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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 Sea of Monsters was released on April 1, 2006, by Miramax Books, an imprint of Hyperion Books for Children and thus Disney Publishing (succeeded by the Disney Hyperion imprint). It was generally well–received and was nominated for numerous awards, including the 2006 Book Sense Top Ten Summer Pick and the 2009 Mark Twain Award. It sold over 100,000 copies in paperback with over one million copies total and was released in audiobook format on September 6, 2006. The Sea of Monsters is followed by The Titan's Curse, the third book of the five books in the series. A film adaptation of the book, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, was released on August 7, 2013. The book is set to be adapted for the second season of the Disney+ television series Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Plot After dreaming about Grover being hunted by a monster, Percy wakes on the last day of his seventh-grade year, a peaceful year at Meriwether College Prep. There he has become friends with Tyson, a homeless child that the school has taken on as a form of charity. In gym class, while playing dodgeball, Percy is attacked by Laestrygonians but is saved by Tyson and Annabeth, who was returning 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. At the camp, they see campers led by Clarisse LaRue battling Colchis bulls. Tyson is granted permission to move past the camp's boundary to save Percy again. Tyson is actually a baby Cyclops and a half-brother of Percy, as he is also a son of Poseidon. Someone 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 counselor Chiron is accused of poisoning the tree and is fired. Before leaving, Chiron notes that only the Golden Fleece could save the camp. During the chariot races, Stymphalian birds attack, but Percy and Annabeth distract them with Chiron's boombox and Dean Martin's version of "Volare", enabling the Apollo campers to shoot them down. Due to his charm and skill with a sword, Tantalus becomes the new camp counselor. 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 talking with the god Hermes about the fate of his son Luke, Percy leaves camp with Annabeth and Tyson to find Grover. Aided by a hippocampus that Tyson names Rainbow, the trio reach the Princess Andromeda, a cruise ship filled with monsters and demigods that allied with the titan Kronos. On the ship, they are captured by Luke Castellan, who is working to revive Kronos. The trio escapes on an emergency lifeboat and takes shelter in a hideout that Annabeth, Thalia, and Luke built as children. There, a hydra attacks them, but they are saved by Clarisse on her ship, the CSS Birmingham. Annabeth, Percy, and Tyson join Clarisse's quest to the Bermuda Triangle (also known as the Sea of Monsters). To enter the Triangle, the ship tries to pass between Charybdis and Scylla, who attack and destroy it. Clarisse gets separated from the others while Tyson seemingly dies in the explosion so Percy and Annabeth board a lifeboat and head to the nearest island. After traveling through the narrow strait that Charybdis and Scylla guarded, the two land on the island of the witch-queen Circe. Realizing that she has turned dozens of men into guinea pigs, they escape on the pirate's ship Queen Anne's Revenge which Percy can control, while leaving Blackbeard and his crew to deal with Circe. Percy and Annabeth then pass the Sirens. They reach the island of Percy's half-brother, the cyclops Polyphemus, and discover that he has captured Clarisse. Before journeying to the center of the island, Percy and Annabeth meet Grover pretending to be a female cyclops to trick Polyphemus into not eating him. Tyson arrives to help as well, having been rescued by Rainbow from the Birmingham's wreckage. They find the Golden Fleece, but Polyphemus destroys the Queen Anne's Revenge, forcing the group to escape on Rainbow and a few other hippocampi. In Miami, Percy realizes that Clarisse must fly back to camp alone as per her prophecy, but he and the others are captured by Luke. Taken aboard the Princess Andromeda, Percy makes contact with Camp Half-Blood through the goddess Iris and tricks Luke into confessing, exonerating Chiron who is reinstated. Enraged, Luke battles Percy, but Chiron and other centaurs known as the Party Ponies arrive to rescue them, and Chiron explains that he is mistrusted as Kronos is his father. The Golden Fleece is hung on Thalia's pine tree, which is cured. Grover is given a furlough on his quest to find the god Pan, having cleared the obstacle of Polyphemus luring in searchers through the Golden Fleece. The camp holds a second chariot race, which Percy and Annabeth win with the help of Tyson who departs after accepting an offer from Poseidon to work in the god's underwater Cyclops forges. However, the Fleece's magic is too strong and it resurrects Thalia, providing another possible demigod for the Great Prophecy, which Percy realizes was Kronos' intention all along. Characters Percy Jackson The son of Poseidon; a 13-year-old demigod who goes to the island of Polyphemus in the Bermuda Triangle to find Grover and recover the Golden Fleece. He is accompanied by Annabeth and Tyson, his half-brother, on the quest. He is successful in the end and gives Clarisse the Fleece while he is attacked by Luke on his way to the Camp. However, he and his friends are rescued by Chiron and the Party Ponies. Annabeth Chase The daughter of Athena. A demigod who is 13 years old and a friend of Percy. She accompanies him to the island and helps him in his quest by rescuing Percy from Circe's island. Annabeth is injured by Polyphemus and recovers with the help of the Golden Fleece. She accompanies Percy to Camp after Chiron succeeds in rescuing them from the hands of Luke and the Titan army. Grover Underwood The guard for Percy given by the gods, a satyr who has been captured by Polyphemus during his search for the wild god Pan. Due to his poor eyesight, Polyphemus mistakes Grover for a female Cyclops. He is rescued by his friends Percy and Annabeth. Clarisse La Rue Daughter of Ares who was given the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece. With the help of Percy and his friends, she is successful in her quest. Perc.... Discover the Sea Monster Crew popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sea Monster Crew books.