Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises

Name: Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Author: Peter Lerangis
ISBN: 9780062234308

Author: Peter Lerangis

Narrator: Johnathan McClain

Unabridged: 12 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/05/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fairy Tales, Action & Adventure Stories, Interactive Adventures

Synopsis

New York Times Bestselling Series!“A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. The Colossus Rises is Lerangis’s most gripping work yet. Young readers will love this story. I can’t wait to see what’s next in the Seven Wonders series!” —Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson seriesPercy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in master storyteller and 39 Clues author Peter Lerangis’s epic Seven Wonders series.The Colossus Rises is the first installment of the bestselling five-book series chronicling the story of Jack McKinley, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary problem. In a few months, he’s going to die—unless he finds seven magic Loculi that have been hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.Young readers will learn all about the history and mysteries of the ancient world while savoring this unputdownable story from first page to last.

About Peter Lerangis

Peter Lerangis is the author of more than one hundred and seventy books, which have sold more than six-and-a-half million copies and been translated into thirty-five different languages. These include the five books in the New York Times bestselling Seven Wonders series, The Colossus Rises, Lost in Babylon, The Tomb of Shadows, The Curse of the King, and The Legend of the Rift; two books in the 39 Clues series; and the Max Tilt and Throwback trilogies. He lives in New York City with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stella on September 21, 2013

Ever since I finished the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, I haven't been able to find a good alternative. There are some great middle grade series out there, don't get me wrong. But none of them had the same feel to it as PJO. Until now. This book had a lot of similar elements to PJO. The one......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on March 20, 2013

If you liked Percy, Annabeth, and others from PERCY JACKSON you'll like Jack, Aly and more as they go to Rhodes to get #1 of the 7 locotuses to save the 13 year old's lifes. This book is full of adventures ,big and small,scary and silly. Rebecca - 3rd grade......more

Goodreads review by Christiana on May 02, 2024

This was amazing! I couldn't put this book down! The story was well written and it was action packed. I wish I had read this when I was younger but I'm so glad that I did now!......more

Goodreads review by TJ on March 13, 2016

THE REVIEW Why this book? People compared it to Percy Jackson What I thought Whoever compared this to Percy Jackson Sorry Peter Lerangis you are no Rick Riordan. Not only was this book boring it was also disappointing. There is poor characterization and meh action scenes etc.. I was expecting another Pe......more

Goodreads review by Selvianty on November 23, 2017

Review setelah baca ulang: Pengalaman orang baca buku memang mempengaruhi pendapatnya tentang sebuah buku ya, hahaha. Saya, setelah ngalor-ngidul di dunia gelap, berdarah-darah, kejar-kejaran, penghantuan, begitu baca kisah yang terang seperti buku ini, jadi rasanya melempem ahhahhaa. Emang dasar hor......more