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All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympians series?? in paperback?? have been collected in a boxed set fit for demigods. Now with glorious new cover art and packaged with a special poster?? this value-priced set includes the best-selling The Lightning Thief?? The Sea of Monsters?? The Titan's "/em>?? The Battle of the Labyrinth?? and The Last Olympian. Whether it is for readers who are experiencing Percy's thrilling adventures with Greek gods and monsters for the first time?? or for fans who want to devour the saga again?? this gift will be prized by young and old.

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At last the wait is over! All five books in the blockbuster Percy Jackson and the Olympus series?? in hardcover?? have been collected in a box fit for demigods. This beautiful set includes the best-selling The Lightning Thief?? The Sea of Monsters?? The Titan's Curse?? The Battle of the Labyrinth?? and The Last Olympians. Whether it is for readers who are experiencing Percy's thrilling adventures with Greek gods and monsters for the first time or for fans who want to devour the saga again?? this gift will be prized by young and old.

Amazon Interview: Rick Riordan on Percy Jackson and the Olympians

In our exclusive Q&A with Rick Riordan bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series learn about his inspiration for the character Percy Jackson his long-time interest in Greek mythology and more.

Amazon.com: Since The Lightning Thief was published in 2005 its sold more than a million copies and the four subsequent books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series have been blockbuster bestsellers among kids and adult readers alike. When you were writing the first story starring Percy Jackson did you ever imagine it would become such a phenomenon? How has the success of the series affected your life?

Rick Riordan: I had no expectations other than to make a good story for my older son Haley. I had no idea it would become a book much less a series until he encouraged me to write down the story.

I hoped the stories would get kids reading but I never anticipated such exponential growth. It was not an overnight success nor was it heavily marketed at the beginning. The Lightning Thief was passed around from kid to kid teacher to teacher parent to parent and the series got bigger with each book. It really was a grassroots phenomenon. Still I have trouble thinking in terms of millions. I measure success by anecdotes--the kid who told me he never liked books until he found The Lightning Thief the parent who thanked me for turning her daughter into a reader the teacher who said I turned her class around because they bonded over reading Percy Jackson every day. That's what it's all about for me.

It hasn't changed our life much other than making me busier but doing something I love! I still drive the same car. My kids go to the same schools. We try our best to keep things simple at home.

Amazon.com: You've said that you wrote this series for your son Haley who like the book's hero Percy has been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. How does Haley feel about being the inspiration for a bestselling series?

Riordan: Both my sons are always my first audience. I read the manuscripts to them aloud to make sure they work for young readers. Both are proud?? though being teenagers they are also embarrassed by the attention they get sometimes. They don't like it when classmates ask them to get my autograph. Haley likes to play down his importance in the genesis of the series?? but I think he's enjoyed growing up with Percy?? and I know it has increased his interest in writing. Recently he came into my office and announced the manuscript he is working on now