The Olympians and Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson are two book series that come to mind when we think back on the important parts of our childhood. With the new Disney+ show based on these well-known stories, let’s take a look at what makes these Percy Jackson books so special. Read them to get the most out of the show.

About the Books Percy Jackson Writes

Imagine a world where modern-day Greek gods have children with the powers of demigods. This is the interesting concept of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. At the start of the story, Poseidon’s son, Percy Jackson, goes on a journey through a hidden world full of mythical goddesses, gods, and their amazing children. Since 2005, two more books, called The Trials of Apollo and The Heroes of Olympus, have been added to the series. These books add new characters and keep readers interested.

How many books are there in the set?

There are 17 books in the Percy Jackson world, which are split into three series. As of 2023, there are six books in the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The Chalice of the Gods is the most recent book to be added.

Book Sets with Percy Jackson

There are several box sets of these books that can be added to your home library. These sets are often part of Amazon’s “buy two, get one free” book sale.

• The Thief of Lightning At the start of the trip, Percy Jackson finds out that he is not just a normal 12-year-old with ADHD and dyslexia, but also a god and the son of Poseidon. Percy is taken to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for gods, because he is accused of stealing Zeus’ lightning bolt. There, he has to figure out who he is and figure out how to solve the mystery of the bolt’s theft.
• What a Sea of Monsters In this second book, Percy and his friends save Camp Half-Blood when its magical defences start to break down. They go on a dangerous trip to the Sea of Monsters to get back a powerful artefact. Along the way, they face many dangers and learn deep family secrets.
• The Curse of the Titan Kronos, one of the old Titans, is a threat in this book, along with some new gods. Percy has to help his friend Grover and fight an old monster that is very strong. He also has to deal with the curse that is hinted at in the title.
• The Labyrinth Battle The war between the Gods and Titans gets worse as Percy starts high school. He and his friends have to find their way through the complicated maze based on the Greek story of Daedalus and the Minotaur in order to keep their world from ending.
• The Last Olympian In the last part of the story, Percy and his friends have to defend Mount Olympus from the Titans. The fight moves to the streets of Manhattan and ends in a fight that changes the world.

Our new book, The Chalice of the Gods, When this book comes out in 2023, Percy is just about to start college. He has to go through three tests in order to get the letter of recommendation. He will then meet up with his friends for another adventure full of old myths, gods, and the strength of friendship.

Order of the Olympian Gods and Goddesses

The Hero Who Got Lost This book introduces new characters and is about a god named Jason who loses his memory and gets caught up in the world of Olympians. Jason and his friends need to find Percy Jackson and find out shocking facts about Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter, which is competing with it.

• Being the son of Neptune In this follow-up, Percy has forgotten where he is and is in California. He finds Camp Jupiter and has to fight Roman gods in a battle based on myths.
• The Sign of Athena Annabeth and Percy get back together, but their happiness doesn’t last long because war is coming. They go on this trip to Rome, where Annabeth tries to find her place as Athena’s daughter.
• The Hades House Annabeth and Percy need to get out of the underworld while their friends in the real world help them from above. They have to deal with Hades and a plan to raise Gaea, who is the Greek name for Mother Earth.

The Throne of Blood In the last book in the series, Percy and Annabeth fight Gaea and her plan to use demigod blood to rise to power. To work together against their shared enemy, the gods must also calm down Camps Jupiter and Half-Blood.

List of the Trials of Apollo in Order

• The Secret Message As a punishment, Zeus turns Apollo into a teenager and sends him to live in New York City. To get back to being one of the gods, Apollo asks a goddess named Meg and a boy named Percy Jackson to help him.
• The Tell-Tale Sign Apollo is still trying to get back the Oracles, but he is running into mythical animals and the powerful Triumvirate Holdings.
• The Maze on Fire While trying to become immortal again, Apollo fights the kings of Triumvirate Holdings and loses people close to him.
• The Tomb of the Tyrant To keep Camp Jupiter safe from Triumvirate Holdings, Apollo and his friends have to go into an old cave. This is Apollo’s final test.
• The Nero Tower In the epic’s ending, Apollo and his godly friends face their toughest test yet in New York City. As Apollo tries to get back to Mount Olympus, family and ties are put to the worst possible test.
• The Star and the Sun Nico di Angelo and Will Solace are the main characters in this stand-alone book. Nico, the son of Hades, and Will, the son of Apollo, go on a trip into the underworld. This gives Percy Jackson fans a new story to follow.

New Books in the Percy Jackson Series

Rick Riordan just recently stated that Wrath of the Triple Goddess, the seventh book in the Percy Jackson series, will be published on September 23, 2024. It is written by Percy Jackson and continues the adventures of Percy and his friends.