After learning that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea, Percy Jackson is transferred from boarding school to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods, and becomes involved in a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

An embittered gunslinger attempts to make amends with his estranged father while their community is besieged by ruthless land-grabbers.

The novel, published in 1974, uses a long motorcycle trip to frame a prolonged exploration of the world of ideas, about life and how best to live it. It references perspectives from Western and Eastern Civilizations as it explores the central question of the how to pursue technology so that human life is enriched rather than degraded. Narrated in the first person, it incorporates a parallel presentation of trip details and an ongoing retrospective...

When Artemis learns that his father has been kidnapped by the Russian mob, he races to the Arctic Circle to make a daring rescue, where he finds an old acquaintance, Captain Holly Short, who is investigating a plot of the goblin mob.

A father and son go on the run, pursued by government agents and a cult drawn to the boy's special powers.

A story about a father, his rebellious son and the dangerous world of motocross.

A young college graduate struggling to become a writer and living in his father's shadow finds his life changing when he forms a relationship with his father's mistress.

While her husband, Ellis, and his friend try to find the Loch Ness monster in an attempt to get back into Ellis' father's good graces, Maddie is left on her own in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social awakening.

In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity.