Michael kramer narrated the mistborn audiobook trilogy as well as mistborn. Percy jackson and the lightning thief audiobook by rick riordan. I enjoyed the books back then and i still enjoy them now. This book had to be my favorite, it had soo much going on it was great. You will quickly learn a lot about the work that goes into recording and the small issues that will pop up. The lightning thief by rick riordan audio book simply.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A perfect next listen for fans of abbi waxman and katherine center, cant take it back is a fastpaced and relatable debut telling the interconnected stories of four women over the course of a kindergarten school year. How much work is it to be an audio book reader and how well. Jim dale is kind of legendary as an audio book narrator, and his interpretations of all seven harry potter books are the most glorious listens ive ever experienced. The book is great, the narrator is ok, but all his characters sound the same. Oct 05, 2015 plus, i didnt just choose books that are like percy jackson. Im 30 years old and i love the percy jackson series. He can do a variety of voices and his female characters are quite believable. Age of myth audiobook is a high fantasy novel written by michael j. The audiobook is read by american actor jesse bernstein and is available to download from. Dont forget t share wth ur friends nd connect wth u thrugh fanpagetwitter. When i asked him whether he was enjoying it, he told me that he thought it was a bit scary for him at the moment. This whole series is an excellent read for anyone, and a choice pick for parents who are looking for exciting, fun, clean books for both boys and girls to read. The battle of the labyrinth is an american fantasyadventure novel based on greek mythology written by rick riordan.
Rick riordans percy jackson and the lightning thief is now available to download, complete and unabridged, on audio. I listened to this on audiobook and the narrator does a decent job. The narrator did a great job of characterizing everyone. I havent read the print version so i really cant compare the two. The lightning thief by rick riordan overdrive rakuten. The lightning thief simple english wikipedia, the free. No matter how hard he tries, he cant seem to stay out of trouble. The battle of the labyrinth audiobook rick riordan. Somehow percy manages to make it to a camp for halfbloods. Narrator by instantcupoframen and kayaandaria if you want to hear their auditions, you can click on the audio by their name if you are on android. How much work is it to be an audio book reader and how.
While i have enjoyed it, i havent liked it as much as the percy jackson books. The thread that holds these chapter books together. Twelveyearold percy jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school. The lightning thief and was first shown in the united states on february 12, 2010. Age of myth audiobook free download and listen by michael j sullivan. I believe that he ties with stephen weber as my favorite audio book narrator. The last olympian is a fantasyadventure novel based on greek mythology by rick riordan, published on may 5, 2009. I cant wait to read the titians curse and the rest of the whole percy jackson series. The lightning thief is a 2005 fantasyadventure novel. This whole series is an excellent read for anyone, and a choice pick for parents who are looking for. There are a ton of different voices to narrate for, so it is a challenging book to narrate. This is the first book in the percy jackson series.
It is about the adventures of the 14yearold demigod percy jackson as he and his friends go on a dangerous quest to rescue his 14yearold demigod. The lightning thief and percy jackson and the olympians, book three. Download or stream instantly more than 55,000 audiobooks. If you want to get into audio the best thing to do is start recording yourself. Riordan did an excellent job conveying that impression. Percy jackson is your average teen guy who just happens to be the halfhuman son of the god poseidon. Its the last friday before the winter holidays but percy jackson isnt at school. Not a single monster has set foot in his new york school. Claiming that a publisher in new york asked him to give insights into the greek gods, percy tells.
In this book, the first in riordans trials of apollo series a spinoff of his bestselling percy jackson series, the god apollo is punished by zeus and sent to earth in the form of a gawky. I absolutely love the percy jackson series, and rick riordans novels generally, but sadly the narration on this audio book sounds like its being delivered by percys extremely confused, and slightly slow, greatgreat grandfather which utterly ruins the experience. Percy is the son of a mortal woman and the greek god. The sequel to the lightning thief, percy jackson and the sea of monsters is now available to download, unabridged, on audio. The fifth awesome adventure in the topten bestselling percy jackson series now in paperback. In the old days, story tellers used to wander between villages with stories of heroes and gods. This story has been appreciated due to its fantasyfilled thoughts and situations of a twelveyearold. Jul 01, 20 and it turned my brother and me into avid audio book listeners.
The lightning thief percy jackson and the olympians series, book 1 percy jackson and the olympians by rick riordan author jesse bernstein narrator. The lightning thief audiobook free percy jackson audiobook 1 hi, finally u r here. The lightning thief, was released in the united states on february 12, 2010 and had logan lerman as percy jackson, alexandra daddario as annabeth chase, brandon t. The lightning thief is a 2005 fantasyadventure novel based on greek mythology.
The battle of the labyrinth audiobook rick riordan audible. His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular tres navarre series, winner of the top three awards in the mystery genre. Some are fantasy, some are even historical fiction. Amazing story, great narrator, didnt realize when time went by. The house of hades the heroes of olympus, book four. Im all for getting kids to read different kinds of books and genres. The novel was first published in the united states on may 6, 2008 by hyperion books for children, an imprint of disney publishing worldwide. Percy jackson is perhaps the best chaptertitler known to man.
Percy jackson and the lightning thief book 1 of percy. He started to read it then i saw that he had put it aside. The last olympian revolves around the demigod percy jackson as he leads his friends in a last stand to protect mount olympus. The lightning thief is the first book in the percy jackson series. Jesse bernstein is an audiobook narrator and winner of seven audiofile earphones awards. Theyre all students at a boarding school for bad kids. The only thing he can recall from his past is another name. Download the percy jackson and the olympians audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
It is fast paced, wellwritten, and full of loveable, believable characters even if they are children of gods. He doesnt remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Attempting to rescue two new demigods from a monster, percy, annabeth and thalia encounter the hunters of artemis escorting the goddess. You may be looking for the series, the video game, the film, or the film soundtrack. Percy tells us the story of his sixthgrade year and the summer that follows that year. Percy jackson and the sea of monsters is now available to download, unabridged, on audio. He is portrayed by logan lerman in, a film adaptation of the series first book the lightning thief. Sullivan and is the first book in the legends of the first empire audiobooks series.
His many works include the battle of the labyrinth, miss peregrines home for peculiar girls, chasing windmills, and rick riordans percy jackson series. I was just a normal kid, going to school, playing basketball, sk. It sounds just like all the characters in the book. Five supplementary books, along with graphic novel versions of each book in the first series have also been released.
He is the main protagonist and narrator of the percy jackson and the olympians series, and one of the main characters of the heroes of olympus series. His previous novels for adults include the hugely popular tres navarre series, winner of. To get a taste of his personality and his sense of humor, just glance at this books table of contents. The other five demigods have to put aside their grief and follow percys instructions to find the mortal side of the doors of death. Percy jackson and the olympians has 32 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Mistborn audiobooks audiobooks for soul bring audiobooks. The lightning thief audiobook percy jackson book 1. Rick riordan is also the author of the bestselling percy jackson and the olympians, book one. Huddled on their favorite park bench in a quiet seattle suburb, holly, avery, zoe, and sasha might look like theyve got it all figured out but theres more to their stories.
Jesse berstein is percy jackson what made the experience of listening to the last olympian. The titans curse is an american fantasyadventure novel based on greek mythology written by rick riordan. After saving olympus from the evil titan lord, kronos, percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved camp halfblood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own. Aug 21, 2019 the audio books i read were a middlegrade fantasy story, percy jackson and the lightning thief by rick riordan, and an adult thriller, you by caroline kepnes. The lightning thief audiobook rick riordan audible. Thats how it is when youre the son of poseidon, god of the sea. As marc bodnick writes, the series is not as good as hp. My 10 year old grandson wanted to start reading the percy jackson series of books, so i bought him the first book, the lightning thief. The book is filled with so much action,drama,love,and more. He sounds like a 12 year old boy who has gotten kicked out of a lot of places. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for. Perseus percy jackson is a seventeenyearold greek demigod, the son of poseidon and sally jackson.
The lightning thief is a fun take on the greek gods, and their interactions with mortal man. Only real grip i have is that the narrator doesnt do a very convincing female voice but that not withstanding an excellent book. The young reader will find themselves immersed in this book. His brain fuzz is lingering, even after the wolf lupa told him he is a demigod and trained him to fight. Percy jackson and the lightning thief book 1 paperback 21 august 20.
Yes they are amazing and yes, you should read them. On june 28, 2005, a 10 hour 25 minute audio book version of the lightning thief, read by actor jesse bernstein, was published worldwide by listening library. He is our narrator and the hero of the lightning thief. Dont have an ios or android device, then listen in your browse on any pc or mac computer. At the conclusion of the mark of athena, annabeth and percy tumble into a pit leading straight to the underworld. Livre audio the last olympian rick riordan audible. Im a visual learner so i retain materials better when i see it, in this case, when i read the physical book. Apparently he has a girlfriend named piper and a best friend named leo. I couldnt help but envision the characters as portrayed by the actors in the movie.
Percy jackson, book 4 to be better than the print version. Admittedly, sometimes the hipness of the language sticks out a bit, and i wonder how well the pop culture references will stand up in 5 or 10 or 50 years, but i love the way rick riordan weaves the modern and ancient stories together. Most people get presents on their sixteenth birthday. In april 2007, director chris columbus was hired to helm the project. It was the first youngadult book written by author rick riordan.
Best percy jackson audiobook of all time all updated series. Percy jackson and the lightning thief audiobook free is a fantasyadventure audiobook based on greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by rick riordan. The narrator does a pretty good job of making all the characters sound different. In an audiobook, more than the story, the narrator has to tell it well. List the percy jackson books in your order of preference. Im not especially keen on the narrator however, he does a good job at percy and curiously, annabeth, but not so much the other characters, often detracts from the. The series is about the adventures of modern 12yearold percy jackson after he discovers he is a demigod halfhuman, halfgod. So i asked the other geekmoms to help me compile a list of great audio books for family road trips. Im not sure if this book and its sequels were inspired by the ancient legends and homeric epics but if not then mr. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Still, the worst part of each book is the very end when jim dale begins to speak and you realize that these two narrators work for the same. Having read all the percy jackson books, when i was younger, i was thrilled to listen to it and return to all those moments i cherished, while reading it for the first time. The narrator of the story, jesse bernstein, did a wonderful job. Narrator percy jackson thinks hes just another troubled 12yearold, until he vaporizes his math teacher, learns his best friend, grover, is a satyr and narrowly escapes a minotaur to arrive at.
My audible subscription is one of my bestever investments, and now i listen to books on my commute, on car trips, even when im working on crafty projects in my studio. Would you consider the audio edition of the battle of the labyrinth. The narrator of the story, jesse bernstein, did a wonderful job reading the story and bringing the characters to life. The main reason the percy jackson series are good nay, great are because.
He wastes no time warning us that the story he is about to tell us is a dangerous one. The narrator does a fantastic job in capturing his imagination and making him feel like he is part of the action of the story. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The third fantasy adventure in the percy jackson series is now available to download, complete and unabridged, on audio. This is an adult fantasyadventure filled story and one out of the book series written by rick riordan and narrated by jesse bernstein. It won the adult library services association best books for young adults, among other awards. It was just that the narrator had done a horrible job. I get a prophecy that could save or destroy the world. In june 2004, 20th century fox acquired the feature film rights to the book.
He struggles to fit in, is easily distracted from school work, cant control his. I absolutely love the percy jackson series, and rick riordans novels generally, but sadly the narration on this audio book sounds like its being delivered by percy s extremely confused, and slightly slow, greatgreat grandfather which utterly ruins the experience. More than 69 million copies of the books have been sold in. You will know in an afternoon if being a narrator is for you or not. The narrator does a magnificent job, at giving the characters their own voice, which i appreciate. Jesse bernstein audiobooks audiobook narrator download. Th place tht u n listen full f the lightning thief audiobook percy jackson audiobook 1 by rick riordan.
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