Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief

 
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　　問題學生波西．傑克森在一次校外教學中，意外的將討人厭的數學老師憑空蒸發掉。當他又一次面臨被學校開除的命運時，不禁開始懷疑自己的人生到底出了什麼問題？那些從小一路跟著他的過動行為、適應不良、閱讀障礙等情形，可能並不像表面上看起來那麼單純，背後究竟隱藏著什麼奇詭的秘密？

　　原來，波西是個「混血人」。伴隨這個發現而來的，是一場驚心動魄、懸疑刺激的歷險旅程……波西先被送到「混血營」受訓，接著被指派和他的兩個朋友──格羅佛和安娜貝斯，一起接下了困難的尋找任務。天神宙斯最重要的「閃電火」失竊了，只有十天的時間，波西必須找回閃電火，揪出真正的小偷，揭開叛亂的陰謀，才能消弭奧林帕斯眾神間一觸即發的戰爭危機。

　　帶著與眾不同的詭奇身世，波西在凡人和眾神的世界裡，一路驚險穿梭進出。無比廣闊的想像空間與戲劇張力，在書頁中不斷湧現……

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系列特色：

★豐沛的「想像力」是一切創意的源頭：
　　哈利波特作者J.K.羅琳在哈佛大學演講時曾說：「世界不見得需要魔術來改變，但適度的想像力是非常重要的……」〈波西傑克森〉運用了希臘神話帶給讀者的無限「想像空間」和「力量感」，將故事設定在現代，以節奏明快、角色鮮明、幽默、驚奇、懸疑的流暢敘事手法，將讀者帶進欲罷不能的奇幻冒險文學饗宴中。

★透過閱讀培養「人格力」：
　　波西傑克森在凡人和眾神的世界裡，一路驚險穿梭進出，追尋自我認同。旅程中一路伴隨著親情的溫馨、牽絆與割捨，朋友間的信任與背叛，面臨險惡處境時的勇氣與膽識，還有戰爭與夢想、正義與邪惡……年輕讀者從中看到了冒險犯難、勇於追夢、正直仁厚的英雄人格特質。

★輕鬆享受精采小說，涵養新時代少年「文學力」：
　　〈波西傑克森〉系列不只是好看的奇幻小說，也是輕鬆了解希臘神話的最佳入門。神話是西洋文學的核心源起，除了豐富奇詭的幻想及對人生問題的探索外，也反映了早期人類對自然的觀念，可說是人類文化的重要遺產。本書以高明的創作手法和情節設計，將個性鮮明的小說人物與神話角色做了最巧妙的融合與描繪，趣味十足且深刻淋漓，大大激發讀者對希臘神話的好奇和進一步了解探究的動機，確是涵養新時代少年「文學力」的最佳敲門磚。

　　＊ 中文書介取自中文版《波西傑克森 1：神火之賊》，遠流出版

The #1 New York Times Bestseller Now a series on Disney+

12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers he is the son of Poseidon in the opener to the hilarious, fast-paced adventure fantasy series for young readers ages 10 and up

The paperback edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s thrilling series, filled with magic, mythology, and plenty of monsters

Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school again--he can’t seem to stay out of trouble. Is he supposed to stand by while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself when his teacher turns into a monster and tries to kill him?

Mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy’s Greek mythology textbook and into his life. What’s worse, he’s angered a few of them: Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Percy and his friends Grover the satyr, and Annabeth, the demigod daughter of Athena, must find and return Zeus’s stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. They travel cross country to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, facing a host of enemies determined to stop them.

Withmillions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world.

Rick Riordan, dubbed ＂storyteller of the gods＂ by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @camphalfblood.

Nilah Magruder is a writer and artist based in Los Angeles, California. From her early days she developed an eternal love for three things: nature, books, and animation. She has written and storyboarded for studios such as Disney and DreamWorks. She also illustrates children’s books, including the Dactyl Hill Squad series by Daniel Jose Older. Nilah is the author-illustrator of M.L.K., a middle grade graphic novel that won the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity, and How to Find a Fox, a picture book. She has published short fiction in the anthology All Out, in Fireside magazine, and for Marvel Comics. When she’s not working, Nilah is watching movies, growing herbs, roller-skating, and fighting her cat for control of her desk chair. Follow her on Twitter at @nilaffle.