Percy Jackson

Ancient myths collide with the modern world in Rick Riordan's beloved Percy Jackson universe, where Greek gods walk among us and half-blood heroes battle monsters on the streets of New York and beyond. These books blend action-packed quests, sharp humor, and rich mythology — from epic series adventures to companion guides exploring the legends that inspired them all.

Percy Jackson Book Summaries

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

4.31

3.4M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Immersive

The Lightning Thief

A twelve-year-old outcast discovers Greek gods are real, and Zeus thinks he stole the master bolt.

by Rick Riordan 2005 377 pages

4.31

3.4M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🗡️ Demigod Adventure ⚡ Chosen One 🫂 Found Family 😏 Snarky Narrator

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

by Rick Riordan • 2014

A smart-mouthed demigod retells the Greek gods' origins: a family feud that built the cosmos.

4.42

99k+

🏺 Greek Myth Retellings 😏 Snarky Narrator ⚡ Petty Gods 🦊 Trickster Cunning 😈 Dark Humor

Immersive

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

A smart-mouthed demigod retells the Greek gods' origins: a family feud that built the cosmos.

by Rick Riordan 2014 417 pages

4.42

99k+ ratings

🏺 Greek Myth Retellings 😏 Snarky Narrator ⚡ Petty Gods 🦊 Trickster Cunning 😈 Dark Humor

The Titan’s Curse

by Rick Riordan • 2007

When Annabeth and Artemis vanish, Percy races west to face a Titan and bring them home.

4.37

1.2M+

🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 💔 Heroic Sacrifice 🫂 Found Family 🚐 American Road Trip

The Titan’s Curse

When Annabeth and Artemis vanish, Percy races west to face a Titan and bring them home.

by Rick Riordan 2007 352 pages

4.37

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Myth Retelling 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 💔 Heroic Sacrifice 🫂 Found Family 🚐 American Road Trip

The Chalice of the Gods

by Rick Riordan • 2023

College admission for Percy Jackson means retrieving Zeus's stolen chalice from the god of old age.

4.25

100k+

🏛️ Modern Greek Myths 😩 Reluctant Chosen One 💙 Heroic Trio 😏 First Person Snark 😈 Flawed Deities

The Chalice of the Gods

College admission for Percy Jackson means retrieving Zeus's stolen chalice from the god of old age.

by Rick Riordan 2023 288 pages

4.25

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Greek Myths 😩 Reluctant Chosen One 💙 Heroic Trio 😏 First Person Snark 😈 Flawed Deities

The Battle of the Labyrinth

by Rick Riordan • 2008

Annabeth leads three friends into the Labyrinth before a traitor marches an army into camp.

4.42

1.2M+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Modern Demigods 🔀 Living Labyrinth 💙 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

The Battle of the Labyrinth

Annabeth leads three friends into the Labyrinth before a traitor marches an army into camp.

by Rick Riordan 2008 361 pages

4.42

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling ⚡ Modern Demigods 🔀 Living Labyrinth 💙 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

The Sea of Monsters

by Rick Riordan • 2006

Percy and his Cyclops half-brother brave monster seas to find the relic that saves their camp.

4.24

1.4M+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 📜 Greek Myths Retold 🏆 Quest For Artifact 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Burden

The Sea of Monsters

Percy and his Cyclops half-brother brave monster seas to find the relic that saves their camp.

by Rick Riordan 2006 279 pages

4.24

1.4M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 📜 Greek Myths Retold 🏆 Quest For Artifact 🤝 Found Family 🔮 Prophecy Burden

The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan • 2010

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

4.29

900k+

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

The Lost Hero

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages

4.29

900k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family 😂 Humorous Fantasy 🌐 Modern Mythology

The Mark of Athena

by Rick Riordan • 2012

Seven demigods, one flying ship, and a statue that could stop a war before it begins.

4.47

600k+

🗡️ Demigod Quest ⛵ Flying Ship 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophetic Burden

The Mark of Athena

Seven demigods, one flying ship, and a statue that could stop a war before it begins.

by Rick Riordan 2012 586 pages

4.47

600k+ ratings

🗡️ Demigod Quest ⛵ Flying Ship 🤝 Enemies To Allies 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Prophetic Burden

The House of Hades

by Rick Riordan • 2013

Seven demigods race to seal a gateway to the dead while two fight through Tartarus itself.

4.57

400k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🖤 Underworld Journey ❤️ Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

The House of Hades

Seven demigods race to seal a gateway to the dead while two fight through Tartarus itself.

by Rick Riordan 2013 597 pages

4.57

400k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🖤 Underworld Journey ❤️ Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Self-Acceptance 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

The Son of Neptune

by Rick Riordan • 2011

An amnesiac demigod must free Death from a giant in Alaska to save a Roman camp.

4.40

600k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🧠 Amnesia 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐺 Shapeshifting 🔥 Cursed Objects

The Son of Neptune

An amnesiac demigod must free Death from a giant in Alaska to save a Roman camp.

by Rick Riordan 2011 521 pages

4.40

600k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 🧠 Amnesia 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🐺 Shapeshifting 🔥 Cursed Objects

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

by Rick Riordan • 2017

Dead at sixteen, Magnus wakes in Valhalla: son of a god, with a wolf to bind.

4.52

4k+

🏙️ Modern Myth Quest 🌳 Norse Pantheon 🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Hero 🧬 Godly Parentage

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Dead at sixteen, Magnus wakes in Valhalla: son of a god, with a wolf to bind.

by Rick Riordan 2017 1584 pages

4.52

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Modern Myth Quest 🌳 Norse Pantheon 🫂 Found Family 😬 Reluctant Hero 🧬 Godly Parentage

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

by Rick Riordan • 2024

Percy Jackson's college future hinges on pet-sitting a hellhound in a haunted mansion at Halloween.

4.12

62k+

🏛️ Modern Mythology 👻 Haunted House Story 🎃 Halloween Adventure 🧙 Cursed Transformations 🫂 Found Family

Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Percy Jackson's college future hinges on pet-sitting a hellhound in a haunted mansion at Halloween.

by Rick Riordan 2024 343 pages

4.12

62k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Mythology 👻 Haunted House Story 🎃 Halloween Adventure 🧙 Cursed Transformations 🫂 Found Family

The Dark Prophecy

by Rick Riordan • 2017

A mortal Apollo must seize a dark Oracle's prophecy before an undead emperor executes his friends.

4.10

100k+

🏛️ Mortal Gods 🌆 Modern Mythology 🏠 Found Family 🐉 Mythical Creatures 🔮 Prophetic Quest

The Dark Prophecy

A mortal Apollo must seize a dark Oracle's prophecy before an undead emperor executes his friends.

by Rick Riordan 2017 432 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Mortal Gods 🌆 Modern Mythology 🏠 Found Family 🐉 Mythical Creatures 🔮 Prophetic Quest

Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

by Rick Riordan • 2015

Percy Jackson retells the original Greek hero myths with snark, tragedy, and divine family drama.

4.41

54k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retellings 🗣️ Snarky Narrator 💔 Tragic Heroes ⚡ Divine Meddling 🏺 Ancient Greece

Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Percy Jackson retells the original Greek hero myths with snark, tragedy, and divine family drama.

by Rick Riordan 2015 404 pages

4.41

54k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retellings 🗣️ Snarky Narrator 💔 Tragic Heroes ⚡ Divine Meddling 🏺 Ancient Greece

The Blood of Olympus

by Rick Riordan • 2014

Seven demigods must stop an awakening earth goddess, but their plan demands a fatal sacrifice.

4.43

300k+

🌆 Modern Mythology ❤️ Found Family ⚡ Demigod Quest 😢 Heroic Sacrifice 👥 Ensemble Cast

The Blood of Olympus

Seven demigods must stop an awakening earth goddess, but their plan demands a fatal sacrifice.

by Rick Riordan 2014 516 pages

4.43

300k+ ratings

🌆 Modern Mythology ❤️ Found Family ⚡ Demigod Quest 😢 Heroic Sacrifice 👥 Ensemble Cast

The Serpent's Shadow

by Rick Riordan • 2012

To banish the chaos serpent, two magician siblings must steal its shadow from the underworld.

4.27

100k+

👫 Sibling Protagonists 🏫 Magical School 😏 Sarcastic Narrator 🌑 Shadow Magic 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Serpent's Shadow

To banish the chaos serpent, two magician siblings must steal its shadow from the underworld.

by Rick Riordan 2012 406 pages

4.27

100k+ ratings

👫 Sibling Protagonists 🏫 Magical School 😏 Sarcastic Narrator 🌑 Shadow Magic 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Demigod Files

by Rick Riordan • 2009

Chariot heist, bronze dragon, Underworld mission: three untold quests for Percy Jackson.

4.02

100k+

🏛️ Modern Greek Myths 🏕️ Summer Camp Fantasy ⚔️ Grudging Allies 🐍 Trickster Gods 😂 Humorous Quests

The Demigod Files

Chariot heist, bronze dragon, Underworld mission: three untold quests for Percy Jackson.

by Rick Riordan 2009 3 pages

4.02

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Greek Myths 🏕️ Summer Camp Fantasy ⚔️ Grudging Allies 🐍 Trickster Gods 😂 Humorous Quests

The Lightning Thief

by Robert Venditti • 2010

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

4.41

100k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

The Lightning Thief

Zeus's bolt is stolen, and Poseidon's newly discovered son must retrieve it before the solstice war.

by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages

4.41

100k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 📖 Graphic Novel Adaptation 🧬 Hidden Parentage 🤝 Found Family 🗣️ Witty Narrator

The Son of Neptune

by Robert Venditti • 2017

An amnesiac demigod hunted by Gorgons finds a Roman camp and a prophecy to free Death.

4.52

38k+

📖 Graphic Adaptation 🧠 Amnesiac Hero 🏛️ Roman Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 📜 Quest Prophecy

The Son of Neptune

An amnesiac demigod hunted by Gorgons finds a Roman camp and a prophecy to free Death.

by Robert Venditti 2017 192 pages

4.52

38k+ ratings

📖 Graphic Adaptation 🧠 Amnesiac Hero 🏛️ Roman Mythology 🏙️ Modern Mythology 📜 Quest Prophecy

The Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan • 2009

A prophecy dooms Percy Jackson at sixteen, and the Titan army has just invaded Manhattan.

4.55

1.1M+

🏛️ Modern Greek Mythology 🔮 Prophecy Twist 🗡️ Enemy Redemption Arc ⚔️ Underdog Army 💔 Bittersweet Victory

The Last Olympian

A prophecy dooms Percy Jackson at sixteen, and the Titan army has just invaded Manhattan.

by Rick Riordan 2009 381 pages

4.55

1.1M+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Greek Mythology 🔮 Prophecy Twist 🗡️ Enemy Redemption Arc ⚔️ Underdog Army 💔 Bittersweet Victory

The Last Olympian

by Rick Riordan • 2009

On his sixteenth birthday, a demigod must defend Olympus from a titan army while Manhattan sleeps.

4.55

1.1M+

🏛️ Greek Myth Adventure ⚖️ Divine Politics 💔 Redemption Sacrifice ⚔️ Final Siege 🛡️ Underdog Army

The Last Olympian

On his sixteenth birthday, a demigod must defend Olympus from a titan army while Manhattan sleeps.

by Rick Riordan 2009 381 pages

4.55

1.1M+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Adventure ⚖️ Divine Politics 💔 Redemption Sacrifice ⚔️ Final Siege 🛡️ Underdog Army

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