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Jan 10, 2010

Mary rated it:

There are lots of storys in this book, three to be excact. Here they are.

story #1 The Stolen Charriot:
When Percy's (the main person in the story)friend finds her fathers charriot stolen he must race the minor gods to steal the charriot back.

story #2 The Bronze Dragon: Durring a "friendly" capture the flag tournament, there is one problem, there is a giant metal dragon being draged into an ant hill containing thousands of GIANT ANTS! Can Percy an More...

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Jun 26, 2011

Dorothy rated it:

The Ultimate Guide is a good book for Percy Jackson fans, but you can get a little bored of it. It's packed with information about Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and even monsters he fought! I liked that you could take a quiz about who your god parent would be, but I didn't like that the Ultimate Guide has a whole section about Percy's "background". It took up a lot of the book, and most of that information is in the first book. On the positive side, I really like the pictures in the book, a More...

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Dec 11, 2011

Kole rated it:

A nice over all book. The only problem is that I just feel they tried to stretch out the subject too much.Let's go over traits that I did like and then talk about diction,literary elements, and Opinions.
The book was a nice edition to anybody who was just catching up to the Percy Jackson series. They may have missed some parts, but this book has it all.It describes all the characters Percy comes in contact with, that were made before this book, good or bad. Rick Riordan makes More...

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May 31, 2011

Gemini rated it:

detailed descriptions of characters however, the graphics are not accurate. judging it, some of the images are googled and not really created by a cartoonist. and i'm really disappointed with the cover, some of the gods/demigods/monsters there are not really important. take kampe for example. and also ares and athena. yes they were on the story but they didn't play memorable roles as much as luke/kronos did. i think it can still be improved with additional pictures that should be CREATED FOR the More...

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Mar 27, 2010

Haley.L. rated it:

" Not as good as expected. It is only 148 pages. And gives very short amount of details and not very accurate. One page 112, the puzzle has two different ways(the way I found is much easier.)to solve. I do like the holograms on the cover and the trading cards(if they are not stolen). I am not a big fan of the pictures. No offense to Antonio Caparo, you are a great artist but the pictures are not what I imagined. (especially annabeth)And the Cabins I'm extremely disappointed about. They are More...

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Apr 18, 2010

Featherberry rated it:

This book was awesome. I loved the holograms (I'm still playing with them, haha) and the pictures were great. Percy sort of looked ugly (no offence) but I loved how Poseidon and Zeus looked.

Chiron's Guide to Who's Who didn't really cover many Gods, but it was still interesting

I liked the idea of Percy's Camp Half-Blood schedule and the quizzes to find out who's your Olympian parent

It's not really a book but all the same, the cover was excellent, and I loved th More...

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Jun 15, 2010

Sabrina Grace rated it:

this was a pretty good guide but I was expecting more. I mean when I saw it online I was like "yes finally a guide!!" but when I got it I kinda wished that the description on some of the monsters were longer. I mean I can kinda tell that a hippocampus is half fish and half horse. could you tell us what they like to eat? nope. they like mangos btw. and i wish there was more info on Percy!! I love the guy and it would have been cool of there was more info on him. and his picture is kinda More...

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Aug 02, 2010

David rated it:

Not much to be said about this companion volume to the main Percy Jackson series. Nothing new is revealed here, and quite a bit of the artwork has been already used elsewhere. If you're really in need of a Percy Jackson fix, this could be just what you're looking for, but don't expect anything that's going to blow you away. It's not bad, it just seems a little like overkill to me. I guess I was just expecting something maybe a little bit more.

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Feb 01, 2010

Sarah rated it:

I like books like this, little guides as companions to a series I like. This one was fun and short and had some cute little side pieces, including a tour of the Underworld by Nico di Angelo, which I liked.

But the thing that bothered me, and this is just me being a writer, is that all the information about the Greek gods, especially, was written in past tense. It read very strangely. It should have been in the present-tense.

That's a silly thing to have an issue with, huh? More...

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Apr 04, 2011

Denis rated it:

I think that this Fantasy book is so,so amazing how the author tells the reader the the information of all books and detail of Percy Jackson. I have schema for all the information that I am reading. I want to remmember all the facts of the gods like Kronos children. Why would the author put 2 maps of camp half blood? I would recomend this book to all the students that like nonfiction and fiction because it has informatinal facts and Percy Jackson is fiction.

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Dec 26, 2011

Shadow rated it:

A nice little guide to accompany the Percy Jackson series. I liked the little character cards, and was cute and unique. I liked the little back stories in the book, but some of it was repetitive as it was already included within the book itself and also within the series. You don't really have to read this to understand the series, but if you want further reading of the Greek Gods from the Percy Jackson series I would recommend the guide to read.

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Aug 22, 2010

Nikkole rated it:

I learned from these books... everything there is about the Percy Jackson books before I read them! Not anything about the stories, really. about the demigods (half human, half god- also called a half-blood.),mostly, but not always. The book also talks about the actual Gods, themselves, being half their parentage. The book is very informational, telling about the creatures and monsters in the world of Gods, and the everyday life of an average demigod.

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Jan 31, 2010

Jay rated it:

This was wicked good fun. I loved the humor, including some of the chapter titles. Each of the gods of Olympus really have their own personalities, and they fit like a glove. Percy Jackson has depth of feeling, especially for his mother. He's really a typical twelve year old. The secondary characters have their own stories, desires and goals, which works well. That Olympus can be reached through the Empire State Building and that the underworld, where Hades does his business is in Los Angeles is More...

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Sep 24, 2011

Andrew rated it:

I loved how it explained all the gods, titans, monsters, and magical items. It made visualizing the surroundings in the book easier because it cleared up how some characters looked and their surroundings. It was very educational because now I know things about who tantalus is in the actual myths. It also showed a map of camp half-blood. This helped me see the books how Rick Riordan wanted readers to see them.

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Jan 05, 2011

Jeannie rated it:

Very nice to have that handy especially when reading the books. I absolutely enjoy the pictures. I always wonder how the person or creature looks like. Although some of the pictures were not accurate. The cabins were beautiful drawings but again not accurate I couldn't tell what some of them are. Also if Zeus is the youngest of brothers why does he look younger than Poseidon who is like the oldest!??

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Aug 08, 2010

☺♡Moonlan♡☺ rated it:

To tell the truth, I was a tad disappointed about this book. Too little information. It was informative - but not informative enough. It just told me a couple interesting facts and patted me on the head, saying, "Good job. Now you know more about Greek Gods!" (No, not literally.) Oh well. The collection of paper cards in front were pretty cool though. xD

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Nov 19, 2011

Joseph rated it:

This book was awesome! It had lots of good pictures and I learned about alot of Percy's encounters with monsters and such. I never knew half of the stuff in that book. The only bad thing about this book is that I got bored trying to read long names. I recommend this book to anybody that likes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.

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Sep 24, 2011

nathan rated it:

a guide to the gods monsters and creatures along with some anciet greek legend put in. it also encorperate the items and carecters in the percy jackson series. I also like the flashcards that camewith the book, i thought they were neet.

I find thisbook veryhelpfulwhen trying to picture the carecters and the story line.

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Nov 23, 2010

Jean rated it:

I liked this book because since i read the whole series of the Percy Jackson and the Olympiads, I have always wondered what the characters and the gods and goddesses of the book look like and since this book came out I no longer had to wonder for most of the characters (since it didn't give out EVERY character in the book).

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Jun 04, 2010

Lisa rated it:

Not as great as I was hoping for, but still a nice addition to my Percy Jackson collection.
Must admit, I was expecting more, but after a few reads I realise how enjoyable it can be when you don't expect too much.
(My little brother loves this thing).
A great addition, and love the cover and artwork in it.

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Jun 07, 2010

Laura rated it:

This little guide book has very brief descriptions of the many characters in the Percy Jackson series along with some fun illustrations and quotes. Not much substance, but a good introduction for those who know they won't make it through the whole series or the fan who can't get enough PJatO.

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Feb 17, 2010

Moe rated it:

This book is more of a guide than something to read start to end. It tells you about all of the things you didn't know about Percy, the monsters, and his mom and it helps you a lot if you are reading the Percy Jackson series. The book includes cards and a magnetic cover, and I love it!

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Jan 14, 2010

Amelia, the pragmatic idealist rated it:

Eeeeek!! This guide is amazing! And yay to the bookstore for going ahead and putting it on the shelf, even though it's not the 18th...
And hey, what's this---a BLONDE Annabeth?!?!? What a concept!
Great illustrations, great bits of info... You've outdone yourself again, Mr. Riordan!!

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May 30, 2010

Sriramteja rated it:

Fantastic information about the Greek Gods and half bloods. This is a 100 TIMES BETTER THAN THE DEMIGOD FILES. Read this book, you will love it. This book has alot of accsessories to it. It has card, pictures, and even info. Read this book, you won't regret it!

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Oct 09, 2010

Ashley rated it:

Very cute little side book to tell you about the Greek mythology of the book. However, it didn't tell me anything I had already looked up for myself while reading the series. But it is a good book for kids who might not know anything about Greek mythology.

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Jan 30, 2010

Kendall Anne rated it:

Percy Jackson fans will not be disappointed with the newest book from Rick Riordan!!!
Beautiful illustrations, cute quotes, interesting facts and more is what awaits you in this creative book!! Brimming over the top with Greek mythology, with book is a must!!!!

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Jan 23, 2010

Melissa rated it:

Great companion to the Percy Jackson books! I loved the artwork and the way everything was presented. VERY well done. My only complaint is that I would have liked to see more pictures. I wish there had been a drawing for every one of the monsters, not just some of them.

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Feb 03, 2012

Kirsty rated it:

This is a good buy for fans of the PJS that want to know some more details on all things Percy Jackson, picture profiles, god and monster guides, picture of camp half blood and much more, very glosy high quality pictures that would go with any Percy Jackson book collection.

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Nov 21, 2011

Fiona rated it:

Fun book for fans, lots of really nice art. If I can find fault with it it's only that it could be bigger and have more art (and that I pretty much skimmed over the bits of text taken out of the books because I know them so well.)

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Jun 15, 2011

Kaylin rated it:

I recommend this is you are reading the series or even if you have finished. It helped me a lot to visualize different things. I also lent it to my cousin and friend who had read the series as well and they didn't want to give it back! lol I loved this book and I wished I had gotten it when I was reading the books because it has so much information in it. I do recommend it!
-Kaylin-

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