Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders! Lost in Babylon is the second book in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling The Colossus Rises chronicles Jack McKinley...
Percy Jackson meets Indiana Jones in the New York Times bestselling epic adventure Seven Wonders! Lost in Babylon is the second book in a seven-book series by master storyteller Peter Lerangis. This sequel to the bestselling The Colossus Rises chronicles Jack McKinley and his friends as they carry on their mission to save their lives and the world by locating seven magic orbs called Loculi, which are hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. After defeating the Colossus of Rhodes and capturing the first of the Loculi, their friend Marco has disappeared. With no leads, no clues, and no one else to turn to, the kids have no choice but to trust Professor Bhegad and the Karai Institute again as they head off to Babylon.
Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series, praised Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises as "a high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets. Young readers will love this story. I can"t wait to see what";s next in the Seven Wonders series!"
About the Author
Peter Lerangis (born in Brooklyn, New York in 1955) is an American author of children's and young-adult fiction, best known for his Seven Wonders series.
Lerangis"s work includes the Seven Wonders series, all five books of which made The New York Times Best Seller list for Children";s Books. He was also the author of The Viper"s Nest and The Sword Thief, two titles in the New York Times-bestselling children";s-book series The 39 Clues, along with the second entry in a four-novella collection, Vespers Rising.
Lerangis is the son of a retired New York Telephone Company employee and a retired public-elementary-school secretary, who raised him in Freeport, New York on Long Island. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry, while acting in musicals and singing with and musically directing the a cappella group the Harvard Krokodiloes, before moving to New York. He worked there as an actor and freelance copy editor for eight years before becoming an author... Lerangis lives in New York City with his wife, musician Tina deVaron, and their sons Nick and Joe.
Kích thước | 13 x 19,4 (cm) |
Tác giả | Peter Lerangis |
Nhà xuất bản | HarperCollins |
Năm xuất bản | 2014 |
Đơn vị phát hành | HarperCollins |
Thể loại | Fiction - Literature |
Loại bìa | Bìa mềm |
Số trang | 373 (trang) |
Trọng lượng | 258 (g) |
Ngôn ngữ | Tiếng Anh |