The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, 4) Paperback – 20 April 2009

This is the fourth adventure in the Percy Jackson series that starts with Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief.Percy is a boy who happens to be half god, or a half blood as people like him are known. His father is Poseidon, king of the oceans, and because of him Percy can control the waters and the things that live in the water.When Percy first discovers about his half blood origins he is at Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for heroes of the new Olympus. Olympus is alive and well in the 21st Century and situated in a magical quantum way in and around America, the new seat of world power.Each book unfolds a quest which Percy and his friends must go on to save the world, and the Olympian Gods from destruction. In this volume, the power of Kronos, the evil Titan Lord grows even stronger, and he sends his hordes through the new version of the minotaur's labyrinth to try and destroy Percy, his friends and all they stand for.I love these books. My children love these books. They are funny, clever and ingenious. I love the way Rick Riordan marries the classic Greek myths to the modern world and makes the stories fit so seamlessly it appears as if they were meant to be like that all along. I love the fact that as well as being complete page turners, the stories are thoughtful and the characters are well developed. The overarching plot line of Kronos and his dark army is inspired, and makes each quest more rich and interesting to read about than if they had been standalone adventures.There is one more book to go in this series, and my children and I cannot wait to read it together. I've been reading the books out loud to my six and ten year olds and they actually beg me for more chapters. If my voice would hold out all day, they'd have me reading all day. Wonderful books.

The Battle of the Labryinth is the fourth instalment of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympian’s series. Percy is reacquainted with Rachel, a human who can see through the Mist, when they start a new school together. But monsters show up at the school, so Percy meets Annabeth and they make their way to camp. Together with Grover and Tyson, they make their way through the Labryinth looking for Daedalus before Luke and Kronos’ army finds him first. But there’s only one person that can help them find him, and she’s human, and still in New York. Again, my favourite character is Percy, and my least favourite character is Luke. I recommend this book because the stakes are getting higher, the angst is growing. I’m sad I’m getting towards the end of this series. ‘She smiled for the first time in days, and that made it all worthwhile.’

I love Tyson I love him he is the sweetest man I have ever known off I need a Tyson.

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth is the fourth book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In my original review/thoughts, I said that I have a soft spot for Nico and Luke, which has not changed. I also said that I was going to finish the series, and while that did not happen in 2015, it will happen in 2020. At least I'm going to do my best. Overall this is such a beloved series, and I have right there on that bandwagon. However, this one is not, in my opinion, the strongest in the series. I really do not like the labyrinth as a location and that really slows the plot down for me. I'm hoping that once I read the next book I will love this one more because I will be able to see the series in its entirety for the first time.

So, having made an enemy of a son of Hades last Christmas, Percy Jackson must be hoping that the new year is a lot better than the last, right?Well, if he is, he's a fool. A game of capture the flag leads to the discovery of an entrance to the mythical Labyrinth, and thus a back-door entrance into camp. Which certain enemies, like say Kronos, Lord of Time and King of the Titans, may use to destroy the camp.And so, another adventure begins for Percy and his friends, who must delve into this maze of wonders, terrors, monsters, friends, foes, and everything else inbetween. Including a monster who really needs to up her personal hygene levels and a friend who has more arms than you can count.In this, the penultimate volume of the series, Riordan neatly sets up his dominoes, while also making the story fun, exciting, and compelling to read. Like the rest of the series to date, you won't be able to put this book down (which I learned the hard way).

"If you've never been charged by an enthusiastic Cyclops wearing a flowered apron and rubber cleaning gloves, I'm telling you, it'll wake you up quick."I'm going to start of by saying you would never, ever find me in the Labyrinth. That things sound scary. Not so much the monsters you encounter, but the fact it's forever changing and alive in some ways.I absolutely love this series and this book definitely did not disappoint.I thought I'd completely called a twist after a certain dream scene of Percys and was all chuffed with myself then was absolutely gobsmacked when the actual twist turned out to be even more impressive.Riordan is just a brilliant writer. Even in pretty dire situations he seems to find a way to bring humour into it without taking away from the seriousness of the situation! I was also really glad we got to see Rachel Elizabeth Dare again. I mean, we only met her very, very briefly in the last book but I had a feeling we'd be seeing her again and I'm glad it was so soon and in such a big way!One thing I could of done without was the nearly superficial love triangle that Percy found himself in. I mean, him and Annabeth had enough problems getting together with Luke and mass drama of nearly dying every page without another problem but it worked weirdly enough in the end.I finished this book to only go straight onto the next. I just couldn't wait to find out what happened!