RIORDAN, Rick. The Lightning Thief. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book One. NY: Miramax [2005]. 8vo, [vi] 377pp. Color pictorial wrappers. Spine ends and corners a tad rubbed, faint staining to very bottom of fore edge of sheets, but not extending internally. Nevertheless a clea, bright copy of this rare uncorrected galley proof. With a bookplate signed by the author, Rick Riordan, laid in!

 

Uncorrected galley proof. The first book in Riordan’s NY Times bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, featuring artwork by Ellice M. Lee (not the artist for the published cover) never used on any published edition (for good reason!) and a letter from the character Chiron to “Mortal Readers” on the rear cover. Percy Jackson never knew he was the son of a Greek god, but when his pre-algebra teacher turns into a monster, his mother decides to send him to a camp for demigods, where he can be protected from other monsters and finally learn about his heritage. Not in the plans: having to save the world – but no one said being a demigod was easy! The basis for the 2010 feature film and the Disney+ series.