Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series isn't the first adaptation of author Rick Riordan's novel, but it may be the most faithful.
That's because Riordan has previously slammed the film version starring Logan Lerman, but he's been involved with the series since its inception. The writer told Entertainment Weekly: "I would love to tell fans who have been waiting - in some cases, for decades - for this faithful adaptation, this is the book you've been waiting for. ”
"Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus" follows the storyline of Riordan's original five-book series, starting with the first season of "The God of Fire" in 2005. Here's a quick recap of the plot and ending of his first Percy Jackson novel.
Percy is a demigod
In "Percy Jackson and the Divine Fire Thief," readers meet 12-year-old Percy Jackson, who suffers from ADHD and dyslexia and is sent to a boarding school for troubled teens in upstate New York. During a stormy beach vacation with his mother, Sally, Percy's friend Grover reveals himself to be a satyr, telling him that Percy is a Greek demigod.
Grover kept a close eye on Percy until he was old enough to attend training at Camp Half-Blood. Now, dark supernatural forces are hunting Percy, and they escape to a Long Island summer camp to find the young demigod, helping him learn skills, prepare for battle, and protect the mortal world from monsters like Medusa and the Minotaur.
On the way to Camp Half-Blood, a Minotaur attacks the trio, and although Percy defeats the monster, his mother disappears in a golden rain and is presumed dead.
Welcome to camp half-blood
While learning the ins and outs of his secret identity at Camp Half-Blood, Percy discovers that Poseidon is his father, and Olympus is in trouble. Zeus's main crossbow was stolen and he believed Percy was the culprit as part of Poseidon's plot to overthrow him.
Under the threat of all-out war, Zeus gave Poseidon 10 days to return the main weapon. Believing Hades had framed him, Percy embarked on a journey to Hell (located in Los Angeles) to confront him, return the Master Bolt to Olympus, and ultimately prevent a war between the gods. He was joined by his friends Grover and Annabeth.
fight the gods
After a perilous cross-country journey, the trio reach the underworld and discover that a defeated Titan named Cronus - not Hades - is behind the theft in hopes of sparking a war. With the assistance of another, then-unknown human hero, Kronos used his powers of manipulation to trick Percy into sending the master bolt hidden in his magical backpack to Hell.
Meanwhile, Hades was convinced that Percy had stolen Zeus's lightning bolt and his magical helmet of darkness. He held Percy's mother hostage, and she wasn't actually dead. Hades demands that Percy hand over his magic helmet to save her.
Surrounded by an army of the undead, Percy realizes he only has three magic pearls. He ultimately decides to use them to save Grover and Annabeth, promising his mother that he will come back for her. After escaping and winning the battle against Ares, the god of war, Percy arranged for the Helmsman to return to the underworld and return to Mount Olympus (now in New York City) with Zeus' lightning to stop the coming war.
book ending, explanation
Back in Olympus, Percy finally meets Poseidon, who tells him that Hades has returned his mother as a peace offering—and when he returns to his small Upper East Side apartment, he There is an important choice to make.
Once there, Percy discovers Medusa's head, a forgotten trophy that he had previously collected and mailed home, and realizes that he can use it to petrify his abusive stepfather, Gabe, thereby putting His mother was saved from a miserable marriage. However, Sally begged him not to do so, and he agreed, allowing her to save herself. In the process, he also saves himself from the tragic heroic prophecies that Poseidon feared.
Returning to Camp Half-Blood, Percy's friend Luke betrays him and discovers that he is the human hero that Cronus used to steal. After Luke summons a scorpion to poison Percy, he warns of a time when Cronus will rise and destroy the gods. Thanks to the help of his teacher Chiron, Percy survives the poisoning and realizes that his battle against the Rise of the Titans has only just begun.
As Riordan’s website states, The God of Fire is “ultimately about Percy growing up, learning to trust his friends and his own abilities, accepting his parents for who they are, and choosing love and loyalty over resentment and despair. "
