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The Lightning Thief

2005 novel by Rick Riordan
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The Lightning Thief

Summary

The Lightning Thief is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Lightning Thief authored Rick Riordan[3].
  • The Lightning Thief's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Lightning Thief was published by Miramax Books[5].
  • The Lightning Thief was published by Hachette Books[6].
  • The Lightning Thief's genre is young adult fiction[7].
  • The Lightning Thief's genre is adventure fiction[8].
  • The Lightning Thief's genre is children's fiction[9].
  • The Lightning Thief's genre is urban fantasy[10].
  • The Lightning Thief's genre is fantasy[11].
  • The Lightning Thief's part of the series is recorded as Percy Jackson & the Olympians[12].
  • The Lightning Thief's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Lightning Thief's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Lightning Thief was published on July 1, 2005[15].
  • The Lightning Thief's characters is recorded as Percy Jackson[16].
  • The Lightning Thief's characters is recorded as Annabeth Chase[17].
  • The Lightning Thief's characters is recorded as Grover Underwood[18].
  • The Lightning Thief's characters is recorded as Sally Jackson[19].
  • The Lightning Thief's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126698052[20].
  • The Lightning Thief's has edition or translation is recorded as The Lightning Thief[21].
  • The Lightning Thief's official website is recorded as https://rickriordan.com/book/the-lightning-thief/[22].
  • The Lightning Thief's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+211'}[23].
  • The Lightning Thief's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Lightning Thief'}[24].
  • The Lightning Thief's derivative work is recorded as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief[25].
  • The Lightning Thief's derivative work is recorded as The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical[26].
  • The Lightning Thief's form of creative work is recorded as novel[27].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4a68e9a3-6e58-416f-9751-54e199e3073f[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Lightning Thief authored Rick Riordan[3]. Publishers include Miramax Books[5] and Hachette Books[6].

Publication

The Lightning Thief was released on July 1, 2005[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include young adult fiction[7], adventure fiction[8], children's fiction[9], urban fantasy[10], and fantasy[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Percy Jackson & the Olympians[12].

Subject and Themes

The Lightning Thief's part of the series is recorded as Percy Jackson & the Olympians[12].

Why It Matters

The Lightning Thief ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

literary work Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Rick Riordan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Country of origin → United States
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