Hardcover, 368 pages
English language
Published May 26, 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the fourth novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. The novel was first published in the United States on 6 May 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, The Battle of the Labyrinth has been translated into 29 languages from its original English. The book follows the adventures of modern-day fifteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Rachel Dare and Tyson attempt to stop Luke Castellan and his army from invading Camp Half-Blood through Daedalus's labyrinth by trying to prevent the Ariadne's string from falling into his hands. The Battle of the Labyrinth received …
The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the fourth novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. The novel was first published in the United States on 6 May 2008 by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. To date, The Battle of the Labyrinth has been translated into 29 languages from its original English. The book follows the adventures of modern-day fifteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Rachel Dare and Tyson attempt to stop Luke Castellan and his army from invading Camp Half-Blood through Daedalus's labyrinth by trying to prevent the Ariadne's string from falling into his hands. The Battle of the Labyrinth received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the storyline, humor and action present in the novel. The novel was on the Amazon Children's bestseller list and Publishers Weekly Facts and Figures bestseller list. It was also the runner-up for the 2010 Indian Paintbrush Book Award. Fun
Evoluzione dei personaggi (anche quelli secondari) davvero ben costruita, un protagonista che è un po' più del consueto "prescelto" e quel pizzico di critica alla società che è bello vedere in un romanzo per ragazzi.
The penultimate book of the Camp Half-Blood series, Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth brings us to probably one of the most famous tales in Greek Mythology; the Labyrinth with a mixture of surprises that are both pleasurable and terrifying in their nature.
"You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,
The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise.
You shall rise or fall by the ghost king’s hand,
The child of Athena's final stand,
Destroy with a hero's final breath,
And lose a love to worst than death."
- The Oracle.
If I thought I had been on edge reading the previous books in the series, then it was nothing to how I felt reading The Battle of the Labyrinth. Like the nightmare of a place that Theseus down himself facing the Minotaur; there are plot twists a-plenty, and I loved just how much …
The penultimate book of the Camp Half-Blood series, Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth brings us to probably one of the most famous tales in Greek Mythology; the Labyrinth with a mixture of surprises that are both pleasurable and terrifying in their nature.
"You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze,
The dead, the traitor, and the lost one raise.
You shall rise or fall by the ghost king’s hand,
The child of Athena's final stand,
Destroy with a hero's final breath,
And lose a love to worst than death."
- The Oracle.
If I thought I had been on edge reading the previous books in the series, then it was nothing to how I felt reading The Battle of the Labyrinth. Like the nightmare of a place that Theseus down himself facing the Minotaur; there are plot twists a-plenty, and I loved just how much more of the Greek lore is brought into the tale that you will either recognise or like a carrot on a string, chase to learn more about in the plethora of tales out there. Even when you think you know what is happening to our wonderful characters, things suddenly take a twist and you're thrown into the darkness again and like Percy and his friends, will no doubt look again at the Oracle's words to see if you can work out just what clues there are in her in this case, extremely unsettling prophecy.
Percy Jackson and The Battle of the Labyrinth is far darker than the previous three combined, there is more action and more adrenalin inducing situations that will have you no doubt like me, unable to place the book down. It truly feels like everything will go wrong for the heroes as they encounter monsters within the Labyrinth, and anxiety will rush through you as you know they will encounter the truly evil Titan Lord who wants to destroy all they know, love and need.
All is in danger of destruction, and you see that clearly in this book... but love, life, family and all that is good in the world but not perfect is worth fighting for and the fight is wonderfully done by Riordan as always.
I think you're going to love it when you read it.
