It was spectacular! For the sake of full disclosure, I really love Greek mythology, which makes me very biased. The book had a very Harry Potter feel to it, because it seemed like it was written for some audience; aimed at kids, but anyone can love it. Warning: From this point on, there will be some very light spoilers; some stuff that you find out early on, but I will try and be as indirect as possible.
Percy Jackson is a half-blood, the offspring of a mortal getting it on with a Greek god. (I won't say which god, you'll have to see for yourself.) It's somewhat hard to explain, but the adventure he goes on are a modernized version of Greek myths. Modernized isn't the right word, because they're not just renditions; they are original adventures, but there's some overlap here and there from the myths. You will get to experience visits to Mount Olympus, Circe's island, and of course Hades. These are just a few tastes of the epic adventures Percy and his cohorts go on.
I have read all four of the books in the series so far, the rest of the titles are: The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, and The Battle of the Labyrinth. These are really quality books, all four are rated an average of 4.5-5 stars on Amazon. I read the first three before the fourth was out, and I even preordered the fourth as soon as I had finished the third.
Riordan's blog says that "Most of this summer has been about finishing Percy 5, which is why my blog posts have been less frequent. I'm happy to report that the first readable draft of the book is done." It will be published in May 2009; he's been pretty consistent about publishing one a year. Wikipedia tells us that Chris Columbus is making The Lightning Thief movie to be released in November 2009. Nine months 'til the next book...
Images: PercyJacksonBooks.com
Godspeed.
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