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Demigods and Monsters

Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

Edited by Rick Riordan

The #1 New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series—including The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan’s Curse and The Battle of the Labyrinth—features a 12-year-old dyslexic boy who discovers he is the son of a Greek god, the target of mythical Greek monsters and the center of a prophecy that could change the balance of power in the world forever. In Demigods and Monsters, YA authors take on Greek gods, monsters and prophecy, to add insight and even more fun to Riordan’s page-turner series.

The book also includes an introduction by Percy Jackson series author Rick Riordan, that gives further insight into the series and its creation, and a glossary of ancient Greek myth, with plenty of information on the places, monsters, gods and heroes that appear in the series.

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Introduction: Demigods and Monsters
Rick Riordan
Monster Recognition for Beginners
Rosemary Clement-Moore
Why Do So Many Monsters Go Into Retail?
Cameron Dokey
Stealing Fire From the Gods
Paul Collins
Would You Want to Be One of Artemis's Hunters?
Carolyn MacCullough
Dionysus: Who Let Him Run a Summer Camp?
Ellen Steiber
The Gods Among Us
Elizabeth M. Rees
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo(m)
Jenny Han
Percy, I am Your Father
Sarah Beth Durst
Not Even the Gods Are Perfect
Elizabeth E. Wein
Frozen Eyeballs
Kathi Appelt
The Language of the Heart
Sophie Masson
A Glossary of Ancient Greek Myth
Nigel Rodgers

On Our Blog

Demigods and Monsters: More Contributors’ Thoughts on The Lightning Thief

Posted March 3rd

We have a three-in-one post today, from Demigods and Monsters contributor Elizabeth Wein and kids, 12-year-old daughter Sara and 9-year-old son. They all share their thoughts on the recently released film, The Lightning Thief.

From Elizabeth Wein

My daughter Sara, age 12, is a HUGE Percy Jackson fan. She was 10 when she discovered the books, and we fought over them while I was writing my essay for Demigods and Monsters. She’s now lost count of how many times she’s read The Lightning Thief but she reckons it’s about 10,...

Demigods and Monsters contributors thoughts on The Lightning Thief

Posted February 18th

The Lightning Thief, the first film installment of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, was released last week. Thankfully, a few of our contributors to Demigods and Monsters, our Smart Pop anthology on the same property, have seen the film and have kindly offered us their thoughts.

First up, Elizabeth M. Rees:

Now and then a movie adaptation of a terrific book—of the contemporary or classic lit variety—really works. And now and then the film version of The Lightning Thief works. Unfortunately though, only now and then!

Rick Riordan’s first...