Question: when was the first percy jackson book published
Answer: The Lightning Thief First edition cover Author Rick Riordan Cover artist Peter Bollinger John Rocco ( later edition matching the sequels ) Country United States Series Percy Jackson & the Olympians ( bk 1 ) Genre Fantasy , Greek mythology , young - adult novel Publisher Miramax Books Puffin Books , Disney - Hyperion Publication date July 1 , 2005 ( hardcover ) April 1 , 2006 ( paperback ) Media type Print ( hardcover ) , audiobook CD Pages 377 ISBN 0 - 7868 - 5629 - 7 OCLC 60786141 LC Class PZ7.