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The Battle of the Labyrinth
Rick Riordan

Introduction
This book report is for the compilation of our project in English to be submitted to __________. The title of this book report is The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan. It has twenty chapters with 361 pages and published by Disney Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book group. Rick Riordan is the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. I chose this book entitles The Battle of the Labyrinth because my friend recommended and lend it to me to use it as my book report in our English subject. Today, over thirty-three million copies of Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series are in print in the United States and have been sold into more than thirty-five countries. It is awarded as Kirkus Starred Review at 2008 and Publishers Weekly Starred Review at 2008.

Main Characters
Percy Jackson is a 14-year-old son of Poseidon. He is the series' narrator and protagonist. He joins Annabeth in her quest to go into the labyrinth to find Daedalus' workshop. Annabeth Chase is the daughter of Athena, and one of Percy's closest friends. She gets the quest to navigate the Labyrinth. Her feelings for Percy start to show but she is confused because of her lingering feelings towards Luke. Rachel Elizabeth Dare is a mortal who can see through the Mist. Her father is a wealthy businessman who buys the undeveloped land of the wild and builds developments upon it. Nico di Angelo is the son of Hades. Upset that his sister Bianca died, he is slightly psychotic, and attempts to trade Daedalus' soul for that of Bianca. He has a sword made of Stygian Iron. Luke Castellan is a son of Hermes and traitor to the Olympians. His body becomes possessed by the spirit of Kronos. He is the series' main antagonist.

Other Characters
Grover Underwood is a satyr and Percy's best friend. His life's ambition is to find Pan,

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