The constant reminder of his daddy issues add depth and intrigue to the unveiling of his character. Percy Jackson is no longer the doe eyed teenager we first met in The Lightning Thief - he is filled with a lot more confidence and is starting to understand the importance of his position and heritage. The mixture of intense description, danger, action and comedy is told with precision and this is where Riordan shows his skills as a true master of story-telling.
The chariot battles at the Camp were also a welcome addition, introducing an element of danger to a place that was previously safe and protected. The Lightning Thief had some great action and a great plot but Sea Of Monsters blows it out of the water (pun intended)! From the opening scene where Percy is having wild nightmares about a kidnapped drag queen Satyr, to the destruction of the school gym in a game of dodgeball with giant monsters, Riordan has clearly upped the ante with noticeable improvements to action sequences, plot and pacing. Moving the story away from the Camp and New York was the perfect choice for the second book, allowing us to further delve into the worlds Riordan has so cleverly woven together. From here the rest of the story is spent exploring the Sea of Monsters where Riordan weaves Greek mythology into our world seamlessly, building on an already established environment in a fantastical yet completely believable way. After a crazy taxi ride from New York and arriving to find an unstable Camp, the foursome set off for the sea, encountering an aquatic world fit for Poseidon’s son. The story starts off in New York with Percy back living with his mother, getting ready to finish school and return to Camp Half Blood. Meanwhile Luke continues his opposition to the gods and Olympus by hijacking a ship and recruiting evil creatures to join his crusade.
This time around Percy teams up with Annabeth, Clarissa and Tyson on a journey across the Sea of Monsters to retrieve the legendary Golden and rescue his best friend Grover from the clutches of an evil Cyclops. The much anticipated follow up to The Lightning Thief sees Percy Jackson once again joining with his friends to fight for not just the safety of Camp Half Blood, but also the safety of the world.
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Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series - written by Rick Riordan and published May, 2006. Young Adult Fantasy Book of the Month, December 2011
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