Cover of unknown later US edition with Rocco illustration (same as first ed.)
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Author | Rick Riordan |
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Cover artist | John Rocco (depicted) |
Country | United States |
Series | Percy Jackson & the Olympians (book 2) |
Genre | Fantasy, Greek mythology, young-adult novel |
Published | April 1, 2006 |
Publisher | Miramax Books and Disney Hyperion |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book |
Pages | 279 pp. |
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OCLC | 64664383 |
LC Class | MLCS 2006/45756 (P) |
Preceded by | Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief |
Followed by | Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse |
The Sea of Monsters is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan published in 2006. It is the second novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Lightning Thief. This book chronicles the adventures of thirteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he and his friends rescue his satyr friend Grover from the Cyclops Polyphemus and save the camp from a Titan's attack by bringing the Golden Fleece to cure Thalia's poisoned pine tree.
The Sea of Monsters was released on April 1, 2006, by Miramax Books, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children and thus Disney Publishing (succeeded by the Disney Hyperion imprint). It was generally well–received and was nominated for numerous awards, including the 2006 Book Sense Top Ten Summer Pick and the 2009 Mark Twain Award. It sold over 100,000 copies in paperback with over one million copies total and was released in audiobook format on September 6, 2006. The Sea of Monsters is followed by The Titan's Curse, the third book of the five in the series.