Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a modern adventure that blends Greek mythology with contemporary life.Percy, along with Annabeth and Grover, embarks on a dangerous quest to retrieve the bolt, encountering various mythological monsters and challenges along the way.He is taken to Camp Half-Blood, a training ground for demigods, where he discovers his true identity and meets friends like Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood, a satyr.They travel across America to reach the Underworld and confront Hades, only to uncover a larger conspiracy involving the Titan Kronos.