• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

  • Percy Jackson, Book 1
  • By: Rick Riordan
  • Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
  • Length: 10 hrs
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (482 ratings)

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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

By: Rick Riordan
Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein
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Half boy. Half God. ALL Hero.

I was just a normal kid, I went to school (got expelled a lot, but that wasn't my fault), played sports and hung out with my best friend.

Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.

Now, I spend my time at Camp Half Blood, battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.

And now that Zeus thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt, staying alive is going to be even harder....

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PERCY JACKSON:

  • Monsters
  • Greek Gods
  • Laughs (and terrified screams)

Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 60 million copies of his books worldwide.

©2006 Rick Riordan (P)2010 Penguin Audio

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Awesome for any age!

Loved it all, Action right from the start, some of the greek pronunciations were funny but that really doesn't matter unless you are Greek, Cypriot or a scholar and want to nit pick.
Clever mythology and modern mash up. Performance was very good with a great array of characters from the one reader.. Already bought the second one to go onto.
Even if you didn't like the film, this is packed out way more so would recommend!

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great story for any greek fan

i read the book after watching the movie and have to say its day and night difference. Like listening to two different stories. the book is far more captivating and interesting than the movie could ever hope to be.

Its also my first audiobook ever and Jesse Bernstein does amazing job voicing all the different characters, switching between the voices flawlessly and hands down makes the story 100 times more engaging.

Cant wait to read the rest. Far better than reading it myself.

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I love young Adult Non Fiction (31)

Very entertaining and a great action book... I definately have learnt more about Greek Mythology and am committed to listen to the entire series, if it keeps up the pace...

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Fun story to revisit over and over again

I come back to this book over and over again every time I start listening to the Percy Jackson books again, so it always amazes me how well it sets up the world.
Amazing characters and funny dialogue is something that hooks the reader and keeps them invested.
I think that’s why I love these books so much!

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It’s ok

I liked the story and all butt the writing was frustrating and spelled everything out for you and didn’t let you think at all

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

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why not just one?!?!?!

I love the whole Percy Jackson series, especially this one, but why are there three of the same english audiobooks voiced by the same guy in the same way??? Like, has no one else noticed this?!?!?! AUDIBLE PLEASE FIX THIS OR ATLEST REFUND ME!!!!

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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.

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Good Fun

My little ADD/ASD girl is completely wrapped in this story and keeps pinching my ipod to play it. I think the narrator isn't as good as the narrator of the 39 clues but enjoyable all the same.

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Great Book

This is a funny and witty book. The only fault is that all of a sudden it is over. There is no real finish, I checked out the audible manager looking for the final part?

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