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The Sea of Monsters

  • 2005 first published
  • 282 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (188 ratings)
  • 84 editions

The Sea of Monsters is a 2005 mythic fiction and adventure fiction novel by Rick Riordan. The story is set in Bermuda Triangle and New York, in Modern Times. It features Percy Jackson, Hades (Greek deity) and Poseidon (Greek deity). Readers will find themes of Greek Mythology, camps, friendship and middle school students.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 188 ratings, and 1,546 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 84 editions across 12 languages.

At about 282 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Sea of Monsters

After a year spent trying to prevent a catastropic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson--a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any "normal" friends. But things don't stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: The magical borders which protect Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner by the Cyclops Polyphemus on an island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters--the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for millenia--only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name...the Bermuda Triangle. Now Percy and his friends--Grover, Annabeth, and Tyson--must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclopes by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed. But first, Percy will learn 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.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Greek Mythology
  • Camps
  • Friendship
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Middle school students
  • Monsters
  • Gods and goddesses
  • Gods
  • Suspense
  • Adaptations
  • Action & Adventure
  • Legends, Myths, Fables
  • Animals, mythical
  • Greece
  • Amistad

Quick answers

Who wrote The Sea of Monsters?

The Sea of Monsters was written by Rick Riordan and first published in 2005.

What genre is The Sea of Monsters?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and Adventure.

How long is The Sea of Monsters?

The median edition has 282 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Sea of Monsters?

Readers who like it often enjoy Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code, Anansi Boys and Abandon.

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