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The Lightning Thief

2005 novel by Rick Riordan

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Author: Rick Riordan
First published: 2005
Editions: 103
Subjects: Serie:Percy_Jackson_and_the_Olympians, Fiction, Greek Mythology, Juvenile fiction, Camps, Friendship, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

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Author: Rick Riordan
Cover artist: Peter Bollinger , John Rocco (later edition matching the sequels)
Series: Percy Jackson & the Olympians (book 1)
Genre: Children's fantasy Action fiction Adventure fiction Middle grade fiction Greek mythology Children's fiction
Publisher: Miramax Books , Puffin Books , Disney-Hyperion
Publication date: July 1, 2005 (hardcover) , April 1, 2006 (paperback)
Publication place: United States
Media type: Print ( hardcover ), audiobook CD
Isbn: 0-7868-5629-7
Library of congress classification span: PZ7.R4829 Li 2005
Followed by: The Sea of Monsters

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Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief is a 2005 American children's fantasy action-adventure middle grade children's fiction novel based on Greek mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. The first children's novel by Rick Riordan and the opening installment in Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, the book was recognized among the year's best for children. Riordan followed the novel with various books and spin-off series, spawning the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles media franchise.

A film adaptation of the book was theatrically released in the United States on February 12, 2010. The Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians adapted The Lightning Thief in its first season, which ran from December 19, 2023, to January 30, 2024.