The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief
	First edition cover
Author	Rick Riordan
Cover artist	Peter Bollinger ; John Rocco (later edition matching the sequels)
Series	Percy Jackson & the Olympians (book 1)
Genre	Fantasy, Young adult, Greek mythology adventure
Publisher	Miramax Books; Puffin Books, Disney-Hyperion
Publication date	July 1, 2005 (hardcover) ; April 1, 2006 (paperback)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover), audiobook CD
Pages	377
ISBN	0-7868-5629-7
OCLC	60786141
LC Class	PZ7.R4829 Li 2005
Followed by	The Sea of Monsters

The Lightning Thief is a 2005 American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first children's novel by Rick Riordan. The opening installment in the series Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the book was recognized among the year's best for children. Riordan followed the novel with various books and spin-off series, spawning the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles media franchise.

A film adaptation of the book was theatrically released in the United States on February 12, 2010. The Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians adapted The Lightning Thief in its first season, which ran from December 19, 2023 to January 30, 2024.

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^ Riordan, Rick (2006). The Lightning Thief. New York, NY: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 0-7868-3865-5.
^ ^a ^b The lightning thief (first edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). June 14, 2005. ISBN 9780786856299. OCLC 60786141. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
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