 First edition cover | |
| Author | Rick Riordan |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | John Rocco |
| Series | The Heroes of Olympus (book 2) |
| Genre | Fantasy, Greek and Roman mythology, young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Disney-Hyperion Books[1] |
Publication date | October 4, 2011 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
| Pages | 513 (first ed.)[1] |
| ISBN | 978-1-4231-4059-7 |
| OCLC | 719377188 |
| LC Class | PZ7.R4829 Son 2011[1] |
| Preceded by | The Lost Hero |
| Followed by | The Mark of Athena |
The Son of Neptune is a 2011 fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology. It is the second book in The Heroes of Olympus series, preceded by The Lost Hero and followed by The Mark of Athena. The story follows the adventures of amnesiac Percy Jackson, a demigod son of Neptune, also known as Poseidon, as he meets a camp of Roman demigods and goes to Alaska with his new friends Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang to free the Greek god of death, Thanatos, and help save the world from Gaea, the earth goddess. The novel is narrated in the third-person, switching between the points of view of Percy, Frank, and Hazel.
The book received mostly critical acclaim, won the Goodreads Choice Award in 2011,[2] and appeared on several bestseller lists.[3]
The Son of Neptune was first published in hardcover on October 4, 2011, by Disney-Hyperion, with a cover designed by illustrator John Rocco. After an initial hardcover printing of three million copies, the book has since been released in paperback as well as an audiobook and e-book and translated into 37 languages.[4]
- ^ a b c "The son of Neptune". LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress (lccn.loc.gov). Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "The Son of Neptune wins the GoodReads Choice Award 2011". GoodReads. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ "The Son of Neptune goes on three bestseller lists". Rick Riordan Official Website. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ Lodge, Sally. "First Printing of Three Million for New Percy Jackson Book". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 6, 2014.