The Titan's Curse is a 2007 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan. It is the third novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the sequel to The Sea of Monsters. It charts the adventures of the fourteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he and his friends go on a dangerous quest to rescue his friend Annabeth and the Greek goddess Artemis, who have both been kidnapped.Mostly well-received, The Titan's Curse was nominated for numerous awards, winning ones such as the #1 The New York Times children's series best seller and Book Sense Top Ten Summer Pick for 2007.It was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on May 1, 2007. The novel was also released in audiobook format, read by Jesse Bernstein. The Titan's Curse is followed by The Battle of the Labyrinth