Results tagged “Mythical”

BOOK NAME: The Lightning Thief
AUTHOR: Rick Riordan
 
The Lightning Thief is the first in Rick Riordan's series of Percy Jackson & The Olympians, and it was great!

It's about a boy named Percy Jackson who's sent to Camp Half-blood by his Mom. It turns out that the camp is for half humans-half Gods. But something has been stolen from the God of Gods, Zeus - his lightning bolt. (I guess that's where they got the name of the book, huh?)  So Percy is sent on a quest to find out who his dad is, and to find Zeus's lightning bolt.  Percy and his friends, Grover the Centaur and Annabelle the Half-blood, take a treacherous route to find the lightning bolt in the underworld. Will Percy be able to find his way through confusion? Who will he be able to trust?
 
I rate this book a 4 out of 5.  This is a very confusing book at times. It was VERY hard for me to get into the groove of the book, but I understood it later on. This book teaches you about having courage to save ones life. I would have never gone to the underworld or fought mythological creatures and Gods like Percy did.  It does get kind of scary at parts when you are reading at night. No matter what, KEEP READING!

    I suggest this book for readers who are up for a challenge; for readers who like long fantasies and mythologies. If you liked the Harry Potter series, then this is probably a book for you. The Lightning Thief is definitely a book worth reading.

BOOK NAME: Dragon Rider
AUTHOR: Cornelia Funke

This is my favorite book of all time so far in my life.  As you might guess from the title, this book follows a dragon named Firedrake, Ben the dragon rider and Sorrel, who is a cat-like creature (called a "brownie") that can talk with both humans and dragons, on a mission to save their kind.

The adventure starts in the Mythical Valley of Dragons.  A rat comes to warn the dragons that humans are coming to flood the valley.  Sorrel and Firedrake must go to New York City to find a map that will safely lead them to their destination.  In New York, they meet Ben who is an orphan boy living in an old warehouse along the river.  They meet Ben by using his warehouse for a rest place for a day.  Ben convinces Sorrel to let him go along on their mission. 

They have all kinds of problems along the way.  They land in Europe and come across Nettlebrand, a dragon hunter.  Then the chase begins.  Ben, Firedrake and Sorrel now not only have to complete their dangerous journey, they have to defeat Nettlebrand as well.  They will need all of the tools and tricks they have plus help from a few others along the way. 

This book is full of adventure, mystery and learning to find out who you are as a creature and what you find valuable.  I think anybody who likes adventure, especially if you have ever wondered what it would be like to ride on the back of dragon in the light of the moon should read this book.