Buy Now, Pay Later
As low as
$2
/ mo
Learn more
- – 4-month term
- – No impact on credit to apply
- – Instant approval decision
- – Secure and straightforward checkout
Ready to go? Add this product to your cart and select a plan during checkout.
Payment plans are offered through our trusted finance partners Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay, Zip, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. No-credit-needed leasing options through Acima may also be available at checkout.
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
Free shipping on this product
30-day returns
Learn more
FREE 30-day refund/replacement
To qualify for a full refund, items must be returned in their original, unused condition. If an item is returned in a used, damaged, or materially different state, you may be granted a partial refund.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
Availability:
In Stock.
Arrives
Sunday, Aug 23
Recently Viewed
Description
The 1 New York Times Bestseller Percy Jackson and the Olympians series now streaming on Disney+! The hardcover edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s thrilling middle grade series, filled with magic, Greek mythology, and plenty of monsters Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. And that’s the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed in his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves. With millions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world. Read more
Publisher : Miramax Books/ Hyperion
Publication date : June 28, 2005
Language : English
Print length : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 0786856297
ISBN-13 : 99
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 9+ years, from customers
Dimensions : 5.75 x 1.2 x 8.53 inches
Book 1 of 7 : Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Frequently asked questions
If you place your order now, the estimated arrival date for this product is:
Sunday, Aug 23
Yes, absolutely! You may return this product for a full refund within 30 days of receiving it.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
To initiate a return, please visit our Returns Center.
View our full returns policy here.
- Klarna Financing
- Affirm Pay in 4
- Affirm Financing
- Afterpay Financing
- Zip Pay in 4
- Financing through Apple Pay
- Financing through Google Pay
Learn more about financing & leasing here.
![The Blue Fairy Book [with Biographical Introduction]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/610Em-Oqw+L._AC_US500_.jpg)
Top Amazon Reviews
Format: Hardcover
I held off buying THE LIGHTNING THIEF for a couple years. The market seems glutted with YA fantasy at the moment, and I read quite a bit of it with my 9-year-old. We've discovered several good series, but THE LIGHTNING THIEF seemed too long to hold his attention when it first came out. This year we noticed it in the book fair at school, then saw that it was an Accelerated Reader book. So I picked it up and read a couple chapters to try it out. I was 50 pages into it when I realized I needed to be reading this to my son. I did read it to him. We FLEW through the book (375 pages!) in 6 days because he kept pestering me to read it to him. We finished it up in a 5-hour marathon yesterday, hanging onto every page as Percy and his friends tried to save the world and put things to rights in their own lives. THE LIGHTNING THIEF is a great book for adults and kids. I've already recommended it to a couple of adult friends who experienced the same kind of can't-put-it-down pull that I did. Percy Jackson, the hero of the book, comes across as every kid you'd ever meet or ever would. He's no brainiac (he has dyslexia and ADHD) but he has friends who are. But he is courageous and clever, stubborn and loyal. He is the best he can be, and he's getting even better. Riordan works in many of the Greek myths in the novel. There was a time when knowing Greek mythology was a pre-requisite for having a "classical" education. Many morals and philosophies are presented in the tales. From the very beginning of the novel, we find out Percy is different when he ends up fighting a harpy in the museum while on a school trip. He's been kicked out of 6 schools in 6 years, lives with his mom and step-dad, Smelly Gabe, an evil guy who deliberately makes Percy's life hard. Then, when he's on a well-deserved vacation with his mom, he finds out he's a Half-Blood, the son of one of the Greek gods. But his mom doesn't know who his dad was and that's just one of the mysteries Percy ends up solving. The cool part of the book is peeling away all the mysteries of Percy's life and who really took Zeus's magic thunderbolt. Along the way he gains powers that set my son's head to spinning with hope and delight. Percy's a superhero without the costume, and there are plenty of villains in his world. Riordan is a teacher who obviously loves kids as well as the subject matter. The Greek gods were a cantankerous lot, and Riordan delivers them well. Not only does he give his readers the stories, but he also brings the gods on stage and gives them personalities. The series is supposed to run for 5 books. I think it will go on longer. I hope so. I've already ordered books 2 and 3, and my son and I are looking forward to them. The books take a while to read outloud to younger readers, but the effort is well rewarded. The story is rich and deep, and will keep your child's attention. In addition, you'd be surprised how much you can talk about even when you're not reading. And your child may just want to wander around the internet learning more interesting facts about Greek mythology. THE LIGHTNING THIEF is well worth reading and is probably in most public and school libraries.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2007 by Mel Odom
Format: Paperback
My child really enjoyed this book. The story is exciting, easy to follow, and keeps young readers interested. Great quality and highly recommended.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2026 by Aibek Ashirov
This review can also be found on my blog: Reader Rayna Alright, this is my first time reading this book – ever. I’ve always heard good things about this series and I gotta say – I have to agree! This first book in this series was so fun and a super fast read for me. I immediately bought the second book on my kindle so I can keep reading the series. So we have Percy, a troubled boy who has been bouncing around from school to school for years, and this time he thinks he may have a chance to stay – until one day on a field trip he’s attacked by his math teacher who’s actually a Fury from the Underworld. He’s unsure if what actually happens after that was real, but after several events that take place he does, in fact, learn that he is a demigod. I found Percy to be a very typical kid, but also he’s willing to do whatever it takes to prove his innocence and gets his mom back. I found that he accepted a lot of the circumstances surrounding him pretty easily, which I think wasn’t entirely realistic, but at the same time how would I react if I were thrown into that situation? I did, however, enjoy the group dynamic between him, Annabeth, and Grover. I think that the three of them work really well together. I wanted to know more about the other characters, to take a look into their past and really get to know them, but I also know that since it was from Percy’s point of view that he may not actually be interested in that sort of thing, but I also have the feeling more will be introduced in later books. I also knew who the traitor was as soon as the gift was given and I’m like, “It’s going to be ____.” I was right, which is fine, but I think getting to that point was what really drew me into the story. There were so many different gods and goddesses, creatures and mythical beings, and I loved how they were incorporated into the story. Sometimes I felt like it was kind of mushed together, like almost too many were introduced, but it also makes sense if they’re traveling across the country; of course they’d see as many as they did. I felt like there was a decent amount of action and that as the story progressed Percy learned a lot about himself and some bits of his family’s history. I think that was really well done in terms of introducing that kind of thing to the reader. Overall, I felt like it was a very fast-pace book, which sometimes felt like things were rushed, but also a kid wouldn’t always dwell on some of the things that I feel older teens or adults might dwell on, which was good. Sometimes the plot was pretty predictable, but I didn’t find myself annoyed by that like I would in other books I’ve read; rather, I found myself wanting to know how Percy was going to figure it out himself. I found the characters to really represent the traits of their god/dess parent in different ways, and I found that the plot was really driven forward constantly the whole time. I seriously had a great time reading this book and I’m very excited to start the next one soon. I give this first book 4/5 stars.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2018 by Reader Rayna
This is a really good book I would recommend for teens or pre teens ether way, it is very interesting
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2026 by Gabby
Format: Kindle
This book is based on Greek mythology, but is not a trusted mythology source. But if you already know about the Greek mythology than this is the best book to read
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2026 by Yulia
I recommend this book for many different reasons. It was a good and engaging story. Very enjoyable and a quick read.
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2026 by Anna
Good read and way to become reacquainted with greek/western mythology. Just an easy ride through the world gods n goddesses.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2026 by JAMES R WHITE
"Harry Potter" and the success of the "Lord of the Rings" films touched off a massive revival of children's (and adult's) fantasy literature. "Lord of the Rings" is the inspiration for the high fantasy genre, while Rowling's writings have become the most famous example of urban/low fantasy (the interaction of magic with our world). "The Lightning Thief", the first of what would eventually be five books by author Rick Riordan, is perhaps the strongest of the post-Rowling books. Eschewing standard European wizarding tropes, Riordan bases his fantasy world on Greek mythology, one of the great treasure-troves of Western literature. Some spoilers follow. Our main character is Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old New Yorker who has been dogged throughout his young life by strange occurrences. He eventually finds out that he is a half-blood - a demigod child of one of the Olympian pantheon. Whisked from the pursuit of monsters to a special summer camp for children like himself (who are magnets for monster attacks), he gains the expected group of friends, mentors, and rivals (and a disinterested camp counsellor). But sinister forces are on the move, appearing in Percy's dreams, and, per the title, Zeus' master-bolt is missing, threatening to touch off a war between the Thunder God and his brother Poseidon. If many of these plot elements strike you as familiar, there are indeed a lot of parallels between this series and J. K. Rowling's template. The similarities between Hermione Granger and Riordan's Annabeth Chase, say, are inescapable. In a lot of ways, though, that's hardly a fair knock. The heroic trio was not Rowling's invention; you can observe a very similar grouping in, for example, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", which debuted at the same time as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Riordan is making use of various tried-and-true literary tropes. Of course, one doesn't doubt that Rowling's example is on the mind; how could it not be? The good news, regardless, is that Riordan takes these familiar elements and spins them in an entertaining way, one that also manages to seem fresh and surprising. For adults who are fans of Greek myth, there's quite a bit of fun to be had here. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" joins a corpus of literature that integrates the Olympians into the modern world, dealing with issues of how the changing times affects the former gods of the world (see also: the novel "Gods Behaving Badly", Marvel Comics' "Incredible Hercules", and Greg Rucka's run on "Wonder Woman"). Whereas Tolkien and Rowling's novels were marked by a distinct Britishness, Riordan's stories are quintessentially American. There's a great deal more irony and the like. This first book is at times a bit choppy, but it's very much worth reading. There's an undercurrent of mature subject-matter that is at times quite surprising (the resolution to Percy's problematic stepfather, for example). Overall, this is an excellent fantasy novel.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2009 by Sean Curley