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FANTASY Meet another kind of half-blood as Percy battles his nemesis and a host of other troubles. VISHALA RAMSWAMI

In his Percy Jackson series, Rick Riordan transports a host of gods, monsters, curses and customs from ancient Greek myths to the 21st century.Percy is a demi-god — the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. When a catastrophic event at a mortal school forces Percy back to Camp Half-blood, an academy of sorts for demi-gods, he realises that his troubles have barely begun. Percy’s nemesis, Luke, is heading through the Labyrinth, a vast, treacherous and unfathomable maze, to Camp Half-blood with an army of Titans in his wake. To prevent Luke’s entry, Anna Beth, the demi-god daughter of Athena, has to lead a quest into the perilous depths of the Labyrinth, to trace Daedulus, an eccentric genius who holds the key to navigation within this intricate complexity. Anna Beth chooses Percy, his half-brother Cyclops Tyson, and Grover, a Satyr, to accompany her. They encounter a bloodcurdlingly brutish prison keeper; a revenge-crazed son of Hades, the god of death; the fast fading god of the wild, a sadistic arena owner, a sphinx and a money-hungry monster presiding over a ranch. Fast-paced, suspense-filled and enjoyable the twists and turns keep you guessing till the end.Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth; Rick Riordan, Puffin, Rs. 350.

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