Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first bestselling book in Rick Riordan's phenomenally successful Percy Jackson series.
Half boy.
Half God.
ALL Hero.
Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.
I never asked to be the son of a Greek God.
I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, skateboarding.
The usual.
Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.
Now I spend my time battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.
This is the one where Zeus, God of the Sky, thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt - and making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.
-----Rick Riordan has now sold an incredible 55 million copies of his books worldwide 'It's Buffy meets Artemis Fowl.
Thumbs up' Sunday Times .