when was the first percy jackson book published
July 1, 2005
title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians text: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Percy Jackson & the Olympians, often shortened to Percy Jackson, is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles. Five supplementary books, along with three graphic novels, have also been released. More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 35 countries. As of October 28, 2011, the series has been on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for children's book series for 245 weeks. The first book was adapted into a film titled "" title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians text: the way Percy's sword works. In 2004, the book was sold to Miramax Books for enough money for Riordan to quit his job and focus on writing. After it was released on 28 June 2005, it sold over 1.2 million copies. The book was released in multiple versions, including hardcover, paperback and audio editions. It has been translated into multiple languages and published all over the world. "The Lightning Thief" is the first book in the series and was released on July 1, 2005. After a harrowing experience at his school trip, Percy Jackson returns home for the summer vacation, title: Rick Riordan text: the idea for the "Percy Jackson" series as bedtime stories about ancient Greek heroes for his son Haley. Haley had been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia, inspiring Riordan to make the titular protagonist ADHD and dyslexic. Riordan published the first novel in the series, "The Lightning Thief", in 2005. Four sequels followed, with the last, "The Last Olympian" in 2009. Prior to "Percy Jackson", Riordan had written the "Tres Navarres" series, a series of mystery novels for adult readers. His Percy Jackson and the Olympians series features the titular twelve-year-old who discovers he is the modern-day son of the ancient title: The Battle of the Labyrinth text: The Battle of the Labyrinth The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the fourth novel in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The novel was first published in the United States on May 6, 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, "The Battle of the Labyrinth" has been translated into 29 languages from its original English. The book follows the adventures of modern-day fifteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson, the title: The Lightning Thief text: The Lightning Thief The Lightning Thief is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series. The manuscript was sold in an auction to Miramax Books, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children and thus Disney Publishing (succeeded by the Disney Hyperion imprint). The novel charts the adventures of modern-day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood go on a quest