• 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 (484 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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"This is the stuff of legends." (The Guardian)

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short but good

this has been one of my favorite series for a long time, this book is not that long but it is really good. love the story, narrator and it's easy to finish, doesn't get boring at all.

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One word: awesome

Great writing (but that I already knew) and Jesse Bernstein is just awesome!
Buy this audiobook if you like fantasy and you wanna have a lot of fun. Witty dialogues and teen spirit, what else can you ask for?

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Gre it has good storyline and very interesting and I like it a lot please make it cheaper tho

I like how interesting it was and how cliff hanging it was it was a great book

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Really good Story & Narrator

The story is really good. First book that has gripped me in a while. I was at first skeptic of Jesse’s voice, but he turned out to be a fantastic Narrator.

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Enjoyable Story

Liked the characters and the quest. I also found parts of the dialogue amusing. You don't have to be a kid to enjoy this story.

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The perfect fantasy book

This is the best book I’ve ever heard


The story is dynamic and very interesting often the book comes somewhat of an ending but then Percy comes in to save the day!!!

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Way better than the movie.

Loved it! We listened to it on our 8 hour road trip. Afterwards we watched the movie. The movie sucked in comparison.

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Love this universe!

I love this universe, and it’s written in a way that just pulls you into it. Also the readers take on the different characters is spot on in my opinion. Just lovely!

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Terrible narrator

Good story, terrible narrator. I want to listen to the other books, but I cannot stand to make myself suffer through any more from this narrator, so I will not be buying the rest.

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Good story but narrator struggles with characters

The narrator sounds bad when it comes to adult characters and emotional dialogues. It sounds like a kid impersonating his parents' voice on a telephone call to tell his teacher he is sick. Emotional lines also lose some of its effects due to a monotone delivery.

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