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Camp Half-Blood Confidential

Your Real Guide to the Demigod Training Camp
Pages
192
Published
2017
Language
English

Synopsis

An in-world companion guidebook to Camp Half-Blood, the demigod training camp at the heart of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson universe. Framed as a guide the campers wrote themselves: after enduring an awful orientation video made by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and his friends decide to put together their own honest handbook for new demigods, answering the questions a nervous newcomer would actually ask, from "What is this place?" to "Do I get to keep the T-shirt?" Narrated by Percy and other familiar campers, the book is organized like a real orientation manual, with sections on the divine cabins for each god's children, magical landmarks around camp, and the training arenas where demigods learn to fight. The centaur Chiron opens the guide with a short history of hero training drawn from his millennia of experience, and the demigod authors carefully include some divine words of wisdom from Apollo so as not to be smited for leaving him out. Short first-person stories from heroes who have lived at or passed through camp are sprinkled throughout, giving the reference material a personal, anecdotal flavor. At around 192 pages, it is a lighter, illustrated companion rather than a novel, best enjoyed by readers who already know the series and want an immersive insider tour of camp.

About the author

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Rick Riordan

An American author born June 5, 1964, in San Antonio, Texas, Rick Riordan writes mythology-based fiction for young readers. Before his publishing career, he taught English and history at public and private middle schools in San Antonio and the San Francisco Bay Area for fifteen years. While teaching, he wrote the adult Tres Navarre mystery series, which won the top three national mystery awards: the Edgar, the Anthony, and the Shamus. Percy Jackson originated as a bedtime story Riordan invented...

Characters

Percy JacksonProtagonist

Co-narrates the camper-written guide alongside other familiar demigods.

ChironSupporting

The centaur camp director who introduces the book with a history of hero training.

ApolloSupporting

The god whose terrible orientation video prompts the guide; contributes 'words of wisdom' the campers include to avoid his wrath.

All characters in Camp Half-Blood Confidential

Frequently asked questions

  • What kind of book is Camp Half-Blood Confidential?

    It is an in-world companion guidebook to Camp Half-Blood, written as if by the campers themselves, with sections on cabins, landmarks, and training arenas, rather than a main-series novel.

  • Why did the campers write this guide?

    After watching an awful camp orientation video created by the god Apollo, Percy Jackson and his friends decide to write their own real guide to Camp Half-Blood for new demigods.

  • What sections does the guide include?

    It covers the divine cabins, magical landmarks, and training arenas, with a history of hero training from Chiron and stories sprinkled in from heroes who have lived at or visited camp.

  • Who narrates Camp Half-Blood Confidential?

    Percy Jackson narrates along with other favorite campers, and Chiron contributes an introduction.

  • When was Camp Half-Blood Confidential released?

    It was published on May 2, 2017.