[Book Review] Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

Judul: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Penulis: Rick Riordan
Ilustrasi: John Rocco
Penerjemah: Nuraini Mastura
Penerbit: Mizan Fantasi
ISBN: 978-602-0989-88-4
Tebal: 401 halaman
Cetakan I, Juli 2015

Siapa yang bisa memberitahu kisah awal mula dewa-dewi Olympus lebih baik dibanding seorang anak demigod di masa kini?

Percy Jackson mengungkap pandangan orang dalam dengan banyak lagak dalam kumpulan kisah ini.

Dalam Percy Jakson’s Greek Gods, putra Poseidon menambahkan mantranya sendiri—selain sarkasmenya—kepada kisah klasik ini dan menyuguhkan kepada pembaca pandangan pribadinya pada masing-masing tokoh masa purba, dari Apollo sampai Zeus. Kalau kau menyukai banyak penipuan, pencurian, pengkhianatan, dan kanibalisme, bacalah terus, karena ia jelas merupakan Masa Keemasan bagi semua itu.

Baik kau masih awam dengan mitologi Yunani ataupun sudah sangat paham, buku yang sangat menghibur ini akan membuat kisah-kisah dari masa lampau itu jadi relevan dan sulit dilupakan

[Book Review] The Demigod Files

Judul: The Demigod Files
Penulis: Rick Riordan
Penerjemah: Nur Cholis
Penerbit: Mizan Fantasi
ISBN: 9786021606896
Tebal: 280 halaman
Cetakan I, April 2014

Catatan: terdapat sedikit spoiler bagi yang belum membaca Percy Jackson and the Olympians 1-4

Demigod Muda yang budiman,

Sebenarnya buku ini tidak boleh diperlihatkan kepada anak manusia biasa. Karena di sini banyak peristiwa yang dirahasiakan.

Kau akan tahu kebenaran tentang naga perunggu, senjata rahasia baru Hades, dan bagaimana Percy terpaksa terlibat dalam pembuatan senjata itu.

Bukannya ingin menakutimu, tapi sangat penting supaya kau menyadari betapa berbahayanya kehidupan seorang pahlawan.

Chiron juga telah memberiku izin publikasi beberapa wawancara sangat rahasia dengan sebagian pekemah yang paling berpengaruh. Coba bocorkan informasi ini kepada non-demigod, maka Clarisse akan memburumu dengan lembing elektriknya. Percayalah, kau tak ingin hal itu sampai terjadi.

Pelajari buku ini dengan saksama, sebab petualanganmu sendiri mungkin baru dimulai. Semoga para dewa-dewi selalu bersamamu, Demigod Muda!

[Book Review] The Last Olympian

Title: The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5)

Author: Rick Riordan

Publisher: Disney Hyperion

Paperback

381 pages

WARNING!! SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST 4 BOOKS

Review for The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)
Review for The Sea of Monster (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2)
Review for The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3)
Review for The Battle of Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4)

[Book Review] The Battle of Labyrinth

Title: The Battle of Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4)
Author: Rick Riondan
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Paperback
361 pages

WARNING!! SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST 3 BOOKS

Review for The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)
Review for The Sea of Monster (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2)
Review for The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3)

Percy Jackson isn‘t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical.

In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos‘s army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop them, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth‘a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn. Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this fourth book promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet

[Book Review] The Titan's Curse

Title: The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #3)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Rick Riordan
Paperback
320 pages

WARNING!! SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE FIRST 2 BOOKS

Review for The Lightning thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

Review for The Sea of Monster (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2)

When Percy Jackson receives an urgent distress call from his friend Grover, he immediately prepares for battle. He knows he'll need his powerful demigod allies at his side; his trusty bronze sword, Riptide; and . . . a ride from his mom.

The demigods reace to the rescue to find that Grover has made an important discovery: two new powerful half-bloods, whose parentage is unknown. But that's not all that awaits them. The Titan lord, Kronos, has set up a devious trap, and the young heroes have just fallen prey.

Hilarious and action-packed, this third adventure in the series finds Percy faced with his most dangerous challenge yet—the chilling prophecy of the Titan's curse.

[Book Review] The Sea of Monsters

Title: The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Paperback,
288 pages

Review for The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)

Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy’s friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.

In this fresh, funny, and hugely anticipated follow up to The Lightning Thief, Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family—one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.

[Book Review] The Lightning Thief

Title: The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1)
Author: Rick Riordan
Publisher: Disney Hyperion
Paperback, First Edition
377 pages

Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.

Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.