<P> The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy - adventure novel based on Greek mythology , the first young adult novel written by American author Rick Riordan . It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series , which 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 to prevent a war between the gods Zeus , Poseidon , and Hades . </P>
<P> The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy - adventure novel based on Greek mythology , the first young adult novel written by American author Rick Riordan . It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series , which 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 to prevent a war between the gods Zeus , Poseidon , and Hades . </P>
when did percy jackson and the lightning thief come out
when did percy jackson and the lightning thief come out
2005
2005