Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Ultimate Guide

Eric was prompt to replace the copy that was sent in error. It came in great shape and better than expected. Thank you for making my son's purchase a good one. We will continue to look here for more books of interest.

My daughter loved this book, it is a great companion to the Percy Jackson Series. The artwork is nicely done and the information on characters in the book, gods, and goddesses, and mythical creatures is nicely done as well.

This book was way more than we expected! Not only did it include colorful detailed pictures with informative descriptions, but it also had some little character cards that my son just loved! He still hasn't put it down after two weeks!

This book is genial. My son and daughters and I like to read some more about demigods and gods. It's funny and interesting. We recomended at all. My daughter like viewing the paintings on the top of the book and she has a new interesting to read in English.

This was a gift for my 8 year old daughter after we had finished reading the series together. This book collects and organizes the gods, monsters, and characters of the series in an easy to understand layout.
My daughter appreciated all of the illustrations helping to put an image to some of the monsters. She was so thrilled that after she finished Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide, she started reading the series again on her own!!!

It's a good book for my 9 year old son to share with me (I have not read the Percy Jackson series) - it helps me understand a little more of what my son is reading when he explains to me who all the Gods, demi Gods and everyone else is.

My son loves this little extra to the Percy Jackson series. He has loved learning about all the Gods and has commented that they don't look like what he imagined they would look like. I think this is a great addition to the series. I am pleased that I bought this for my son.

The Percy Jackson & The Olympians "Ultimate Guide" is a book any fan of the series or any budding demigod should be without. Don't let the size of this book fool you. At 146 pages, it is filled to the brim with information on Camp Half-Blood, Greek mythology and the Percy Jackson book series.

The cover itself is fantastic - hardbound with hologram images and a magnetic clasp. On the surface, it looks almost like a journal or diary. Open the book and you'll find richly illustrated, glossy pages filled with tons of Percy Jackson/Greek Mythology info. The book is broken down into 8 sections as follows:

1 - Percy Jackson - all about Percy, including his family and his childhood
2 - Life at Camp - map of Camp Half Blood, 10 signs that you may be a half-blood, a cool full color photo/drawing of the cabins, introduction to the campers and other camp characters, and various camp info/trivia
3 - Gods & Spirits - Kronos, the Olympian Gods, minor gods and spirits
4 - Percy Jackson's Bestiary - the various beasts and monsters that Percy and his friends meet in the books
5 - The Labyrinth - the different encounters from the Labyrinth (nice reference for book 4)
6 - The Underworld - all about Hades and his domain
7 - The Storehouse of the Gods - the various artifacts and curiosities from the books
8 - Compendium - the mortals we meet in the books, other characters

I should also add that interspersed within this book are lots of color photographs or drawings of people, places, creatures and things. Also within this book are the various prophecies that lead to the quests that Percy and his friends go on in the 5 books. It's hard to pick a favorite part or section.

I bought this book for my son, who is a huge Percy Jackson fan. He has read all 5 books at least twice over and absolutely loves this book. I've actually "borrowed" the book a few times myself. The Bestiary, for example, is very helpful in providing visuals to some of the creatures from the books. I'm re-reading "The Titan's Curse" and just looked up a picture of the manticore in the guide. For those who are not as familiar with Greek mythology, this is a great orientation to the various gods, goddesses, titans, Greek stories/heroes, beasts and creatures that are covered or introduced in the 5 books. I should also add that this isn't an "all inclusive" guide or a who's who in Greek mythology. For that you will need an encyclopedia or a combination of books on the subject. However, if you want a handy, useful guide on the various characters, locations, beasts/monsters and objects from the 5 books, then you will want a copy of this book.

This is an excellent book for any fan of the Percy Jackson series (kids and adults alike). My son and I highly recommend it. It is a definite "must have" for any demigod/half-blood that can be enjoyed even long after you've finished reading the series.

I have to admit that I'm not a crazy Percy Jackson fan. Still, I read all the books, saw and liked the movie and was searching for some additional related material to enjoy.

The description of this Ultimate guide looked interesting. However, it turned out to be a disappointment - the book is really short and contain almost no new information - just a summary of the character background from the novels. Actually, the most interesting thing about the book is the changing image on the cover.

Overall, I think it might interest very young fans of Percy, but not the "young adults", for whom the franchise seems to be marketed.

I bought this for my daughter who is a great fan of the Percy Jackson series. We were looking forward to insights and background from the author himself, but contrary to the the store.com listing this book was NOT written by Rick Riordan. The title page of the book states it was written by Mary-Jane Knight and published in Great Britain.

As for the content, my daughter has just started looking through it. She is enjoying it even though Mr. Riordan didn't write it, and she really likes the lenticular cover.

We're disappointed that the store provided incorrect information. I would be interested to know if Mr. Riordan authorized this "Ultimate Guide"...regardless, I am sure he would be unhappy to know that the store is misleading readers.

This book is intended as an companion to the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. My 11-year-old son just began reading this series. He has only finished "The Lightning Thief," but plans to read more. I ordered this book for him because it looked "cool" and he LOVES it! He said that the story was sometimes confusing, and this book has helped him understand things better. We were at someone's house the other night. Their oldest daughter, who has read the entire series (also 11) LOVED this book, as well. It has really cool holographs on the cover. All four images change! There are also character cards on the inside front cover and the flap is magnetic. Very cool! I recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of the series, to anyone who plans to read all the books in the series, and to fans of fantasy. This series is really written for kids/youth.

The series is about the Greek gods in today's world. My son tells me that they live on top of the Empire State Building, but humans can't see the added floors. So it is modern day fiction, with a bit of Greek mythology mixed in. The contents of this book include:
Section1: Percy Jackson (Tells about Percy's life event, his parents, his friends, etc.) Describes The Furies and the Three Fates and the Prophecy.
Section2: Life at Camp (map of the half-blood camp, 10 signs you might be a half-blood, info on centaurs, pegasi, satyrs, cyclops and other characters living at the camp.)
Section3: Gods & Spirits ( The story of the kronos, Zeus and his brothers and children of the gods. Info on various gods, including Zeus, Poseidon, Ares, Aphtodite, Apollo, andmore.)
Section4: Percy Jackson's Bestiary (Describes various beasts/monsters such as Carniverous Sheep, Cerberus, Centaurs, Chimera, Cherry-Color Cows, Flesh-eating Horses, Hellhounds, Hippocampi, Hydra, Minotaur, Pit Scorpions, and MANY more).
Section5: The Labyrinth (A map of the labyrinth, including who/what you will encounter there. A history of Alcatraz.)
Section6: The Underworld (A map of the undersorld. A guided tour of the underworld by Hades' son.)
Section7: The Storehouse of the gods (List and explanation of artifacts and curiosities in the storehouse, such as basketball shoes - with wings, a celestial bronze knife, chariots, golden drachmas, javelins, invisibility cap, greek fire, yellow duffel bag, video shield, metal spider, mechanical statues, etc.)
Section8: Copendium (a list of mortals who see through the mist - they can see the gods - and a list/description of additional characters such as, Pan, Prometheus, Hyperion, Atlas, etc.)

My Dad bought me this book while I was finishing the fourth one (this Monday) I really like the cards and the information they give about the gods. Also I like the pictures in the book. They are pretty much spot on to how I pictured the characters. My favorites are Zeus and Poseidon. I really like the cover with the changing images.
The actual information provides a good reference while I am reading although, there are a lot of quotes from the book itself. Which isn't a bad thing. I am just talking about new content. The illustrations are very good. I recommend this book to any Percy Jackson fan. My friend has this book as well and she enjoys it to.

For starters this isn't really a book that's part of the series, its a supplement to it. It is more of a who's who in Olympus giving details and backgrounds on the Gods, monsters and heroes. Having said that my daughter is just enthralled with Percy Jackson & the mythology surrounding it. She has had this book for over a year and still reads out of it on a regular basis. So if you have kids that are into reading Percy Jackson and they want to know more about the world of Olympus I suggest picking this up. It has a nice magnetic catch to keep the book closed and there are "playing cards" of some of the Gods & Heroes in it as well.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians:The Ultimate Guide is great for those of us who enjoyed the books that Rick Riordan wrote.The Ultimate guide is great.It includes much of the info that we already knew and some that we didn 't!There was a little quiz to see what greek god or godess was your parent!I enjoyed every second that I read it!This great book included some cards about the main charaters!I enjoyed it and I hope you do too!

Another supplementary book that was a hit or miss for me.

It's a guide, but it's a very elementary guide. I wasn't expecting a full run down of Greek mythology or for it to cover all the gods and monsters and Titans, but I felt like it could have done a better job of doing what it did than it did.

It's very elementary. Which is cool because the books are written for a younger audience, but the title of Ultimate Guide is really sort of pushing it for me. In order for it to do that I think it should have been more in depth than a few paragraphs about a few things. I think that would have fleshed out the book and fully fleshed out the series a bit more.

Pick it up, to feel as if you've read everything or next to everything about Percy Jackson, but if you miss it don't feel bad.

This book excels as more than a guide. It features changing pictures, trading cards, and even full color illustrations! This book is amazing if you are reading Percy Jackson and are wondering what some things are. This book it worth the price, and while it is only about 150 pages(with a lot with pictures), this book was a wonderful suprise.

Other reviewers have completely covered what is included in this book.

Let me say this, this book is totally awesome. It is hard cover and when you open the cover there are little trading cards with pictures of the main characters from the Percy Jackson series. On the cover are these changing pictures of the same characters.

The information included in the book is a good refresher for when you are reading a book and forget something or you can't picture what Percy is describing or just before you go see the movie that has come out.

This whole series is a lot of fun. This book just adds to the fun. There are bright pictures and great explanations and overall the reading level is not terribly difficult for a boy age 10.

Well worth the money.
Enjoy.

Another supplementary book that was a hit or miss for me.

It's a guide, but it's a very elementary guide. I wasn't expecting a full run down of Greek mythology or for it to cover all the gods and monsters and Titans, but I felt like it could have done a better job of doing what it did than it did.

It's very elementary. Which is cool because the books are written for a younger audience, but the title of Ultimate Guide is really sort of pushing it for me. In order for it to do that I think it should have been more in depth than a few paragraphs about a few things. I think that would have fleshed out the book and fully fleshed out the series a bit more.

Pick it up, to feel as if you've read everything or next to everything about Percy Jackson, but if you miss it don't feel bad.

This book excels as more than a guide. It features changing pictures, trading cards, and even full color illustrations! This book is amazing if you are reading Percy Jackson and are wondering what some things are. This book it worth the price, and while it is only about 150 pages(with a lot with pictures), this book was a wonderful suprise.

Other reviewers have completely covered what is included in this book.

Let me say this, this book is totally awesome. It is hard cover and when you open the cover there are little trading cards with pictures of the main characters from the Percy Jackson series. On the cover are these changing pictures of the same characters.

The information included in the book is a good refresher for when you are reading a book and forget something or you can't picture what Percy is describing or just before you go see the movie that has come out.

This whole series is a lot of fun. This book just adds to the fun. There are bright pictures and great explanations and overall the reading level is not terribly difficult for a boy age 10.

Well worth the money.
Enjoy.

While this book is certainly interesting, it doesn't provide any new information. It is essentially just a collection of descriptions on various characters and creatures from the series. There're also some portions of "Are you a demigod?" and "Who would your godly parent be?" that're fun enough for fans of the series. The pictures and maps of characters and locations are neat, too, but nothing extraordinary or largely revealing. This is probably because it was not written by Rick Riordan. For the fans of the series, I would look instead to The Demigod Files (A Percy Jackson and the Olympians Guide), which was written by the author of the series, contains a lot of the same information, AND has two short stories that are relevant to the main books, covering events that will become very important later, and very fun reads themselves. Otherwise, just borrow this book from your library and save yourself the money.

My grandson, a 9 1/2-year-old reader, loved this book -a gift from me, his nana. The book is filled with ancient history, which is written in a way that is highly appealing to young readers. As a former reading specialist and library media specialist, I would recommend this book for upper elementary age through middle school. The books in this author's series about Percy Jackson might even appeal to older readers. I have seen adults reading the Percy Jackson series. Of course, I feel reading the books is always better than seeing a movie.

I love this book!! I have read all of the percy Jackson
books and I'm anxious to see what the characters look like.
They give you descriptions of each god, demigod, monster,
etc. You get a ton of trading cards with information on some
characters. They have great, realistic pictures. They even
show you Hades' kingdom, and other cool places. I really
enjoyed reading this book. It was great!

I was really impressed and all my freinds seemed to like it. I gav it as a gift to my BFF and she fell in lov with it. I must say I enjoyed the pictures and advice, but my faverite part was how to tell if you know a saytr. And to be honest, I think I do! ;)

Dear Reader of Percy Jackson,

Although Rick Riordan actually didn't put together this ULTIMATE GUIDE to the PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS series, this handy reference to the New York Times Best-Sellers definitely helps to fill in the mental gaps and the big gap until the next Half-Blood prophecy can be fulfilled. Divided into various sections, I couldn't help but be reminded of THE DEMIGOD FILES, which was actually written by Riordan -- and it reminded me how much I enjoyed the short stories in that volume. Sadly, there are no short stories offered up this time.

Instead, we're treated to pretty much a Who's Who in the Percy Jackson world. From main characters, gods, enemies, and monsters, a reader who wants to check back in can quickly remember basic details about the series. While nothing major is given away, I would throw out the idea to wait to read this book until you've finished the series, as some slight things might be revealed to an astute reader. Also included are some fun maps of the Underworld and Camp Half-Blood, and a list of interesting weapons and items that the demigods use in their battles.

This full-color book looks pretty good overall, and has a pretty well-put together feel. The only thing that I really scratch my head over is some of the illustrations of characters. The style of drawings just doesn't seem to live up to the quality of the writing. And while this might be nit-picking on my part, it still kind of bothered me -- especially the depiction of Nico di Angelo and a couple other characters. I just kept thinking, "That's not quite what the book says about that guy..." Oh well. I can overlook those sorts of things I suppose.

All in all -- this is merely a good teaser and a reminder that THE LIGHTNING THIEF movie will be out in a couple weeks. Disney/Hyperion definitely knows how to plant product at the right moments to spur sales, which any avid fan of the Percy Jackson books will definitely want this little one sitting on the shelf.

Until the next outting to Camp Half-Blood,
--S. Stevenson

Exceeded my expectations. My 9 yo son insisted he have this as he wasn't ready for the series to be over after book 5. Since these books were the first novels he has ever read I caved in and was soo glad. The book wasn't just a repeat of content in the series as I feared but was a supplement, further explaining material touched on. The graphics and maps won his "cool!" vote.

Great book for people who have not read, but lots of content is something a person who read the books would already know. Very cool cover though. I did really enjoy this book, just wish there was more new content.

This is definitely for percy jackson fans! It has great extra information about the books and more! It also has pics of the characters in the book ( not from the movie! ) ! I totally recommend this book!

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this was given to my granddaughter and she is in 5th grade.
her class is reading the percy jackson series and even had a
reading contest. This guide helped her and her team won first place.
I would highly recommend it to all fifth or sixth graders.