The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters is the second book in the Percy Jackson series, written by Rick Riordan. It was published in 2006.

Plot
In Percy's dream, Grover was standing in the sand, telling him to save him and where he is ( Sea of Monsters). When he wakes up, he sees a dark object in the window which he described as a shadow belonging to no one. During school, Percy is stuck playing dodgeball against large seventh graders who turn out to be Laistrygonians. They summon explosive fireballs and attempt to kill Percy, but he is protected by Tyson, a friend, who is unaffected physically or mentally by the monsters' fireballs. Annabeth saves Percy by stabbing the last Laistrygonian from behind and takes Percy and Tyson back to Camp Half-Blood by calling the Grey Sisters. They find the camp under attack because Thalia's tree, which protects the camp, has been poisoned by an unknown intruder. Chiron, the assistant director, has been fired because he is suspected of poisoning the tree, and is replaced by Tantalus, a spirit from the Fields of Punishment.

Percy finds out that Tyson is a Cyclops and Poseidon claims him as his son. Annabeth and Percy ask Tantalus to send somebody on a quest to find the Golden Fleece, which he does, sending Clarisse. Percy receives help from Poseidon, who gives them three Hippocampi. With Annabeth and Tyson, they all end up on a passing cruise ship, the Princess Andromeda, which is revealed to be owned by Luke. They are captured and learn that Luke is trying to revive Kronos, a Titan who is the father of Zeus. They manage to escape and are later saved by Clarisse, who has a ship of her own that was given to her by her father Ares. It is destroyed upon entering the Sea of Monsters, known to mortals as the Bermuda Triangle. They reach the island of Polyphemus and save Grover with the help of Tyson and Clarisse, recovering the Fleece in the process. They make their way to Florida, and Percy sends Clarisse, with the fleece, back to camp. Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Tyson are then captured yet again by Luke. Percy manages to contact camp with an Iris-message, tricking Luke into admitting he poisoned Thalia's tree. In a duel with Luke, Percy is nearly killed. He is saved by Chiron and his relatives, the Party Ponies. Chiron is rehired after being proven not guilty, and the Fleece cures Thalia's tree of its poison. Then, Thalia, daughter of Zeus herself, is spewed out of the tree because the Golden Fleece does it's work too well and brings Thalia back to life.

Prophecy
This book's prophecy is given to Clarisse.

"You shall sail the iron ship with warriors of bone, (The CSS Birmingham)

You shall find what you seek and make it your own, (The Golden Fleece)

But despair for your life entombed within stone, (Trapped in Polyphemus's cave)

And fail without friends, to fly home alone." (Money from Percy for airplane tickets)

Characters

 * Percy Jackson
 * Annabeth Chase
 * Luke Castellan
 * Grover Underwood
 * Tyson
 * Clarisse La Rue
 * Beckendorf
 * Silena Beauregard
 * Thalia Grace
 * The Gray Sisters
 * Chiron and his siblings
 * Dionysus

Monsters

 * Polyphemus
 * Circe
 * Tantalus
 * Laistrygonian Giants
 * Colchis Bulls
 * Stymphalian Birds
 * Scylla
 * Charybdis
 * Sirens
 * Hydra

Chapter list

 * 1) My Best Friend Shops for a Wedding Dress 
 * 2) I Play Dodgeball with Cannibals 
 * 3) We Hail the Taxi of Eternal Torment 
 * 4) Tyson Plays with Fire 
 * 5) I Get a New Cabin Mate 
 * 6) Demon Pigeons Attack 
 * 7) I Accept Gifts from a Stranger 
 * 8) We Board the Princess Andromeda
 * 9) I Have the Worst Family Reunion Ever 
 * 10) We Hitch a Ride with Dead Confederates 
 * 11) Clarisse Blows Up Everything 
 * 12) We Check In to C.C.'s Spa & Resort 
 * 13) Annabeth Tries to Swim Home 
 * 14) We Meet the Sheep of Doom 
 * 15) Nobody Gets the Fleece 
 * 16) I Go Down with the Ship 
 * 17) We Get a Surprise on Miami Beach 
 * 18) The Party Ponies Invade 
 * 19) The Chariot Race Ends with a Bang 
 * 20) The Fleece Works Its Magic Too Well