The Lightning Thief by: Rick Riordan

I have completed book three of my 50 book challenge, for 2009. The Lightning Thief was actually a fun read. It provided an interesting combination of modern day civilization, with Greek Mythology, to create a pretty successful story. The story of a young demi-god -- the illegal son of Poseidon -- is called on to undertake a quest to find and return the stolen symbol of power, Zeus' lightning bolt, in order to prevent the eruption of World War III. This is a lighter book for reading, but great for kids, and young readers. It was fun, and interesting, and a tale well envisioned, and told. This book is an interesting reinvention of the old Greek mythology tales -- that brings them to life, right in the heart of modern day America. The two societies clash in apocalyptic proportions, and the author accounts for the rise of modern day western culture out of the beginnings of the Greek world of ancient times.