TheLightningThief

作者 Rick Riordan著
出版社 RandomHouseAudio
出版时间 2005年6月
ISBN 9780307245304
定价 157.80

内容简介

Twelve-year-oldPercyJacksonisabouttobekickedoutofboardingschool...again.Nomatterhowhardhetries,hecan'tseemtostayoutoftrouble.Butcanhereallybeexpectedtostandbyandwatchwhileabullypicksonhisscrawnybestfriend?Ornotdefendhimselfagainsthispre-algebrateacherwhensheturnsintoamonsterandtriestokillhim?Ofcourse,noonebelievesPercyaboutthemonsterincident;he'snotevensurehebelieveshimself.UntiltheMinotaurchaseshimtosummercamp.Suddenly,mythicalcreaturesseemtobewalkingstraightoutofthepagesofPercy'sGreekmythologytextbookandintohislife.ThegodsofMountOlympus,he'scomingtorealize,areverymuchaliveinthetwenty-firstcentury.Andworse,he'sangeredafewofthem:Zeus'smasterlightningbolthasbeenstolen,andPercyistheprimesuspect.NowPercyhasjusttendaystofindandreturnZeus'sstolenproperty,andbringpeacetoawarringMountOlympus.OnadaringroadtripfromtheirsummercampinNewYorktothegatesoftheUnderworldinLosAngeles,Percyandhisfriends-oneasatyrandtheotherthedemigoddaughterofAthena-willfaceahostofenemiesdeterminedtostopthem.Tosucceedonhisquest,Percywillhavetodomorethancatchthetruethief:hemustcometotermswiththefatherwhoabandonedhim;solvetheriddleoftheOracle,whichwarnshimoffailureandbetrayalbyafriend;andunravelatreacherymorepowerfulthanthegodsthemselves.

作者简介

RickRiordanistheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellingPercyJacksonandtheOlympiansseriesforchildrenandthemulti-award-winningTresNavarremysteryseriesforadults.Forfifteenyears,RicktaughtEnglishandhistoryatpublicandprivatemiddleschoolsintheSanFranciscoBayAreaandinTexas.In2002,SaintMary'sHallhonoredhimwiththeschool'sfirstMasterTeacherAward.Hisadultfictionhaswonthetopthreenationalawardsinthemysterygenre--theEdgar,theAnthonyandtheShamus.HisshortfictionhasappearedinMaryHigginsClarkMysteryMagazineandElleryQueen'sMysteryMagazine.HisPercyJacksonseriesfeaturesatwelve-year-olddyslexicboywhodiscoversheisthemodern-daysonofaGreekgod.TheLightningThiefwasaNewYorkTimesNotableBookfor2005.

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