The Colossus Rises

Written by Peter Lerangis

Narrated by Johnathan McClain

PERCY JACKSON meets ERAGON in the new epic saga from bestseller Peter Lerangis.

“A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets… I can’t wait to see what’s next” Rick Riordan

The day after twelve-year-old Jack McKinley is told he has six months to live, he awakens on a mysterious island, where a secret organization promises to save his life – but with one condition. With his three friends, Jack must lead a mission to retrieve seven lost magical orbs, which, only when combined together, can save their lives. The challenge: the orbs have been missing for a thousand years, lost among the ruins and relics of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. With no one else to turn to and no escape in sight, the four friends have no choice but to undertake the quest. First stop: The Colossus of Rhodes, where they realise that there’s way more at stake than just their lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Feb 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9780008116460

Peter Lerangis

Peter Lerangis is the author of more than one hundred and sixty books, which have sold more than five and half million copies and been translated into thirty-three 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, and two books in the 39 Clues series. He lives in New York City with his family.

Reviews for The Colossus Rises

[ltcl_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I had already become a fan of Peter Lerangis after reading his contributions to the 39 Clues but it is so hard to come up with that next big thing in a kid's series. The Seven Wonders will be that next series! It has all the magic ingredients - action, quirky characters, witty dialogue that speaks to kids and an over the top mythical twist. Jack wakes up one morning and after a horrific accident ends up in a hospital in a secret location. With him are three other kids who share his upside down V tattoo and special talent. After an unsuccessful attempt at escaping the kids think that there may be something to what the professor has been telling them. The group must travel to the Seven Wonders of the world where mythical beasties await and danger looms large on every page. Fans of Percy Jackson and Lisa McMann's The Unwanteds this is your next book!

[ad_astra_8 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Percy Jackson fans will love the first book in this new series!Jack is living an ordinary life until the day he collapses and wakes up in a place that is isolated from the rest of the world. He has no chance of ever going home because it turns out that he's inherited a genetic trait that will kill him without regular treatments. His only hope - and the world's - is for he and his friends to find seven magic Loculi that were stolen and hidden all over the world before the wrong people find them and use them for evil purposes.I really enjoyed this fast-paced book and look forward to the second installment later this year. The characters were likeable, though I'm looking forward to learning more about them and seeing what their next adventure will be.Also great for fans of these series: Charlie Bone, Harry Potter, Children of the Lamp, Heroes of Olympus, and the Kane Chronicles.