Most of us relate mythology to tales of the past legends that apparently occurred eons ago but that is not what happens when you flip through the pages of one of my favorite book series Percy Jackson written by Rick Riordan. It is a blend of Greek mythology and the current day United States of America- where heaven is in the Empire State Building and the underworld in Los Angeles.
Whole series consists of 5 books .Which revolve around Percy- a demigod who is the son of the Greek god Poseidon and an American- sally; and a prophecy about him that warns the mythological and human world about a supposed oblivion that is to occur on Percy's 16th birthday.
All the demigods either go to or live at Camp Half blood - protected area that shelters, feeds, trains and entertains demigods and protects them from deadly Greek monsters. The demi gods then from the camp go on quests to retrieve magical objects, solve mysteries, help other demigods and prevent doom. The books talk about Percy's time at camp half blood and the adventures he embarks on with his 2 best friends Annabeth and Grover. Each one of these adventure throws light on Grecian mythology. We get to know about the the brave deeds of heroes like Hercules, the origin of the world via the tales of the gods, the curses and the punishments people suffered from due to their sins, the depth of friendship and love all through the witty narrative of Percy. The books are extremely interconnected hints relating to the climax are dropped about in a subtle way and every small detail adds up to the final battle between Percy and Kronos- who is the main antagonist of the series
The story is told in a beautiful and extremely humorous way. you fall in love with the series as soon as you start reading the first page just like me and my friend Aparna did - this series is extremely interesting and book lacks "the boring bits" you would skip. Once you start reading it you wont stop until you .So I advice you all to pick it up.
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