About the Author
Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, Jr. (born June 5,
1964) is an American author known for writing the Percy Jackson & the
Olympians series, which is about a twelve-year-old who discovers he is the son
of Poseidon. His books have been translated into 37 languages and sold more
than 30 million copies. Twentieth Century Fox has adapted the first two books
of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. His books have
spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.
Summary
At school, a group of Laestrygonians attack Percy, but he is saved by
his half-brother Tyson (a cyclops disguised as a human). Annabeth takes Percy
and Tyson to Camp Half-Blood, but they arrive to find the camp under attack by
two bronze Colchis bulls which Clarisse la Rue and Tyson defeat. Thalia's tree
has been poisoned, leaving the camp vulnerable to enemy attacks and Chiron is
suspected of poisoning it (largely because of his family connection to the
titan Kronos).Percy has been having nightmares about Grover; who explains that Polyphemus, a cyclops, is holding him captive in the "Sea of Monsters". Percy tells Annabeth about his dreams, and she deduces that Grover has found the Golden Fleece, which can cure Thalia's poisoned tree. Tantalus (who was replacing Chiron at the time) sends Clarisse on a quest to find the Golden Fleece, so Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson run away from camp in order to try and find it themselves. Hermes gives them gifts to help them on their quest.
En route to the Sea of Monsters, Percy and Annabeth reach a nearby island, where they find "CC's Spa and Resort". The spa resort's owner is the sorceress Circe, who turns Percy into a guinea pig and puts him in a cage with six others. Percy and Annabeth manage to escape Circe's island by a ship
Percy and Annabeth reach Polyphemus' island, where they are reunited with Tyson and Clarisse, who survived the shipwreck. From here on they continue their journey but telling the whole story now won’t be fun.
Personal Reviews
Again a masterstroke given my Rick Riordan.After his success
with ‘The Lightning Thief’ he received a lot of praise and appreciation for
this book. I personally liked the book a lot. With so many cliff hangers, twists,
turns and lot of suspense. The book has a very unexpected ending that changes
the story of the further parts completely.
I give this book 4.75 stars out of 5.
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