''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods'' is a collection of short stories about

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as narrated by

Percy Jackson Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series '' The Heroes of Olympus'', appeari ...

. It was written by

Rick Riordan Richard Russell Riordan Jr. ( ; born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million cop ...

and was released on August 19, 2014. It features Percy Jackson giving his own take on the Greek myths in a humorous way. The book is titled ''Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods'' in the U.K. and much of the

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. It is generally published under the Puffin Books imprint of Penguin Group and may be presented as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, volume 6. (The Olympians novels are commonly titled ''Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief'' rather than ''The Lightning Thief'', and so on.)

Development

On April 21, 2013, Rick Riordan announced on his Twitter account that he was writing a new book based on the stories of Greek mythology from Percy Jackson's point of view. He later confirmed this in his blog. "I plan on spending the summer finishing up Percy Jackon’s Book of Greek Gods – a collection of the original myths told from Percy Jackson’s point of view." While on tour for '' The House of Hades'' Rick Riordan also revealed that the book is 450 pages long, with illustrations throughout. It was released on August 19, 2014. Byline Rick Riordan; primarily the three-page entry for

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...

, "Hera Gets a Little Cuckoo"; the editorial heading states, "Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods is published on 7 August 2014." John Rocco, the illustrator of the book, announced that there will be 60 full-color paintings drawn by him in the book, and gave a sneak peek of one, depicting Hades kidnapping Persephone. During the '' Blood of Olympus'' tour, Rick Riordan announced a sequel, titled ''Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes'', to be released on August 18, 2015.

Plot

adds his own viewpoint to the Greek myths. Here he presents an introduction to Greek mythology and the 12 major gods and goddesses. With 19 chapters, this includes a variety of stories, from the early tales of Gaea and the Titans to individual tales about the gods readers, encountered in the

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. Percy's irreverent voice is evident from titles such as "Hera Gets a Little Cuckoo," "Zeus Kills Everyone," "Athena Adopts a Handkerchief," and "Artemis Unleashes the Death Pig," and the stories are told in his voice with his distinctive, sarcastic yet humorous perspective.

References

External links

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
series site from publisher Disney (readriordan.com)
Percy Jackson
at Rick Riordan Myth Master from Penguin Books (UK) * {{Camp Half-Blood 2014 short story collections Percy Jackson & the Olympians 2014 children's books Disney-Hyperion books