After many adventures, Percy manages to find the bolt, return it to Zeus, avert the war, and finds out that his father is none other than Poseidon it turns out, the most powerful gods aren't supposed to have kids, so Poseidon had to abandon Percy and his mother in an attempt to prevent the others from finding out about him. Percy takes up the quest, joined by best friend Luke and the recently met Annabeth, daughter of Athena. For some reason, blame falls on Percy, who must somehow find the stolen item and return it to Zeus, before the angry deity can go to war with his fellow gods, Hades and Poseidon. The other mystery is the disappearance of the Master Bolt, the signature weapon of Zeus, King of the Gods. After somehow defeating it, Percy and his best friend race to Camp Half Blood where Percy finds out that he's descended from one of the Greek gods! Noone knows who though, and it's one of many mysteries to be solved. One day while touring a museum Percy finds himself attacked by a creature straight out of Greek mythology, one of the Furies of Hades. Sound vaguely familiar? Percy has always been different, and always wondered why his father abandoned his mother before his birth. Originally published in 2005, the story follows Percy (birth name Perseus) Jackson, an outcast boy with ADHD, a single-parent mother, and a mysterious past. Released eight years after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, a new challenger appeared: Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief. After the explosive success of the Harry Potter franchise, many wondered what the next book and film series would captivate the world next.
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