The Sea of Monsters

波西傑克森(Percy Jackson and the Olympians)系列第2集

　　波西．傑克森的七年級生活在平靜中悠悠渡過，真是令人感到很意外。原本波西與同學們只是要打一場無害的躲避球比賽，到最後竟演變成一場死亡遊戲，還有一幫醜陋的食人族巨無霸參一腳。

　　因為格羅佛與波西之間的「共感連結」，波西得知好友有難了，此時的混血營也遭遇了空前浩劫。於是波西與夥伴安娜貝斯和「怪胎」兄弟泰森私自踏上尋找金羊毛的冒險旅程。

　　《妖魔之海》是波西傑克森第二集，波西和他的朋友們必須到妖魔之海出任務，以便拯救面臨危機的混血營，但在出任務之前，波西會先發現關於他家族的一個天大祕密……知道這個祕密之後，波西不免開始質疑，究竟身為海神波塞頓的兒子是一件光榮的事，抑或只是一個殘酷的玩笑？

★本書中譯本《波西傑克森─妖魔之海》由遠流出版

　　After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy Jackson finds his seventh-grade school year unnervingly quiet. His biggest problem is dealing with his new friend, Tyson-a six-foot-three, mentally challenged homeless kid who follows Percy everywhere, making it hard for Percy to have any "normal" friends.

　　But things don't stay quiet for long. Percy soon discovers there is trouble at Camp Half-Blood: the magical borders which protect Half-Blood Hill have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and the only safe haven for demigods is on the verge of being overrun by mythological monsters. To save the camp, Percy needs the help of his best friend, Grover, who has been taken prisoner by the Cyclops Polyphemus on an island somewhere in the Sea of Monsters, the dangerous waters Greek heroes have sailed for millennia-only today, the Sea of Monsters goes by a new name. the Bermuda Triangle.

　　Now Percy and his friends-Grover, Annabeth, and Tyson-must retrieve the Golden Fleece from the Island of the Cyclopes by the end of the summer or Camp Half-Blood will be destroyed. But first, Percy will learn a stunning new secret about his family-one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.

作者簡介

雷克．萊爾頓 (Rick Riordan)

　　美國知名作家，寫過膾炙人口的小說，其中的〈特雷斯．納瓦荷〉系列曾勇奪推理小說界的愛倫坡、夏姆斯、安東尼三大獎項；他也是〈The 39 Clues〉系列的策劃者與作者之一。萊爾頓早期是一位英文老師及小提琴演奏家，從事教職達十五年之久，對於青少年、校園生活及教育議題有相當程度的了解和熱情。他同時也是兩個男孩的父親，兒子還是〈波西傑克森〉系列的重要推手呢！

　　〈波西傑克森〉系列出版後，不但榮登《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜冠軍，更席捲《出版者週刊》、《洛杉磯時報》與全美獨立書店排行榜。此後萊爾頓的邀約不斷，行程滿檔，無論美國、英國，甚至地中海的馬爾他島都走透透。美商二十世紀福斯影片公司已高價買下電影版權。

　　萊爾頓目前和太太及兩個兒子住在美國德州的聖安東尼奧。想進一步了解雷克．萊爾頓或波西的相關資訊，請上他的個人網站：www.rickriordan.com。