Dodds transformed into a shriveled hag with bat wings, a Fury, and was trying to kill him? Did he really vanquish her with a pen that turned into a sword? One need not be an expert in Greek mythology to enjoy Percy’s journey to retrieve Zeus’s master bolt from the Underworld, but those who are familiar with the deities and demi-gods will have many an ah-ha moment. What if it isn’t his fault? What if all the outrageous incidents that get him kicked out of school are the result of his being a “half-blood,” the product of a relationship between a human and a Greek god? Could it be true that his math teacher Mrs. Officially diagnosed with ADHD, his lack of self-control gets him in trouble again and again. Twelve-year-old Percy (full name, Perseus) Jackson has attended six schools in six years.
11-15)Įdgar Award–winning Riordan leaves the adult world of mystery to begin a fantasy series for younger readers.
Give this to fans of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series and Catherine Jinks’s Evil Genius books. Clever twists on folk- and religious lore-vixens, dwarfs, Seraphim and ravens with knowledge and power are among the population-add amusing touches to the story and contribute to the worldbuilding. Suspension of disbelief comes easily, though, and the plot, which incorporates fantasy, mystery and espionage, careens from breathtaking incident to hair-raising escape to an exhilarating and amusing climax. Danny’s fellow students work as supporting characters but are not terribly well developed, and the adults are pure stereotype. The mood of this story is dark (treachery and betrayal abound), and the central character, Danny, is not totally admirable or always likable. Abducted on his way to a new school and brought to a world under our Earth, Danny Caulfield joins the student body at the Wilson School for Spies and discovers he is the long sought “Fifth” on a team of baddies determined to take over the Upper World.
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