The Battle of the Labyrinth

English language

Published April 18, 2008 by Scholastic Inc..

ISBN:
978-0-545-79904-1
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OCLC Number:
893624629

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When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy hurries to Camp Half Blood, from where he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan Lord Kronos draws near.

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reviewed The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)

A Labyrinth of Secrets

5 stars

Percy Jackson and his friends have returned and this time they will need to prevent war from breaking out between the Gods and the Kronos, who is using a massive maze designed by an ancient Greek inventor. The massive maze has entrances all over the world and rumor has it that Kronos, the great Titan lord, has plans to use it to invade Olympus.

Percy, along with Annabeth Chase, Grover Underwood, and new ally Rachel Elizabeth Dare, must navigate through the twisty Labyrinth, facing numerous challenges and dangerous creatures, to find Kronos's plan and prevent the imminent war. Along the way, they encounter various Greek mythological beings, including the Sphinx, Hercules, and the Titan, Atlas.

As the group goes deeper into the Labyrinth, they face several personal challenges, including love triangles, parental issues, and internal conflicts. The book also expands on the conflicts between the gods and their children, as …

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Subjects

  • Teenage boys
  • Mothers
  • Greek Mythology
  • Juvenile fiction
  • School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2005)
  • Quests (Expeditions)
  • Fathers and sons
  • Teenagers
  • Prophecies
  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • Dyslexics
  • Camps
  • Friendship
  • Single mothers
  • Satyrs (Greek mythology)

Places

  • United States