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The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 3) Hardcover – May 1, 2007

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When the goddess Artemis goes missing, she is believed to have been kidnapped.And now it's up to Percy and his friends to find out what happened. Who is powerful enough to kidnap a goddess? They must find Artemis before the winter solstice, when her influence on the Olympian Council could swing an important vote on the war with the titans. Not only that, but first Percy will have to solve the mystery of a rare monster that Artemis was hunting when she disappeared -- a monster rumored to be so powerful it could destroy Olympus forever.
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Grade 6-9–In this installment, Riordan continues to enliven ancient mythology with wit, contemporary staging, and teenage heroics. Percy Jackson is now 14, a bit older and wiser, yet still entangled with the Fates. Friends, monsters, dysfunctional gods, and the romantic stirrings of all things natural and mythological are encountered. His good friend, if oft-time rival, Annabeth (daughter of Athena) is missing, as is Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Joined by best buddy Grover-the-goat-boy and an argumentative array of accomplices, Percy sets off to fulfill, and hopefully foil, the foreboding prophecy of the Oracle. Plagued by ominous dreams, thwarted by hideous monsters, and challenged by conflicting partnerships, the search party's success hinges on unlikely unity. The droll pitch is teen-perfect, as when Apollo heats up the scene by arriving in his fire-red Maserati, wearing jeans, a sleeveless T-shirt, and loafers. 'Wow,' Thalia muttered, 'Apollo is hot.' 'He's the sun god,' I said. 'That's not what I meant.' Intricate prophecies and relationships are neatly braided into the adventurous plot. Teachers will cheer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians as they inspire students to embrace Greek mythology and score the ultimate Herculean challenge: getting kids to read. All in all, a winner of Olympic proportions and a surefire read-aloud.–Alison Follos, North Country School, Lake Placid, NY
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*Starred Review* Just after finding Bianca and Nico, two newly discovered half-bloods, Percy, Grover, Annabeth, and Thalia end up trapped between a helicopter and a manticore. Artemis and her Hunters save the day, but Annabeth disappears over a cliff; then Artemis rushes off to hunt a dangerous monster. Back at Camp Half-Blood, the Oracle foretells that Artemis must be rescued and makes a prediction that bodes ill for one of their number—but which one? Percy, who is supposed to remain behind while others pursue the quest, follows in search of the missing Annabeth. Their adventures range widely across the U.S., taking them to locales that include Washington, D.C., and the deserts of the Southwest and pitting them against the usual assortment of colorful adversaries. The Percy Jackson & the Olympians series is built around a terrific idea—that the half-mortal offspring of Greek gods live among us, playing out struggles of mythic scale—and Riordan takes it from strength to strength with this exciting installment, adding even more depth to the characters and story arc while retaining its predecessors' nonstop laughs and action. Tixier Herald, Diana
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hyperion Books (May 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1423101456
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1423101451
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 630L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.08 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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    Victo Ngai is a Los Angeles-based artist raised in Hong Kong. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 (Art and Style) honoree, the first Chinese Hamilton King Award Winner, five times Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist and Hugo Award nominee.

    Victo's work has often been described as magical realism. Each creation in Victo's world is layered with symbolism and stories that reveal more each time the viewer is engaged. The visual results of her artistic journey take inspiration in part from her Chinese heritage, an art education from the Rhode Island School of Design, a love for classic children's books, and Japanese ukiyo-e.

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    Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, the Kane Chronicles, and the Heroes of Olympus. He is also the author of the multi-award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series for adults.

    For fifteen years, Rick taught English and history at public and private middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In 2002, Saint Mary's Hall honored him with the school's first Master Teacher Award.

    While teaching full time, Riordan began writing mystery novels for grownups. His Tres Navarre series went on to win the top three national awards in the mystery genre - the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. Riordan turned to children's fiction when he started The Lightning Thief as a bedtime story for his oldest son.

    Today over 35 million copies of his Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books are in print in the United States, and rights have been sold into more than 35 countries. Rick is also the author of The 39 Clues: The Maze of Bones, another #1 New York Times bestseller.

    Rick Riordan now writes full-time. He lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Percy Jackson and Rick Riordan Finally Hit Their Groove
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When I first read the *Percy Jackson* series, I was a bit underwhelmed. I mean, I had heard so much about how awesome it was, and it seemed just such a let-down. It appeared to me to be, quite frankly put, a weaker version of *Harry Potter*. Now, I know that isn't fair or accurate, but that was my first impression. While the second book in the series, *The Sea of Monsters*, helped to change my mind on this, it was still a bit underwhelming. Yes, this is not just a takeoff of *HP*, it is it's own unique series. Not only are there many differences beyond the surface-only similarities, but I learned recently (as of the writing of this review) that Riordan started writing this series before *HP* was published, so, yah, not based on *HP*. So critics who use this argument, including *myself* at first, are just silly. I'm admitting I was an idiot, yes.

As I said, though, the second book still didn't quite wow me. The whole narrative felt like basically an endless series of cliff-hangers with little to no character development and not enough plot. The cliff-hangers seemed to be far more numerous than most quest books in fantasy settings. Now, this isn't to say that I didn't enjoy the first two volumes, but just that they didn't quite (other than some interesting stuff such as likable characters and references to myths) *do* it for me, so to speak. This third book, however, really did make me a major *Percy Jackson* fan, and was absolutely a great read. The rest of the review will show why.

The plot is simple. In a rescue mission to save two fellow demi-gods, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and their new friend Thalia, encounter trouble. Though they save the twin half-bloods, Annabeth goes missing, and to make matters worse, so does a powerful goddess ally, Artemis.

Of course, a quest is in order. But the questions are rather more complicated than one might think in this case. Normally, these quests are, of course, quite dangerous. But in this case, the sense of danger, really the *fact* of danger, is more persistent. Because a prophecy from the Oracle is that at least two of the members of the quest will not make it back alive...

While the plot is relatively straight-forward at first, the narrative and plot developments this time were quite a bit more complicated. Not only did Riordan expand on the mythology of the series, and the connections to Classical Greek myths, but the structure was different. Gone was the nearly every chapter cliff-hanger, with the accompanying desperate rushes from one danger to the next, one clue to the next. In it's place was a slower and more long-term story progression.

Don't get me wrong. The sense of excitement and adventure was just as strong, but the story was a better one in this way. This is because there was more time taken to spend more time exploring the characters and their thoughts and the world-building, as well as both delving into the past of this world and laying down groundwork for future plots. This all was a net plus for the book and made it far, *far* better than the predecessors.

Included in this are tidbits that answer the big questions that some might have, including, why, oh why, do the Olympians not *do* anything to remedy these problems themselves. Well, the answer is that they are a) kinda personality-driven, and this interferes with some proactiveness, as they have their own stuff to attend to and their personalities dictate this, and b) related, they are *busy*. Not only do they have the duties they have always had, but they are also dealing with the fact that the coming hostilities with the forces of Kronos are causing other supernatural gods and god-like beings to cause problems that make their jobs harder. For that matter, there is a delicate power balance that too much action on the part of *anyone* will upset.

The reason I liked this one as well is that the characters are kinda coming into their own and beginning to grow up. Annabeth is becoming more mature and able to forgive and see others' points of view more. Meanwhile, Percy is faster on his feet where he can handle things without constant directions. Though he still isn't the strategist that Annabeth is, and thus doesn't do as well as when he's teamed up with her, he still acquits himself admirably.

Grover, though, is a disappointment here. He's reduced to little more than comic relief. That annoys me in that while he was the weakest member of the quest, he's still a knowledgeable and capable guy. Or should be. I hope that he gets more impressive again in coming books.

I can't say much about other characters so as to not give away their roles, but just to say that Riordan does a good job with fleshing out their characters and arcs in a way that really makes them vivid to the reader and gets you to care about them.

I can honestly say now that I really enjoy this series and that it has become one of my favorites.

Highly Recommended.

Rating: 5/5 Stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Adventurous, Fun and Informative Book!
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This is an awesome book. It is narrated by its protagonist Percy Jackson, like all the other books in the series. Like all the other books in the pentalogy, its so good, that I think it deserves more than 5 stars!

It is a great book with another 'Quest' (a mission set for demigods). This quest is to free the Goddess Artemis, and many important characters are introduced. There are the Hunters of Artemis, who are a group of immortal girls who never marry and serve the Goddess Artemis. There is Nico di Angelo, a demigod son of Pluto, also important for the rest of the books in the series. There is Rachel Elizabeth Dare, who is Camp Half-Blood's new Oracle later on in the series. Even Thalia Grace is actually introduced in this book (she was introduced in the 1st book as a pine tree, and then in the 2nd book she becomes a girl, but her main identity is revealed in the 3rd book, which is this one). Thalia is important because she is revealed head of the Hunters at the end, and she is also the sister of Jason Grace, one of the two main protagonists of the sequel series, 'Heroes of Olympus' (as of the first two books). Even Thalia's history of how she had tried to reach Camp Half-Blood is of some importance, though it was revealed in the 1st book of the series.In this book, Grover, a satyr who is one Percy Jackson's best friends finds traces of the Lost God Pan, who is an extremely important God for satyrs. However, when he tries to prove these facts, he is criticized by other satyrs who are more proficient and elderly, called the Cloven Elders, in 'The Battle of the Labyrinth' (the 4th book), and like his 'masters'. This book also focuses on Luke, an enemy of Percy, who is trying to revive the Titan Kronos, so that the Titan can defeat the Gods.

This is an important book for the series, according to me, and with Riordan's good descriptions, one may understand it well even without reading its two prequels. I also compliment this book for its good informative text about Greek Mythology. In its own adventurous and fun-to-read ways, it tells the reader a lot of knowledge which is important to know, and it doesn't bore the reader a bit! It is an excellent book for the young and the teenagers. It's rated 9+ for good reasons, and it might inspire its readers to write books too! It will, however, not convince its readers that its writing is real, but one thing that's what makes it so interesting and good!

And reading it on Kindle made it better. I could carry hundreds of books on a thin device anywhere, and I could read every time! It saved the page where I stopped on, and turning the pages was so easy. I think there were one or two writing errors, but they were understandable. I loved the experience, and I could see popular highlights too! You will love the book and you will love it more on Kindle! You don't need to think whether you should buy it or not, its obvious!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid addition to the series
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024
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This book was action packed from page one. I read it in about 3 days because I couldn't put it down. Percy has really grown as the series has progressed. Some of the little petulant things he was doing early on in the series he has out grown.
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Yakuta
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2024
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For my 13 year old . She loved it
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Mauro Fulgoni
5.0 out of 5 stars Edição linda, mas...
Reviewed in Brazil on May 31, 2023
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A edição é muito bonita, a arte da capa principalmente, mas folhas possuem qualidade muito abaixo do que era a primeira versão dos livros, de 2005-2009. Parecem facilmente rasgáveis se não tomar muito cuidado, e a impressão também deixa a desejar em algumas páginas, tendo diferenças de intensidade que podem incomodar o leitor.

Já a história, com a qual sou bem familiar, é muito boa. Divertida, astuta, com ação no ponto, e a escrita do Rick Riordan é bem fluida e exelente para o público infanto-juvenil. Eu, 25 anos e fã da saga, também estou me divertindo ao reler.

História: 10/10
Qualidade da edição: 5/10
Arte de capa: 10/10
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Kiana Becker
5.0 out of 5 stars I love it
Reviewed in Germany on March 26, 2024
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It was delivered at the predicted day, in very good shape and the story is great! I can really recommend this book, if you’ve read the first two books of the series. This book introduces a lot of new characters and monsters to the series! I loved reading it and I hope others can enjoy it as much as I did 😁 (btw the cover is pretty cool you should be a little cautious while reading tho, because the edges can quickly break)
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Ritwick Chakraborty
5.0 out of 5 stars damnation
Reviewed in India on February 9, 2024
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Rick Riordan proves his mastery of the art over and over again. He’s the best fantasy story teller of this age. Hand’s down. No contest.
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Zu
4.0 out of 5 stars I recommend, but the cover is diffrent
Reviewed in Poland on November 24, 2023
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Everything is great, BUT the cover is diffrent i bought it because i wanted this edition( picture), but i got 2023 edition.
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