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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations 
 
A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector’s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books. With a brand-new foreword from Nazneen Ahmed Pathak. 
 
 
HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO. 
 
Look, I never asked to be the song of a Greek god, I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. 
 
Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the gods thinks Percy has stolen his all-powerful lightning bolt - and it seems making Zeus angry is a very bad idea. 
 
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to catch the true lightning thief and stop all-out war from erupting on Mount Olympus. . . 
 
What could possibly go wrong? 
 
 
Collect all eight titles in the Puffin Clothbound 85th Anniversary Collection<ul><li>THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER by Jacqueline Wilson with a foreword by Beth Lincoln</li><li>DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney with a foreword by Dapo Adeola</li><li>CHARLOTTE’S WEB by E.B. White with a foreword by Jordan Lees</li><li>MATILDA by Roald Dahl with a foreword by Robin Stevens</li><li>THE EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING LIFE OF LOTTIE BROOKS by Katie Kirby with a foreword by Nadia Shireen</li><li>PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan with a foreword by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak</li><li>PIG-HEART BOY by Malorie Blackman with a foreword by Adam Kay</li><li>WONDER by R.J. Palacio with a foreword by Tom Fletcher</li></ul>

Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a live-action series on Disney+. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.

Celebrating 85 years of Sparking Imaginations 
 
A beautiful clothbound edition of the much-loved modern classic Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Bound in real cloth with two coloured foils and sprayed coloured edges, this deluxe edition is a perfect gift or collector’s item. Part of an eight book set published to mark the 85th anniversary of Puffin Books. With a brand-new foreword from Nazneen Ahmed Pathak. 
 
 
HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO. 
 
Look, I never asked to be the song of a Greek god, I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher. 
 
Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the gods thinks Percy has stolen his all-powerful lightning bolt - and it seems making Zeus angry is a very bad idea. 
 
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to catch the true lightning thief and stop all-out war from erupting on Mount Olympus. . . 
 
What could possibly go wrong? 
 
Collect all eight titles in the Puffin Clothbound 85th Anniversary Collection 
 
THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER by Jacqueline Wilson with a foreword by Beth Lincoln 
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney with a foreword by Dapo Adeola 
CHARLOTTE’S WEB by E.B. White with a foreword by Jordan Lees 
MATILDA by Roald Dahl with a foreword by Robin Stevens 
THE EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING LIFE OF LOTTIE BROOKS by Katie Kirby with a foreword by Nadia Shireen 
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan with a foreword by Nazneen Ahmed Pathak 
PIG-HEART BOY by Malorie Blackman with a foreword by Adam Kay 
WONDER by R.J. Palacio with a foreword by Tom Fletcher

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER - OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK! 
 
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE. 
 
Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times – battling monsters, Titans, even death himself – so graduating high school should be a breeze, right? 
 
Wrong. Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus don’t do anything for free. 
 
To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest – pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while she’s away over Halloween. They just need to follow her simple rules: 
<ol><li>Look after the pets like their lives depend on it (because they do)</li><li>Don’t touch anything – especially Hecate’s magic potions!</li><li>See points 1 and 2</li></ol> 
But when Grover’s curiosity gets the better of him, the trio find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed house, and Hecate’s (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City. 
 
Now the trio have twenty-four hours to find the pets and restore the mansion to order – or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER - OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK! 
 
THE ORIGINAL HERO. A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE. 
 
Percy Jackson has saved the world multiple times – battling monsters, Titans, even death himself – so graduating high school should be a breeze, right? 
 
Wrong. Percy needs three recommendation letters from the gods before his final year in high school comes to an end. And one thing Percy knows, the gods on Mount Olympus don’t do anything for free. 
 
To secure his second letter, Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover agree to a new quest – pet-sitting for the goddess Hecate while she’s away over Halloween. They just need to follow her simple rules: 
<ol><li>Look after the pets like their lives depend on it (because they do)</li><li>Don’t touch anything – especially Hecate’s magic potions!</li><li>See points 1 and 2</li></ol> 
 
But when Grover’s curiosity gets the better of him, the trio find themselves with a giant goat, a destroyed house, and Hecate’s (terrifying and potentially deadly) pets on the loose in New York City. 
 
Now the trio have twenty-four hours to find the pets and restore the mansion to order – or face the full fury of Hecate and her horrifying three-heads.

The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus Book 1)

The first book in the bestselling spin off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero – now in a brand-new look! 
 
 
Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. 
 
When Jason, Piper and Leo crash land at Camp Half-Blood, they have no idea what to expect. A haven for the children of the Greek Gods, like the famous Percy Jackson, they are apparently safe here – despite the monsters roaming the woods. . . 
 
But before they can settle into their new lives as demigods, the trio are thrown into a quest – to rescue Hera, Queen of the Gods, from the clutches of a new, and terrifying, enemy. 
 
If they fail? Demigods will turn on each other, the Giants will overrun Mount Olympus and it’ll be the end of them all. . . 
 
So, no big deal! 
 
Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess – out now!

The Blood of Olympus (Heroes of Olympus Book 5)

The fifth and final book in the bestselling spin off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero - now in a brand-new look! 
 
Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. 
 
 
Percy, Annabeth and their friends have survived countless deadly quests and now they must face their greatest challenge yet…stopping the earth mother, and primordial goddess, Gaea – and confronting the terrifying prophecy that binds them all. 
 
But Gaea’s giants have risen – all of them – and they’re stronger than ever. 
 
Now the seven demigods are all that stand in the way of the evil goddess and the destruction of their world. And if that wasn’t enough, a terrible sacrifice awaits them. . . 
 
The stakes have literally never been higher! 
 
Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess – out now!

The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus Book 4)

The fourth book in the bestselling spin off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero - now in a brand-new look! 
 
Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. 
 
 
Lost in the depths of the Underworld, Percy and Annabeth’s lives rest in the hands of their friends and fellow demigods – Jason, Piper, Leo, Hazel and Frank. 
 
Their five friends must reach the Doors of Death – gateway to the Underworld – if they ever want to see Percy and Annabeth again. But between them and the doors lies a vicious army hellbent on destroying Camp Half-Blood. . .and the whole world with it. 
 
If the demigods can fight their way through– and Percy and Annabeth can survive hell itself – they might just have a chance. 
 
If they don’t. . .Well, it’s only the whole world at stake. 
 
Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess – out now!

The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus Book 3)

The third book in the bestselling spin off series from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, featuring the original hero – now in a brand-new look! 
 
Seven Heroes. One Prophecy. Destiny Calls. 
 
After spending months apart, finally demigods Percy and Annabeth are reunited, along with their friends – Frank, Hazel, Jason, Piper and Leo. Seven heroes bound together by a terrifying prophecy that threatens them all. 
 
Now the heroes must work together to retrieve the Athena Parthenos – a sacred statue of the Greek goddess – only, it’s closely guarded by an old enemy. Failure though means putting all of humanity at risk. 
 
They’ve already saved the world once. . . twice shouldn’t be a problem, right? 
 
Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess – out now!

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A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE FROM THE WORLD OF PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS 
 
From #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a new adventure featuring two of the most popular characters from the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. 
 
It’s been three months since demigod boyfriends Nico di Angelo and Will Solace returned from Tartarus, and there hasn’t been a single quest for them in all that time. So, when Nico’s half sister Hazel asks them to come to Camp Jupiter to help with an ‘issue’, Nico shadow-jumps at the chance to do something. 
 
What Hazel didn’t tell the boys is that she’s providing a haven for a group of monsters who’ve escaped the Underworld! Apparently, during Nico and Will’s trip to the Underworld, they showed the monsters that they don’t have to be evil – that the monsters have options. 
 
But then the monsters start disappearing from the camp and it’s clear a dark force is at work – and Nico, Will and Hazel are shocked to find that they’re connected to it . . . 
 
 
Return to the World of Percy Jackson in the best-selling, brand-new adventure featuring the original hero in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess – out now!

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