Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Demigod Files

It fits well with the other books by the same author

Prologue and Disclaimer: Having read books 1-4 of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, with the final book 5 ( The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5) , which I just received and am reading now, YAY!) on order, and being a completist at heart (yes, I also bought the Tales of Beetle the bard (both versions!  The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Collector's Edition (Offered Exclusively by Amazon)  and  The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition ) and the Artemis Fowl Files  Artemis Fowl Files, The , I knew that I had to get this companion book for the Percy Jackson series as well. And since I also bought the other short story books, I knew going in that I'd be paying a premium for a hardcover book with less than 200 pages. But hey, it costs about as much as a ticket for a 2 hour movie, and lasted at least that long, so I'm not complaining!So, the book comes with 3 short stories, a few 2-3 page "interviews", 8 color portraits of characters from the book, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch puzzle, plus about one-third of chapter 1 of book 5.Timelinewise, all 3 short stories occur between books 4 and 5, based on the age and knowledge of the characters involved.The first story involves Clarissa and Percy (a unique pairing, compared with the other books). I liked the dynamic between the two, but wasn't crazy about the way Clarissa seemed so depending on Percy, instead of being able to carry her own weight more.The second story was with Beckendorf (of Camp Haephestus) and Percy, later joined by Annabeth and Selina of Camp Aphrodite. Without going into too much detail, I wasn't crazy about the plausiblity of this story. I know, it's a fantasy book about greek gods, but the story had one of the characters reattach a mechanical head that was chewed off, back onto it's body, without tools, and get the robot working again, all in about an hour and a half.The third short story was the best of the bunch, and seemed almost like a missing chapter of book 4, since the repercussions of that story may affect book 5 (I haven't finished book 5 yet, so I don't know if it will). The story revolves around Percy, Thalia, and Nico, so if you know about those characters, you definitely know the significance of those three to the storyline.The interviews, color portraits, and puzzles were filler material, interesting to those who look for that stuff.The excerpt of book 5, namely, the part of Chapter 1, was short but tantalizingly informative. A budding potential romance, a prelude to war, and a bag of greek fire, what more can you wish for?I still have to say something about the price point for this book. The MSRP of this is a bit steep, even for a hardcover, when you compare it to the other companion/short story books (namely the Tales of Beetle the Bard and Artemis Fowl Files as comparison).Overall, 4 out of 5 stars. I recommend buying it if you are a completist and need to read it before reading book 5 (like me).UPDATE: 05/11/09I've since read book 5 ( The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5) ), and can unfortunately confirm that the final book makes no reference to the 3 short stories in this book. It's as if these short stories never existed. A shame, really, makes me have to think of the short stories as "what if" scenarios, as opposed to including them into the whole Percy Jackson timeline.

I enjoyed all of this book except the last story, Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades. I did not like the representation of Persephone. She is a Goddess that has lately been explored in many new ways. Her original story is difficult because it is basically an abduction.This story has her as a manipulative woman trying to achieve more power for her husband, the husband being her abductor.Rick Riordan has done a great job in creating strong female characters but I would like to see the Goddess treated better.How about a story about Persephone getting free from the underworld. I know everyone tries to idealize the relationship between Hades and Persephone but he abducted her, not romantic.Anyway sorry for the rant but I am tired of how the female Goddess is being depicted.Good book but not great because of the last story.

While this book is smaller than I expected, like the actual size of the book not the length, it came in great shape and is a good read.

They are as good as any other book and he has the best books that my eyes have ever seen and and I wish there were better words than just perfect.

The three short storieswe're interesting but less than a chapters worth of material. There were a few notes also less than chapter worth of material that was interviews with a couple characters. In all honesty if it wasn't for the fact that years ago when I read the series a couple times it always annoyed me that I didn't know the short stories that was referenced in a few places in the series and sequence series I wouldn't have bought this. This is something strictly for those who are collecting all of Rick Riordan's works.I also think that the stories do feel sort of out of place because they do not really refer to the rest of the series the flow is not quite as smooth as the Main works from the author.Each of the stories does have the feeling of a Percy Jackson book where he is thrown into an adventure and has to overcome a situation. It really was I think just a way to hold off readers back in the day while they waited for the fifth book to come out. I think that the price range for this book should be around $5 instead of twice that much. There is a crossword puzzle and a work van in the back of the book that can be printed out perhaps.I do enjoy the series as a whole and finally was able to scratch the itch to read the stories hear that was referenced in the next book and a few times in the later series.

Another fun read in the world of Percy Jackson. Short adventures to keep readers engaged. Perfect for kids. Another hit!

Exactly what my grandson wanted.

It has short stories related to percy Jackson and it was great!! A must buy for people who loved percy Jackson series!! It won't disappoint you!Plz click on the helpful button if you like the review! :) :)

For fans of Percy Jackson and anyone who has the slightest interest in Greek and Roman Civilisations or mythological masterpieces of fiction.Truly an Epic set of stories from the First to the Last!!!From Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson Books 1-5 plus two more extra books on the Greek Gods and Demigods) and continuing all the way through (Heroes of Olympus Books 1-5).To end with The Blood of Olympus. An Epic story all the way through, a great coming of age story in beautiful and rich environments full of danger and mystery. A thoroughly cracking read. I loved it so much, I read it twice through. Wonderful.

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This book is set right before the THIRD Percy Jackson book.This book is also NOT made for the Kindle and you loose out on a few of the end features, for example there is a timeline that didn't work properly on my Kindle and there is also two puzzles that while you could complete in your head, it's just not the same as a pen and paper.However, in saying that the short stories included are really fun and a lovely bit of background (especially how the most tragic couple in the series got together *still not over that*) and there are a few short interviews which are good for a giggle.Since I'm generally quite obsessed with Percy, I really enjoyed this book.

My son started getting into reading with the Harry Potter books so when he finished them i wanted something similar and was recommended these. He has really enjoyed them and is currently reading the 6th one