A world of Greek Gods and monsters

I love the 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' series (by Rick Riordan), I admit that it is quite childish, but the stories are captivating and a must for adventure novel lovers.  The series tells the story of a young boy, named Percy Jackson, who finds out that he is a Demigod (half human, half God) and that his father is, you guessed it, a Greek God (won’t reveal who, you will have to read the book!)  Percy travels to a camp, called camp Half-Blood, where he meets other half-bloods/Demigods, and learns to fight.  The series follows Percy as he goes on quests and discovers more about the perils of being a demigod.  The original series consists of 5 books, but Rick Riordan has started a new series called ‘The Heroes of Olympus’, if you have not read the original series then this will not make any sense.  However, if you have read the first and did not know that he had written more books then you should check these out. 

You might have also seen the film based on the first book in the Percy Jackson series, the second one comes out this summer (in the UK).  I don't think that the film was nearly as good as the books, so if you liked the film then you will definitely like the books, but please tell me what you thought of it in the comments.

If you don’t really like the Greek Gods then Rick Riordan has also started a new series called ‘The Kane Chronicles’ which is similar to the Percy Jackson series, but the Egyptian Gods exist instead.  I have only read the first book in this series, so cannot really comment on the series as a whole.

I really love these books and I they are great to read when you don’t want anything serious, they are a fun read.  Please comment and tell me if you like the books, or you have any recommendations.

This is the link to Rick Riordan's website if you want anymore information: http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx