The Demigod Files

Great Hardcover Book! Loved it!

I'd recommend reading this book between books 4 and 5 of the original Percy Jackson series. It's fun to learn a little more about some of the side characters.

Prologue and Disclaimer: Having read books 1-4 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, with the final book 5 ( The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5) , which I just received and am reading now, YAY!) on order, and being a completist at heart (yes, I also bought the Tales of Beetle the bard (both versions! The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon) and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition ) and the Artemis Fowl Files Artemis Fowl Files, The , I knew that I had to get this companion book for the Percy Jackson series as well. And since I also bought the other short story books, I knew going in that I'd be paying a premium for a hardcover book with less than 200 pages. But hey, it costs about as much as a ticket for a 2 hour movie, and lasted at least that long, so I'm not complaining! So, the book comes with 3 short stories, a few 2-3 page "interviews", 8 color portraits of characters from the book, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch puzzle, plus about one-third of chapter 1 of book 5. Timelinewise, all 3 short stories occur between books 4 and 5, based on the age and knowledge of the characters involved. The first story involves Clarissa and Percy (a unique pairing, compared with the other books). I liked the dynamic between the two, but wasn't crazy about the way Clarissa seemed so depending on Percy, instead of being able to carry her own weight more. The second story was with Beckendorf (of Camp Haephestus) and Percy, later joined by Annabeth and Selina of Camp Aphrodite. Without going into too much detail, I wasn't crazy about the plausiblity of this story. I know, it's a fantasy book about greek gods, but the story had one of the characters reattach a mechanical head that was chewed off, back onto it's body, without tools, and get the robot working again, all in about an hour and a half. The third short story was the best of the bunch, and seemed almost like a missing chapter of book 4, since the repercussions of that story may affect book 5 (I haven't finished book 5 yet, so I don't know if it will). The story revolves around Percy, Thalia, and Nico, so if you know about those characters, you definitely know the significance of those three to the storyline. The interviews, color portraits, and puzzles were filler material, interesting to those who look for that stuff. The excerpt of book 5, namely, the part of Chapter 1, was short but tantalizingly informative. A budding potential romance, a prelude to war, and a bag of greek fire, what more can you wish for? I still have to say something about the price point for this book. The MSRP of this is a bit steep, even for a hardcover, when you compare it to the other companion/short story books (namely the Tales of Beetle the Bard and Artemis Fowl Files as comparison). Overall, 4 out of 5 stars. I recommend buying it if you are a completist and need to read it before reading book 5 (like me). UPDATE: 05/11/09 I've since read book 5 ( The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5) ), and can unfortunately confirm that the final book makes no reference to the 3 short stories in this book. It's as if these short stories never existed. A shame, really, makes me have to think of the short stories as "what if" scenarios, as opposed to including them into the whole Percy Jackson timeline.

My daughter is obsessed with all things Percy Jackson. She begged for this book and when it arrived she devoured it in one sitting. I highly recommend if you have a Percy Jackson fan in your household.

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan is one of my favorite books ever. I love the never told, action-packed stories like this: Percy, Nico, and Thalia go to the underworld and try to retrieve the Sword of Hades from one of Kronos’s servants and end up fighting Iapetus the titan on the banks of the River Lethe. In the end, Percy drags the titan into the river and re-names him Bob, which I find funny because it is hilarious to re-name an immortal being “Bob.” (Also, it is a lame pun.) Additionally, I like the book because you can read the stories in 1-3 sittings. (Each story is about 30 pages.) I hope you like the book as much as I did! (written by Brendan, my 10-year-old son)

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This is a children's fantasy series that my 10 yr old grandson got hooked on. He gave me the book to look over and I started to read it and it got my interest and I kept reading and finished the book and loved it ! I believe there have been two of the books done into movies that were on television. They were very well done and the actors and actresses were excellent. The series is about a young boy who finds that he is part human and part of one of the Greek gods, so he is a Demigod. He becomes aware of his powers and the stories unfold with anticipation for the reader. I found this series interesting, just as my grandson has. Thanks to Amazon, it came in perfect condition and quickly. Great series, and great Amazon !

The three short storieswe're interesting but less than a chapters worth of material. There were a few notes also less than chapter worth of material that was interviews with a couple characters. In all honesty if it wasn't for the fact that years ago when I read the series a couple times it always annoyed me that I didn't know the short stories that was referenced in a few places in the series and sequence series I wouldn't have bought this. This is something strictly for those who are collecting all of Rick Riordan's works. I also think that the stories do feel sort of out of place because they do not really refer to the rest of the series the flow is not quite as smooth as the Main works from the author. Each of the stories does have the feeling of a Percy Jackson book where he is thrown into an adventure and has to overcome a situation. It really was I think just a way to hold off readers back in the day while they waited for the fifth book to come out. I think that the price range for this book should be around $5 instead of twice that much. There is a crossword puzzle and a work van in the back of the book that can be printed out perhaps. I do enjoy the series as a whole and finally was able to scratch the itch to read the stories hear that was referenced in the next book and a few times in the later series.

My grandson loves this author books,can't put it down. he is 13 years old.

Arrivato nei tempi stabiliti e conforme alla descrizione (è minuto, ma essendo i caratteri del libro grandi, non vi è difficoltà a leggere). Regalo di compleanno molto gradito! Ho avuto un piccolo disguido col corriere, risolto professionalmente da Amazon.

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Le monde littéraire de Percy Jackson est plein de hors série jamais traduits en français, ce qui est absolument incompréhensible étant donné le succès de la série. C'est une perte pour tout les fans français non bilingue de la série.... Néanmoins je ne pense pas que le niveau d'anglais soit insurmontable et qu'un fan motivé avec un bon dico français anglais avec des bases de la langue de shakespeare devrait pouvoir s'en tirer et comprendre l'essentiel des histoires sans même comprendre chaque mot.... Ce petit livre comporte des jeux, une petite carte, des interviews de quelque uns de nos sang mêlés préférés ainsi que quelques aventures trépidantes et inédites de Percy Jackson ! UN VRAI REGAL ! On y croise une fille d'Ares dans le pétrin, Une déesse manipulatrice dans le pétrin, trois demi dieux dans un gros pétrin et un dragon de bronze (la première apparition de Festus !!) des dieux en pétard, un titan en pétard (le futur Bob) etc etc un petit bonheur pour les fans ! (Quand on lit la série si on n'a pas lu cela il y a des incohérences car la série principale référence des aventures s'étant passées dans le hors série...Du style "Bob" le titan dans "La maison d'Hades" rencontré dans ce hors série seulement, ou quand Percy dit avoir déjà rencontré Perséphone dans "Le dernier Olympien" alors que leur première rencontre se passe dans ce hors série, c'est déroutant quand on ne sait pas genre "hein, j'ai râté un truc ?"... ) Bref je suis heureuse de l'avoir dans ma bibli celui là !!!

It is a very nice book for all that kids who love Greek Heroes and Gods. I do recommend it.