinating. Grover succeeds in the mission, but only to have Percy slip into unconsciousness. When he wakes in a place called Camp Half-Blood, his life suddenly becomes clear to him. He is the half-mortal child of one of the gods of Olympus. Which one, however, is the question nobody can answer.
With the help of Grover, who is another legendary creature, as well as Annabeth Chase, the half-mortal daughter of Athena, and a few Greek characters thrown in for good measure, Percy learns who he truly belongs to and is called upon to locate Zeus' stolen lightning bolt. With warnings following him everywhere, as well as Hades' henchmen who wish to bring Percy to their boss, the trio fight against everything they used to know to use everything they've learned.
I'm disappointed I didn't jump onto the Percy Jackson train sooner. I remember when they first came out, when the movies came out and how excited everyone was. I didn't know what I was getting into by following along in Percy, Annabeth and Grover's adventures, but now that the book is over, I need to read more. I can't wait to read the rest and see where Zeus decides to send them now. While they have gotten to be a bit of a messenger for Zeus and the gods, there are legends and creatures around every corner, which make for a great story as well as learning more about Greek Mythology than I thought I knew.
If you haven't read them -- or you have and want to dive back into the story of Percy and Camp Half-Blood -- they are a high recommend. If anything but for the way Rick Riordan brings Greek mythical and legendary creatures, gods and characters to life and in a modern-day setting.
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