Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian is the fifth awesome adventure in Rick Riordan s top-ten bestselling series. w with a thrilling new cover look. Half Boy. Half God. All Hero. Most people get presents on their sixteenth birthday. I get a prophecy that could save or destroy the world. It happens when you re the son of Poseidon, God of the Sea. According to an ancient prophecy, I turn sixteen and the fate of the entire world is on me. But no pressure. w Kronos, Lord of the Titans, is beginning his attack on New York City. And the dreaded monster Typhon is also heading our way. So it s me and forty of my demi-god friends versus untold evil…Rick Riordan is the Mythmaster. The Greek Gods are alive and kicking – and see for yourself. Riordan takes the reader back to the stories we love; then shakes the cobwebs out of them. (Eoin Colfer). Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical. (The Times). Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline. (Telegraph). Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats. (New York Times). It s Buffy meets Artemis Fowl. Thumbs up. (Sunday Times). Funny …very exciting …but it s the storytelling that will get readers hooked. After all, this is the stuff of legends. (Guardian). About the author: Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick s first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, was the overall winner of the Red House Children s Book Award in 2006. Books by Rick Riordan: The Percy Jackson series: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief; Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters; Percy Jackson and the Titan s Curse; Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth; Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian; and Percy Jackson: The Demigod Files. The Heroes of Olympus series: The Lost Hero; The Son Of Neptune; The Mark of Athena; and The Heroes of Olympus: The Demigod