The lightning thief
About this book
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 147799 readers · 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Easy
What order should I read the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series?
Read The lightning thief first, then follow the publication order above — The Lightning Thief, then The Sea of Monsters, then The Battle of the Labyrinth, then Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, then The Titan's Curse, then The Last Olympian, then The Demigod Files, then The Titan's Curse.
How long does it take to read The lightning thief?
About ≈ 2 h 22 m — 128 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The lightning thief?
128 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The lightning thief?
It sits on the Graphic Novels, Adventure, Fiction shelves.
Has The lightning thief been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010).
Is The lightning thief in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The lightning thief?
Robert Venditti.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians — reading order
- → The lightning thief (2005) you are here
- 1 The Lightning Thief (2005)
- 2 The Sea of Monsters (2005)
- 3 The Battle of the Labyrinth (2005)
- 4 Percy Jackson's Greek Gods (2006)
- 5 The Titan's Curse (2007)
- 6 The Last Olympian (2009)
- 7 The Demigod Files (2009)
- 8 The Titan's Curse (2013)