The Sea of Monsters
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The Sea of Monsters is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan and published in 2006. It is the second novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Lightning Thief. This book chronicles the adventures of thirteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he and his friends rescue his satyr friend Grover from the Cyclops Polyphemus and save Camp Half-Blood from a Titan's attack by bringing the Golden Fleece to cure Thalia's poisoned pine tree.
The novel begins with Percy dreaming about Grover being hunted by a monster. He wakes on the last day of his 7th grade year, which was a peaceful year at Meriwether College Prep. There he became friends with Tyson, a homeless child that the school has taken on as a form of charity.
In gym class, during a game of dodgeball, Percy is attacked by a gang of Laestrygonians, but is saved by Tyson and Annabeth, who was on her way back to Camp Half-Blood after having dreams about the Camp in danger. The three take a magical taxi driven by the Graeae to Long Island. Upon reaching the camp, they see a group of campers lead by Clarisse LaRue battling a pair of Colchis bulls.
Tyson is granted permission to move past the camp's boundary in order to save Percy once again. It is revealed that he is a baby Cyclops and a half brother of Percy, as he is also a son of Poseidon.
An unknown enemy has weakened the protective walls of Camp Half-Blood by poisoning the tree of the demigod Thalia, leaving the campers vulnerable to future monster attacks. Camp counsellor Chiron is accused of poisoning the tree and fired, though the only evidence against him is that his father is Kronos. Before leaving, Chiron notes that only the Golden Fleece could save the camp.
Due to his charm and skill with a sword, Tantalus becomes the new camp counsellor. As a reward for winning the chariot race, Tantalus sends Clarisse LaRue to find the Golden Fleece and forbids anyone else from leaving camp without his permission.
After having a talk with the god Hermes about the fate of his son Luke, Percy leaves camp with Annabeth and Tyson to find Grover. With the help of a hippocampus that Tyson names Rainbow, the trio reach the Princess Andromeda, a cruise ship filled with monsters and demigods that have allied with the titan Kronos. On the ship, they are captured by Luke Castellan, and learn that he is working to revive Kronos. The trio narrowly escapes on an emergency lifeboat, and take shelter in a hideout that Annabeth, Thalia, and Luke built as children. There, a hydra finds and attacks them, but they are saved by Clarisse on her ship the CSS Birmingham.
Annabeth, Percy, and Tyson join Clarisse's quest and journey to the Bermuda Triangle (also known as Sea of Monsters). In order to enter the Sea of Monsters, the ship tries to pass between Charybdis and Scylla, who attack and destroy it. It appears that Tyson and Clarisse are killed in action, so Percy and Annabeth board a life raft and head to the nearest island.
Like Odysseus, after travelling through the narrow strait that Charybdis and Scylla guarded, the two land on the island of the witch-queen Circe. Realizing she has turned dozens of men into guinea pigs, they escape on the famous Queen Anne's Revenge, a former pirate ship. Percy and Annabeth pass the Sirens, and Annabeth confesses her insecurities to Percy. They reach the island of Percy's half brother, the Cyclops Polyphemus. Before journeying to the centre of the island, Percy and Annabeth meet Grover pretending to be a female cyclops to trick Polyphemus into not eating him.
They also learn that Clarisse and Tyson are alive. They find the Golden Fleece and narrowly escape to the mainland while fighting Polyphemus. Percy gives the Golden Fleece to Clarisse as a token of friendship, as it was her quest. She takes a plane to Camp Half-Blood, but the others are soon captured by Luke Castellan. Percy manages to send a message to Camp Half-Blood in which Luke admits to poisoning the tree of Thalia. The elders see their mistake and reinstate Chiron as camp counsellor.
When Luke finds out, he challenges Percy to a duel. As Luke was the best swordsman in camp before he left, he wins easily. As Luke is about to finish off Percy and the rest of the group, a group of centaurs called the Party Ponies, led by Chiron, appear and whisk the group to safety. The Golden Fleece is hung on the tree of Thalia, and the tree is cured. However, the Fleece's magic is too strong and resurrects Thalia, providing another possible demigod for the Great Prophecy.
The novel begins with Percy dreaming about Grover being hunted by a monster. He wakes on the last day of his 7th grade year, which was a peaceful year at Meriwether College Prep. There he became friends with Tyson, a homeless child that the school has taken on as a form of charity.
In gym class, during a game of dodgeball, Percy is attacked by a gang of Laestrygonians, but is saved by Tyson and Annabeth, who was on her way back to Camp Half-Blood after having dreams about the Camp in danger. The three take a magical taxi driven by the Graeae to Long Island. Upon reaching the camp, they see a group of campers lead by Clarisse LaRue battling a pair of Colchis bulls.
Tyson is granted permission to move past the camp's boundary in order to save Percy once again. It is revealed that he is a baby Cyclops and a half brother of Percy, as he is also a son of Poseidon.
An unknown enemy has weakened the protective walls of Camp Half-Blood by poisoning the tree of the demigod Thalia, leaving the campers vulnerable to future monster attacks. Camp counsellor Chiron is accused of poisoning the tree and fired, though the only evidence against him is that his father is Kronos. Before leaving, Chiron notes that only the Golden Fleece could save the camp.
Due to his charm and skill with a sword, Tantalus becomes the new camp counsellor. As a reward for winning the chariot race, Tantalus sends Clarisse LaRue to find the Golden Fleece and forbids anyone else from leaving camp without his permission.
After having a talk with the god Hermes about the fate of his son Luke, Percy leaves camp with Annabeth and Tyson to find Grover. With the help of a hippocampus that Tyson names Rainbow, the trio reach the Princess Andromeda, a cruise ship filled with monsters and demigods that have allied with the titan Kronos. On the ship, they are captured by Luke Castellan, and learn that he is working to revive Kronos. The trio narrowly escapes on an emergency lifeboat, and take shelter in a hideout that Annabeth, Thalia, and Luke built as children. There, a hydra finds and attacks them, but they are saved by Clarisse on her ship the CSS Birmingham.
Annabeth, Percy, and Tyson join Clarisse's quest and journey to the Bermuda Triangle (also known as Sea of Monsters). In order to enter the Sea of Monsters, the ship tries to pass between Charybdis and Scylla, who attack and destroy it. It appears that Tyson and Clarisse are killed in action, so Percy and Annabeth board a life raft and head to the nearest island.
Like Odysseus, after travelling through the narrow strait that Charybdis and Scylla guarded, the two land on the island of the witch-queen Circe. Realizing she has turned dozens of men into guinea pigs, they escape on the famous Queen Anne's Revenge, a former pirate ship. Percy and Annabeth pass the Sirens, and Annabeth confesses her insecurities to Percy. They reach the island of Percy's half brother, the Cyclops Polyphemus. Before journeying to the centre of the island, Percy and Annabeth meet Grover pretending to be a female cyclops to trick Polyphemus into not eating him.
They also learn that Clarisse and Tyson are alive. They find the Golden Fleece and narrowly escape to the mainland while fighting Polyphemus. Percy gives the Golden Fleece to Clarisse as a token of friendship, as it was her quest. She takes a plane to Camp Half-Blood, but the others are soon captured by Luke Castellan. Percy manages to send a message to Camp Half-Blood in which Luke admits to poisoning the tree of Thalia. The elders see their mistake and reinstate Chiron as camp counsellor.
When Luke finds out, he challenges Percy to a duel. As Luke was the best swordsman in camp before he left, he wins easily. As Luke is about to finish off Percy and the rest of the group, a group of centaurs called the Party Ponies, led by Chiron, appear and whisk the group to safety. The Golden Fleece is hung on the tree of Thalia, and the tree is cured. However, the Fleece's magic is too strong and resurrects Thalia, providing another possible demigod for the Great Prophecy.