With hundreds of fantasy books in the market, nobody thought a series could crash the market but here we are, with Rick Riordan books. Let’s start with Percy Jackson Books in order qualifying as a one of the best ever.
Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels for young readers, including the Percy Jackson series, Heroes of Olympus series, Kane Chronicles and more. Today, over 190 million copies of his books are in print worldwide, and rights have been sold into more than 37 countries.
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About the Author
Richard Russell Riordan Jr., an American author, initially started his career as a guitarist but later pursued English and history. He continued as a teacher for a couple of years before transitioning to writing novels. As an adult writer, he shifted to creating mythology-based series for children, inspired by bedtime stories and games. His book The Lightning Thief became a blockbuster success.
Rick Riordon has been awarded some of the greatest writing awards including:
- Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original for Big Red Tequila
- Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel for Big Red Tequila
- Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original for The Widower’s Two-Step
- Mark Twain Award for The Lightning Thief
- School Library Journal’s Best Book for The Red Pyramid
- Rebecca Caudill Award for The Lightning Thief
- Children’s Choice Book Awards: Author of the Year
- Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award for The Last Olympian
- Goodreads Choice Award for Best Middle Grade and Children’s for The Trials of Apollo
- Geffen Award for The Blood of Olympus (Young Adult Book)…… and more!
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Percy Jackson Books in Order (10+ Books)
1. THE LIGHTNING THIEF (#1) (2005)
Rated : 4.29/5 on Goodreads
The Percy Jackson books in order starts with Percy Jackson being a normie kid, raised by a single mom. He’s dyslexic, struggles to focus on one thing at a time yet attends a boarding school away from home.
School had always been bad but this year it was only getting worse – So bad, Percy Jackson could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a Greek monster and tried to kill him.
Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew the truth about himself and where he came from. He has to go to the . The only place where he can be safe for now.
She sends Percy Jackson to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never saw while growing up is a God, that too the God of the Sea, Poseidon. Soon a thrilling mystery unfolds and together with his friends- a satyr with half human half goat body and the demigod daughter of Athena – Percy Jackson sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld before it’s too late to prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.
2. THE SEA OF MONSTERS (#2) (2006)
Rated : 4.24 /5 on Goodreads
The heroic son of Poseidon, Percy Jackson, a half human half God, makes an action-packed comeback in the second must-read work of Rick Riordan’s amazing young readers series.
In the second book in Percy Jackson book series, Percy is back at school and his biggest problem is his new friend Tyson, a Cyclop but it soon turns out, there is a more serious threat lurking in the shadows, forcing Percy to set out on a deadly mission to retrieve the Golden Fleece, a powerful Holicrux. Will he be able to return before his summer camp is destroyed!
The second book, in the Percy Jackson books in order, to surpasses the first’s drama, setting the stage for more thrills and mysterious adventures to come.
3. THE TITANS CURSE (#3) (2007)
Rated: 4.36/5 on Goodreads
It’s not everyday Percy Jackson finds himself in combat with a half-lion, half-human. But when he’s the son of a Greek god, it can happen.
With all the chaos twirling around Percy Jackson out of nowhere Annabeth, daughter of Athena is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster. But the Oracle has a prophecy, it predicts that not all of them will survive the mission. Who’s going to die, who’s coming back and who’s willing to fight can only be known through reading the book!
The third book in the Percy Jackson books in order is a true page turner with overflowing adventure, mystery, love, war and deaths.
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth(#4) (2008)
Rated : 4.4/5 on Goodreads
Percy Jackson is back at school, acting out as a normal school kid but when a mysterious mortal being appears, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move to worse.
Time is slipping through the fingers as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Camp Half-Blood is growing more vulnerable by the minute Kronos’s army prepares to invade it’s impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth–a mischievous underground world where death on every turn.
Full of humor and heart-pounding action, forth book in Percy Jackson books series promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.
5. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (#5) (2009)
Rated : 4.5/5 on Goodreads
The Great prophecy tells that the fate of the world will rest in the hands of a child when he turns sixteen, a child of the great gods.
In the summer leading up to Percy’s sixteenth birthday, Kronos’s mischievous army of monsters rampages through New York, with only Percy Jackson and his demigod friends to defeat them. Will the prophecy turn true!
Fifth book in Percy Jackson books in order is a mixture of action, mystery, suspense, humour and drama. It consists of insights of everyone’s past, especially Luke and Annabeth’s which keeps the reader intrigued and halted.
6. Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods (#6) (2023)
Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods, begins with Percy as a high school senior, urgently needing three recommendation letters to secure admission to New Rome University. However, given Percy’s complicated history with the gods, even simple tasks turn into monumental challenges. Obtaining a recommendation letter is no exception. To get the required letters from Mount Olympus, Percy must complete three quests. The first quest involves helping Zeus’s cupbearer retrieve his stolen goblet before it falls into the wrong hands. Thankfully, Percy is not alone on this mission—he is joined by Annabeth, the daughter of Athena, and Grover, a Satyr. Will they succeed in completing their first task?
7. THE DEMIGOD FILES (#6.5) (2009)
Rated: 4.04/5 on Goodreads
It’s a collection of short stories set during the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. This book inclines more towards providing insight in individual demigod lives. The book does not come as the main book in the Percy Jackson books in order and is a novella kind of book.
8. PERCY JACKSON AND THE SINGER OF APOLLO (#8) (2013)
Rated: 4.6/6 in Goodreads
The trouble begins with Apollo introducing Percy Jackson and his friend Grover the satyr to the Chryseae Celedones.
Three women precisely living statues, appear from nowhere, and sing one blissful chord. Apollo has a musical concert at Mount Olympus, and he needs the Celedones. But there should be a quartet, not a trio–one of the singers has gone rogue. It’s up to Percy Jackson and Grover to find the missing Celedon somewhere in New York City before she causes any disaster. Capturing an automaton in a crowd of mortals is going to require some strategic thinking. Will Percy and Grover succeed or will the demigods face the rage of Gods!
8. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (#7)(2024)
Rated 4.2/5 on Goodreads
Wrath of the Triple Goddess, begins with Percy Jackson as a high school senior who like all of us is in dire need for recommendation letters. Not just one, but three, to secure admission into New Rome University.
While it’s already a hassle, Percy manages to obtain the first recommendation letter by retrieving Ganymede’s chalice. However, two more letters are still required.To tackle this, Percy decides to take up a pet-sitting job for the goddess Hecate, looking after her mastiff, Hecuba, and her polecat, Gale.
But life, as always, has other plans filled with chaos and tragedy. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover are all set to complete their pet sitting assignment, but Grover’s curiosity and mischievous behavior lead him to wander around Hecate’s palace, poking and touching divine artifacts despite being explicitly warned not to. This, of course, results in an accidental catastrophe.
Amid the ensuing chaos, Hecate’s pets seize the opportunity to escape. Now, Percy, Annabeth, and Grover must find and capture the runaway pets, restore Hecate’s palace to its original state, and somehow manage to do it all within a single weekend!
Percy Jackson books in order completes the adventures by the demigod trio but a new turn by Rick Riordan brings yet more mysteries and adventures to the reader through the Heroes of Olympus Series.
Rich Riordan continues the Percy Jackson adventures into his next series called THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS SERIES wherein Percy Jackson meets his roman counterpart Jason and together they go on mysterious quests to save the world.
THE HEROES OF OLYMPUS SERIES (5 Books):
1. THE LOST HERO (#1) (2010)
Rated 4.3/5 on Goodreads
Jason has lost his memory and wakes up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is named Leo, and they’re all students in the boarding school for outcast kids.
Piper’s father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares ushers her that he’s in terrible danger. But her boyfriend doesn’t recognize her anymore, and when a malicious storm and strange beings attack, she, Jason, and Leo are swept away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood!
Leo’s cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with new inventions and high tech weapons. What’s bothersome is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper’s gone missing. With all this going on, he doesn’t understand why everyone is saying they are related to some kinda Gods!
2. THE SON OF NEPTUNE (#2) (2011)
Rated 4.4/5 on Goodreads
In the series’s second book, similar to what had happened to Jason in the first book, Percy Jackson has no recollection of his life, except for a name: Annabeth.
Percy is being chased by the Gorgon sisters, who are eagerly trying to kill him to avenge the death of their sister, Medusa, by him four years ago. Percy doesn’t remember killing Medusa, as he hardly remembers any of his past.
He escapes and stumbles upon an old lady named June. June gives him a choice: he can carry her to Camp Jupiter across the highway and Little Tiber to regain his memory and, eventually, save the world, or he can retreat to the safety of the sea and live a long, happy life. Percy chooses to carry her across the river, losing the Curse of Achilles as a result, making him vulnerable once again. Will he save the world or is it a dead end for him!
3. THE MARK OF ATHENA (#3) (2012)
Rated 4.5/5 on Goodreads
Annabeth is about to be reunited with Percy Jackson after six months of being apart but Goddess Hera has other plans. It looks like Camp Jupiter is preparing for war.
As Annabeth and her friends Jason, Piper, and Leo fly in on the Argo II, she can’t blame the Roman demigods for thinking the ship is a Greek weapon. Hoping that the sight of their praetor Jason on deck will reassure the Romans that the visitors from Camp Half-Blood are coming in peace.
Everyone feels weighed down by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find and close the gates of death. As the daughter of the goddess of war and wisdom, Annabeth knows she was born to be a leader, but never again does she want to be without Seaweed Brain by her side. Will they be able to accomplish their goal in the land of death where important discoveries, surprising sacrifices, and unspeakable horrors await.
This book has narrations from four different demigods turning the book into a classic page turner.
4. THE HOUSE OF HADES (#4) (2013)
Rated 4.6/5 on Goodreads
At the end of The Mark of Athena, book 3, Annabeth and Percy tumble down into dark hole leading straight to the Underworld.
The other demigods have to put aside their sorrow and pursue Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the Doors of Death. If they can battle their way through the Gaea’s forces, and Percy and Annabeth can survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent the giants from raising Gaea.
But if the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and Annabeth be able to escape! They have no other options. If the demigods don’t succeed, Gaea’s forces will never die. They are running out of time. In a month, the Romans will march on Camp Half-Blood. A lot of things are at stake, will they be able to seal the doors of death!
5. THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS (#5) (2014)
Rated 4.4/5 on Goodreads
The two camp members have acquired positive results in their many quests, they still seem no closer to defeating Gaea.
Her giant’s army have risen, and they’re stronger than ever. They must be destroyed before the Feast of Spes, when Gaea plans to have demigods sacrificed in Athens as she needs their blood, the blood of Olympus in order to wake herself to full potential.
In the meantime, the Roman legion from Camp Jupiter, led by Octavian, is almost within striking distance raging for war.
The demigods have decided to take Athena Parthenos to Athens to use as a secret weapon, where it might be able to stop a war between the two camps. The Athena Parthenos will go west; the Argo II will go east. The gods, still suffering from multiple personality disorder, are useless. How can demigods hope to win against Gaea’s army of powerful giants? As dangerous as it sounds, they are heading towards Athens, they have no other choice. They have sacrificed too much already. And if Gaea wakes, it is game over for all.
A SPECIAL in Percy Jackson Series: The Sun and the Star
Son of Hades, Nico di Angelo, is haunted by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the deepest part of the Underworld. Having endured a tragic life since his earliest days, it’s no surprise that he remains enshrouded in sorrow—a tragedy in itself. Nico has an inkling of whose voice it might be, but who can truly know the truth until they see it for themselves? He suspects it could be Bob, the Titan whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’ realm. Nico’s dreams, coupled with Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy, leave little doubt in his mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble.
This book is a continuation of Percy Jackson books in order of reading and should be read after completing Olympus series.
ALL PERCY JACKSON BOOKS IN ORDER ARE MENTIONED ABOVE AND BELOW ARE THE BOOKS THAT RICK RIORDAN WROTE ON EGYPTIAN AND OTHER MYTHOLOGIES.
Kane Chronicles Series (3 Books)
In contrast to the Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus series, which are based on Greek and Roman mythology, The Kane Chronicles focuses on Egyptian mythology, depicting Egyptian gods and their roles in society.
Carter and Sadie are siblings who have grown apart after their mother’s death. One day, their father, Mr. Kane, brings them together for an experiment with Egyptian artifacts. However, the experiment goes awry, and he accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set. Set banishes Mr. Kane to oblivion, forcing Carter and Sadie to flee for their lives. Soon, they discover that the gods of Egypt are real, and they must understand this new reality while working to stop Set from destroying the world.
The first book is followed by another adventure in the second installment, The Throne of Fire. In this book, the sibling duo battles the chaos snake Apophis with help from Ra. But first, they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra and learn how to chant its spells. Oh, and did we mention that no one knows exactly where Ra is?
The Serpent’s Shadow is the third and final book in the series. The gods are disappearing, and those that remain are weak. Walt, one of Carter and Sadie’s most gifted initiates, is doomed and can already feel his life force ebbing away. Meanwhile, Zia is preoccupied with babysitting the senile sun god, Ra, leaving little time to assist. What can a couple of teenagers and a handful of young trainees possibly do to save the world?
The Trials of Apollo Series
The Hidden Oracle (#1)(2016)
Apollo–god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more, could not have made things worse for himself. Zeus is furious and has him to Earth—not as a god, but as a mere mortal who must survive without his powers. Apollo has no idea how the mortal world works or how he will manage to make ends meet. Determined to find a solution, he embarks on a journey to Camp Half-Blood, where demigods are trained. However, the path ahead won’t be easy. He faces hundreds of enemies of all kinds, and he still doesn’t know how the camp will respond to his arrival.
Apollo, the god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more, has finally arrived at Camp Half-Blood, burdened with embarrassment and shame. To reclaim his divine status, he must undertake 5 quests: to restore the oracles to their original forms, as some of them have gone dark. After enduring countless humiliating quests and embarrassing training, this is his only chance to regain his godly powers. But the question is, will he succeed!
The Dark Prophecy (#2)(2017)
The Burning Maze (#3)(2018)
The Tyrant’s Tomb (#4)(2019)
The Tower of Nero (#5)(2020)
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