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Cover of The Lightning Thief
Hardcover
Pages 416 pages
Published 2005
Audiobook 10h 2m
Languages English, Czech, Dutch +17

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Publisher's Summary

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original weapon of mass destruction — Zeus’ master bolt.…

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Weighted Score
4.07 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 4.08 ★
v (Ratings Count): 3,281
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 4.08
True Ratings 3,281
Written Reviews 257
Shelved (Popularity) 5,694
Users Read 4,650
Rating Distribution
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34%
4
42%
3
20%
2
4%
1
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Featured Characters

Percy Jackson (Fictitious character)
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Zeus (Greek deity)
Hades (Greek deity)

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