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. That's when things started really going wrong.

The first book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series - now as a graphic novel! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.

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 vapourised my maths teacher. That's when things started really going wrong.

Now I spend my time fighting with swords, battling monsters with my friends, 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.

Praise for Rick Riordan:

‘Vastly entertaining’ Independent
'The stuff of legends’ Guardian

Other books and series by Rick Riordan:

Percy Jackson Graphic Novels

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Book 1)
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters: The Graphic Novel (Book 2)
Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel (Book 3)
The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson Book 4)
The Last Olympian: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson Book 5)

The Kane Chronicles series
The Trials of Apollo series
The Heroes of Olympus series
The Camp Half-Blood series
The Magnus Chase Series

RICK RIORDAN(he/him), dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number one bestselling series with millions of copies sold throughout the world. He is known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, which bring Greek mythology to life for contemporary readers. The first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, has won numerous awards, and been adapted into a feature film, a graphic novel, a Broadway musical and an Emmy Award–winning live-action series on Disney+ that Rick cocreated and executive-produced. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and fellow executive producer, Becky.