The Lightning Thief
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The Lightning Thief is a 2005 American children's fantasy action-adventure middle grade children's fiction novel based on Greek mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. The first children's
First edition cover (2005)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is a 2010 American fantasy film based on Greek mythology. Directed by Chris Columbus and written by Craig Titley, based on the 2005 novel by Rick Rio
The Lightning Thief
…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 by 20th Century Fox on February 12, 2010. The Disney+ series Percy Jackson and the Olympians adapted The…
Theatrical release poster
Chris Columbus is the film's director and producer.
Author Rick Riordan expressed strong dislike for the film, criticizing its deviations and unfaithfulness to the source material.
Logan Lerman at the Apple Store Soho in New York City, July 29, 2013