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The Battle of the Labyrinth
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The front comprehend of the showtime U.S. edition.
Writer Rick Riordan
Cover creative person John Rocco
Land U.s.
Series Percy Jackson & the Olympians (book 4)
Genre Fantasy, Greek mythology, young-developed novel
Publisher Hyperion Books for Children[1]

Publication appointment

 6 May 2008 (US)[two]
iii July 2008 (Uk)
Media type Print (hardback), audiobook
Pages 361[ane]
ISBN 9781423101468
OCLC 180753884
LC Class PZ7.R4829 Bat 2008[i]
Preceded by The Titan's Curse
Followed by The Last Olympian

The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-chance novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. Information technology is the fourth novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians serial. The novel was first published in the Usa on vi May 2008 past Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-impress 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 xv-year-onetime demigod Percy Jackson, the son of a mortal adult female and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, Rachel Dare and Tyson effort to stop Luke Castellan and his army from invading Military 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 generally positive reviews, with critics praising the storyline, sense of humor and activity 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 Volume Accolade.

Plot [edit]

Percy Jackson attends freshman orientation at Goode Loftier School, where he sees Rachel Elizabeth Cartel, a mortal who can come across through the Mist. She helps him fight two empousai and escape. Percy travels to Camp Half-Blood, where he learns Grover is in trouble with the Council of Cloven Elders for not having found Pan. During a competition organized by the new sword instructor Quintus, Annabeth Hunt and Percy accidentally observe an entrance into the Labyrinth, which presents a possible invasion road for Luke Castellan. Annabeth is given leadership of a quest to detect Daedalus and convince him not to give the Ariadne'south string to Luke, which would help him navigate the Labyrinth. She chooses Grover, Percy, and Tyson to accompany her. Before leaving, Percy learns that Nico di Angelo plans to bring back his late sister, Bianca (with aid from King Minos) by exchanging her soul for someone who has cheated death – like Percy. In the maze, Percy and his friends face a number of trials, including meeting Briares and Janus, before arriving at the ranch of Geryon and meeting Nico. Nico is not happy to run into Percy over again, only the spirit of Bianca manages to convince him to trust Percy. So that Nico tin can exist safe, he remains at the ranch whilst Percy and the others return to the labyrinth. They seek out Hephaestus' aid. Afterward speaking to him, they office ways; Tyson and Grover search for Pan, while Annabeth and Percy get to the God's forge in the volcano Mountain St. Helens.

In the forge, Percy is about killed by Kronos's smiths, but escapes past causing an earthquake that ejects him from the volcano. When Percy awakens, he finds himself on the island Ogygia with Calypso, a girl of the Titan Atlas. Calypso tells Percy she is cursed to autumn in honey with every hero that lands on her island, but the hero tin can never stay. After Hephaestus tells him of events in the mortal earth, Percy realizes that he besides must get out. Back at Campsite Half-Blood, Percy and Annabeth get to Manhattan to find Rachel, who should be able to navigate the Labyrinth. Despite existence captured by Luke's minions, they somewhen reach Daedalus's workshop and learn that Quintus is really the ancient inventor, living every bit an automaton. He informs them that, believing they could not withstand a Titan assail, he has already helped Luke. The grouping is discovered by Nico, who tells them Minos has been planning to commutation Daedalus's soul for his ain. The 4 teenagers fight to escape while the betrayed Daedalus remains in the maze with his hellhound.

The quartet later observe the Titan fortress at Mount Othrys, and acquire that Luke has been somehow possessed by Kronos. They run into Grover and Tyson, and detect the resting identify of Pan, who speaks to them and passes part of his fading spirit into each of them. The grouping, minus Rachel, and so heads dorsum to Campsite Half-Blood to fight. The Titan army floods out of the Labyrinth and appears to be winning until Daedalus arrives with Mrs. O'Leary and Briares, who kill Kampê. Grover scares off the remaining Titan forces past causing a Panic. Afterwards the battle, Nico helps Daedalus pass on and dice, hence destroying the Labyrinth. Later a memorial service for the dead campers, Percy leaves camp for the school year. On his fifteenth birthday at summer's end, Percy receives a visit from his father Poseidon, who gives him a sand dollar, advising him to "spend information technology wisely".[3] Nico later appears to tell Percy his plan to defeat Luke once and for all.[three] [iv]

Characters [edit]

  • Percy Jackson is the 14-year-old son of Poseidon. He is the series' narrator. He joins Annabeth in her quest to go into the Labyrinth to find Daedalus' workshop.
  • Annabeth Chase is the 14-year-old daughter of Athena, and i of Percy'southward closest friends. She gets the quest to navigate the Labyrinth. Her feelings for Percy offset to evidence, only she is confused because of her lingering feelings towards Luke.
  • Rachel Elizabeth Dare is a mortal who can see through the Mist. Her begetter is a wealthy businessman who buys the undeveloped state of the wild and builds developments upon it. Percy had previously met her at the Hoover Dam in The Titan'southward Curse, where she helped him get away from undead warriors.
  • Grover Underwood is a satyr and Percy's all-time friend. His life'southward ambition is to observe Pan, the lost god of the Wild. Grover, Tyson, Percy, Annabeth, Nico and Rachel observe Pan inside Carlsbad Caverns along with some extinct animals. He gave all of them except Nico words of wisdom, and then died. When he died, his essence entered all of the characters' mouths (except Nico), meaning a piece of the wild remained in their hearts. He gave Grover the famous battle cry, Panic, which Grover used to scare off the intruders in Camp Half-Blood. The word Panic is named subsequently Pan, because in the Titan war, he permit out a horrible cry that drove abroad all their enemies.
  • Tyson is Percy'southward cyclops half-brother. He at present works for his father in Poseidon's palace, under the oceans, in the Cyclopes' forge. Tyson enjoys forging, and nicknaming mythical creatures they come across. He joins Percy and his friends in the Labyrinth.
  • Nico di Angelo is an 11-year-quondam son of Hades. Upset that his sister Bianca died, he is slightly unstable, and attempts to trade Daedalus' soul for that of Bianca. He has a sword made of Stygian iron.
  • Luke Castellan is a 22-yr-erstwhile son of Hermes and traitor to the Olympians. His body becomes possessed by the spirit of Kronos.
  • Daedalus/Quintus was the creator of the Labyrinth and son of Athena, and has made a total of v automatons in order to crook death. He becomes the new swordsman at Military camp One-half-Blood nether the name Quintus, but only to meet if Campsite Half-Blood is worth saving. During the intrusion of Camp Half-Blood, he is stabbed, but instead of blood coming out of the wound, gilded oil leaks from his automaton body. He has a murderer'south mark on his cervix (a partridge), a brand that appears on all of his bodies every bit a curse from Athena, because he killed his nephew, Perdix. He owns a hellhound named Mrs. O'Leary. After his death, he was assigned to build overpasses and bridges to help command traffic in the Underworld and according to Nico, he is happy with this job. Before he dies, he gives Annabeth a laptop containing all of the works he never had fourth dimension to complete, likewise as many of his ideas and theories.

Composition and marketing [edit]

Rick Riordan, the author, at the release of The Boxing of the Labyrinth

The Battle of the Labyrinth was initially referred to every bit Percy 4 until the championship was officially revealed.[5] The novel was teased past Rick Riordan backside the pages of its predecessor, The Titan's Expletive.[6] It was based on the Greek myth of the labyrinth, where the Minotaur was supposedly kept. In his volume, Riordan fabricated the labyrinth grow to cover the entire undergrowth of United States.[7]

On 4 October 2007, Publishers Weekly revealed the volume's title along with the cover fine art past John Rocco.[8] A preview of the book was read out for kids to gauge, and the reactions were "unbelievable", according to the author.[7] Riordan went on a tour to promote the book.[9] [7] He revealed that he would read a sneak peek of the first chapter at Barnes & Noble, Utah.[ten] In January 2008, he read a sneak peek of the first chapter.[xi] [12]

A trailer video was likewise uploaded on YouTube.[13] In February 2008, an advertisement video was officially released.[14] Riordan was bothered with the previous novel's plot leaking out due to advance reader copies (ARC) and as a result, the novel had no ARC prints.[15] A calendar month earlier the novel'due south release, Riordan revealed his bout plans.[xvi] Before long afterwards the book'south publication, Riordan spoke at the 30 May Evening with Children'due south Booksellers, as part of the 2008 BookExpo America.[17] [18] At this fourth dimension, the Percy Jackson series was the 3rd bestselling children's book serial in America, behind the Twilight Saga and The Clique series, according to Publishers Weekly.[19]

Release [edit]

The Battle of the Labyrinth was showtime published as a hardcover in the U.s.a. on 6 May 2008 past Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Publishing Worldwide, and had a first printing of nigh one million copies.[2] [twenty] On 13 May 2008, a ten-hour and 32-minute audiobook version of The Battle of the Labyrinth, read by actor Jesse Bernstein, who also read the audiobooks of the previous 3 books in the series, was published worldwide by Listening Library.[21] [22] [23]

The novel was also on the Amazon Children'southward bestseller list and the Publishers Weekly Facts and Figures bestseller list, having sold nearly 105,000 copies in 2010 since its release in 2008.[24] [25] Information technology was released in the United Kingdom with new covers.[26]

Since its release, The Battle of the Labyrinth has been translated into Bulgarian, Catalan (Valencian), Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, High german, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Smoothen, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese.[27] Although many non-English editions used John Rocco'southward cover art, a few, like the Puffin editions, accept unique covers by other illustrators.[27]

The book received a Lexile score of 590L, making information technology appropriate for the average x-13-year-old.[28] Scholastic suggests the book for grades 8-10.[29] VOYA recommended the novel for children in grades vii-12.[30]

Reception [edit]

The Battle of the Labyrinth received mostly positive reviews. It has been praised as an excellent continuation to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series likewise equally an excellent novel in its own right. Kirkus Reviews, for example, in its starred review, called the novel "[Riordan'southward] best one withal...[information technology] rivals Rowling for inventive, magical storytelling. The often-philosophical tale zips forth with snappy dialogue, humor and thrilling action... This volume can stand alone, but no reader volition exist able to read simply ane."[2] Children'due south Literature fabricated similar claims: "Riordan creates a masterful weaving of Greek mythology and traditional fantasy in this latest book... Fans will enjoy the latest adventures of their favorite characters, and those picking the book up for the first time will accept no trouble falling into this magical world."[31]

Other reviews focused more on the novel as a continuation to the series. Anita Burkam of Horn Book Magazine said in her review of the novel, "The melding of Greek myths with mod-day settings remains fresh and funny in this fourth installment".[32] David Goodale of VOYA also remarks on Riordan'south ability to "keep the material fresh" despite the "far-from-new" quest format.[30] VOYA 's highlighted review gave information technology a 4/5 for quality and v/v for popularity.[30] Publishers Weekly 's starred review states, "One of Riordan's strengths is the wry interplay between the real and the surreal", adding, "the wit, rousing swordplay and breakneck pace [in this installment] volition once again keep kids hooked."[33] [34]The website KidsReads similarly praised the book, proverb "the story arc has remained unified and compelling."[35] The Los Angeles Times gave another positive review, calling it "a glorious, no-holds-barred take a chance with great plot twists, a melding of aboriginal and bionic technology and a cliffhanger ending that volition have fans eagerly awaiting the fifth and concluding showdown betwixt gods and monsters next year."[36]

Matt Berman of Common Sense Media was ane of few reviewers to mention the differences between this book and preceding ones in the serial. He highlights The Boxing of the Labyrinth 's darker tone, more mature themes, and increased discussion of what it philosophically means for the characters to follow and support the Greek gods and Titans. He concludes, "Up until now the series has been great fun, but little more. Now as it begins to grow, like the Labyrinth, larger and deeper and more complex, it's fifty-fifty more fun."[37]

Despite the overall praise, some reviewers were more critical. Schoolhouse Library Periodical wrote that "[fifty]ike many serial, the "Percy Jackson" books are beginning to show the strain of familiarity and repetition."[38] The BBC Children Newsround praised the novel for its smart ideas, but said, "none of it volition brand sense if you oasis't read any of the other books."[39] Nelda Brangwin of Library Media Connection wrote, "If this is the simply book read in the series, readers may be confused by the storyline and profusion of mythological creatures. Information technology reads well on its own if readers are familiar with mythology, but is all-time if the other three books are in the library collection."[40] The Guardian commented that, the volume "is funny and scary at moments and makes yous want to read more than".[41]

The audiobook was also well received. AudioFile magazine praised the audiobook, raving, "Speedy introductions of familiar and new characters and previous plot summaries may briefly confuse a new listener, merely fans volition savor them," calculation "Jesse Bernstein is on target whether he'south narrating blow-past-accident accounts of Percy'southward sword fights or inventing cameos for various other characters: Hephaestus, who repairs a Toyota; an aged Daedalus; and Grover, Percy's slow-witted sidekick. Bernstein is just as skillful at wringing humor from the witty dialogue and from the contrasts between the modernistic and ancient worlds."[42] Booklist similarly praised Bernstein'due south familiarity with the serial and power to realistically portray its teenaged protagonists, commenting, "His portrayal of Percy stands out every bit he manages to sound but like a 15-year-old male child."[43] The piece of work's review in The School Library Periodical was also favorable, praising Bernstein for "[doing] a good chore voicing Percy and his Cyclops half-brother" and "successfully [carrying] Annabeth's emotions". He attempts a number of different accents for the gods, demigods, and mortals in the story with varying levels of success."[44]

The Boxing of the Labyrinth was nominated for the 2010 Indian Paintbrush Volume Honour, earning the 2d position.[45]

Sequel [edit]

The sequel to The Battle of the Labyrinth is titled The Last Olympian and was released 5 May 2009. It is the final novel in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.[46] The Concluding Olympian was No. 1 on the United states of america Today bestseller list.[47]

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External links [edit]

  • Rick Riordan Myth Main at publisher Penguin Books (UK)
  • Rick Riordan at the Net Speculative Fiction Database

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