Percy Jackson Books in Order: All 30+ Books by Rick Riordan

Looking for the Percy Jackson books in order? Start with The Lightning Thief, then read the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians series from first to last. If you only want Percy’s main story, that simple series order is enough.

If you want the complete Percy Jackson reading order, the larger Riordanverse gets more complicated. Rick Riordan’s world includes the original Percy books, The Heroes of Olympus, Percy Jackson: Senior Year Adventures, The Trials of Apollo, Nico di Angelo books, Kane Chronicles crossovers, Magnus Chase, short stories, companion books, and Camp Half-Blood stories.

Below, I’ve broken the Percy Jackson books into the most useful reading orders: main series order, publication order, by-series order, and chronological order. For most first-time readers, by-series order is the simplest choice. Publication order is best if you want to follow Rick Riordan’s world as it was released, while chronological order works better for rereads.

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• Main Percy Jackson Books in Order
• Percy Jackson Books in Publication Order
• Percy Jackson Books by Series
• Percy Jackson Books in Chronological Order
• Percy Jackson Adaptations
• About Percy Jackson

Main Percy Jackson Books in Order

If you only want the main Percy Jackson books, read Percy Jackson and the Olympians in this order:

1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan’s Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian
6. The Chalice of the Gods
7. Wrath of the Triple Goddess

The first five books are the classic Percy Jackson story and the best starting point for new readers. The Chalice of the Gods and Wrath of the Triple Goddess are official Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, but I’d save them until after The Heroes of Olympus.

You can stop after the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians arc if you only want Percy’s first complete story. If you want the larger Camp Half-Blood story, keep going with The Heroes of Olympus, Percy Jackson: Senior Year Adventures, and The Trials of Apollo.

Percy Jackson Books in Publication Order

Publication order is the easiest way to see how Rick Riordan built the Percy Jackson world over time. This order includes the original Percy books, connected Camp Half-Blood series, Kane Chronicles crossovers, Magnus Chase, short-story collections, Nico di Angelo adventures, and optional companion books.

The tradeoff is that publication order can feel a little scattered because it moves between Percy, the Kanes, the Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase, Apollo, Nico, and Camp Half-Blood side stories. If you’d rather keep each saga together, use the by-series order below.

Main Riordanverse Books and Stories

1. The Lightning Thief (2005)
2. The Sea of Monsters (2006)
3. The Titan’s Curse (2007)
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008)
5. The Demigod Files (2009) (Short Story Collection)
6. The Last Olympian (2009)
7. The Red Pyramid (2010)
8. The Lost Hero (2010)
9. The Throne of Fire (2011)
10. The Son of Neptune (2011)
11. The Serpent’s Shadow (2012)
12. The Demigod Diaries (2012) (Short Story Collection)
13. The Mark of Athena (2012)
14. The Son of Sobek (2013) (Short Story)
15. The Singer of Apollo (2013) (Short Story)
16. The House of Hades (2013)
17. The Staff of Serapis (2014) (Short Story)
18. The Blood of Olympus (2014)
19. The Crown of Ptolemy (2015) (Short Story)
20. The Sword of Summer (2015)
21. The Hidden Oracle (2016)
22. The Hammer of Thor (2016)
23. The Dark Prophecy (2017)
24. The Ship of the Dead (2017)
25. The Burning Maze (2018)
26. 9 from the Nine Worlds (2018) (Short Story Collection)
27. The Tyrant’s Tomb (2019)
28. The Tower of Nero (2020)
29. The Sun and the Star (w/ Mark Oshiro) (2023)
30. The Chalice of the Gods (2023)
31. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024)
32. The Court of the Dead (w/ Mark Oshiro) (2025)
33. The Wild Zone (w/ Annabelle Oh) (2026)

Companion Books and Optional Extras

These are guide-style books, mythology retellings, interactive extras, and in-universe companions. They’re fun if you want more background, but you don’t need them to understand the main novels.

1. The Ultimate Guide (2010)
2. The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide (2012)
3. Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods (2014)
4. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes (2015)
5. Demigods of Olympus (2015) (Interactive Adventure)
6. Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds (2016)
7. Camp Half-Blood Confidential (2017)
8. Brooklyn House Magician’s Manual (2018)
9. The Trials of Apollo: Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal (2020)

Percy Jackson Books by Series

If I were starting the Percy Jackson books for the first time, this is the order I’d use. It keeps each series together from start to finish, so you can follow Percy’s world as it expands without constantly jumping between different casts, timelines, and mythologies.

The simplest order is Percy Jackson and the Olympians, then The Heroes of Olympus, then Percy Jackson: Senior Year Adventures, then The Trials of Apollo. After that, add the Nico di Angelo books, Kane Chronicles, Magnus Chase, crossovers, short stories, and companion books if you want the full Riordanverse.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea of Monsters
3. The Titan’s Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian

Start here even if you plan to read everything. These books introduce Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Camp Half-Blood, the Greek gods, and the main conflict that drives the early story.

Optional Extras

• The Demigod Files (Short Story Collection)
• The Ultimate Guide
• The Singer of Apollo (Short Story)

The Heroes of Olympus

1. The Lost Hero
2. The Son of Neptune
3. The Mark of Athena
4. The House of Hades
5. The Blood of Olympus

Optional Extras

• The Demigod Diaries (Short Story Collection)
• Demigods of Olympus (Interactive Adventure)

Percy Jackson: Senior Year Adventures

The Senior Year Adventures bring Percy, Annabeth, and Grover back for Percy’s college recommendation quests. They take place after The Heroes of Olympus and before The Trials of Apollo, even though they were released after Apollo’s series.

1. The Chalice of the Gods
2. Wrath of the Triple Goddess

The Trials of Apollo

1. The Hidden Oracle
2. The Dark Prophecy
3. The Burning Maze
4. The Tyrant’s Tomb
5. The Tower of Nero

Optional Extra

• The Trials of Apollo: Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal

Nico di Angelo Adventures

1. The Sun and the Star (w/ Mark Oshiro)
2. The Court of the Dead (w/ Mark Oshiro)

Camp Half-Blood

Camp Half-Blood is a connected side series set at the demigod camp on Long Island. It follows a different group of demigods, so I’d treat it as part of the wider Percy Jackson world rather than a required stop in Percy’s main story.

1. The Wild Zone (w/ Annabelle Oh)

The Kane Chronicles

1. The Red Pyramid
2. The Throne of Fire
3. The Serpent’s Shadow

Optional Extras

• The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide
• Brooklyn House Magician’s Manual

Demigods & Magicians

Demigods & Magicians is the crossover sequence between the Greek demigods and the Egyptian magicians from The Kane Chronicles.

1. The Son of Sobek (Short Story)
2. The Staff of Serapis (Short Story)
3. The Crown of Ptolemy (Short Story)

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

1. The Sword of Summer
2. The Hammer of Thor
3. The Ship of the Dead

Optional Extra

• 9 from the Nine Worlds (Short Story Collection)
• Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds

Companion Books

These extras are optional. I’d read them whenever you want more gods, monsters, camp details, or mythology background.

1. Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
2. Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes
3. Camp Half-Blood Confidential

Rick Riordan Presents books are published under Riordan’s imprint, but they aren’t part of Percy Jackson continuity. I don’t include them in this Percy Jackson reading order.

Percy Jackson Books in Chronological Order

Chronological order is better for rereads than first reads. The short stories, crossover pieces, and side series can interrupt the momentum, and some events overlap instead of fitting neatly into one perfect timeline.

Still, if you’ve already read the main sagas and want to see how the full Percy Jackson world lines up, this is the broad chronological order I’d use.

Percy Jackson: Core Timeline

1. Diary of Luke Castellan (Short Story)
2. The Lightning Thief
3. The Wild Zone
4. The Sea of Monsters
5. The Titan’s Curse
6. Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot (Short Story)
7. The Battle of the Labyrinth
8. Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades (Short Story)
9. Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon (Short Story)
10. The Last Olympian
11. Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo (Short Story)
12. The Staff of Hermes (Short Story)

Heroes, Kane, and Crossover Era

1. The Lost Hero
2. Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford (Short Story)
3. Son of Magic (Short Story)
4. The Red Pyramid
5. The Throne of Fire
6. The Son of Neptune
7. The Mark of Athena
8. The House of Hades
9. The Blood of Olympus
10. The Serpent’s Shadow
11. The Son of Sobek (Short Story)
12. The Staff of Serapis (Short Story)
13. The Crown of Ptolemy (Short Story)

Senior Year Adventures

1. The Chalice of the Gods
2. Wrath of the Triple Goddess

Magnus Chase and Trials of Apollo Era

1. The Sword of Summer
2. The Hidden Oracle
3. The Dark Prophecy
4. The Hammer of Thor
5. The Burning Maze
6. The Tyrant’s Tomb
7. The Ship of the Dead
8. 9 from the Nine Worlds (Short Story Collection)
9. The Tower of Nero

Nico di Angelo Adventures

1. The Sun and the Star
2. The Court of the Dead

Chronological order is useful, but it’s not the simplest first-read order. New readers should use the by-series order above unless they specifically want a timeline-style reread.

Percy Jackson Adaptations

Percy Jackson has been adapted for screen in both movie and Disney+ versions. The movie version began with Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and continued with Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

The Disney+ series retells the story from the beginning, starting with The Lightning Thief and continuing through the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians books.

The show is separate from the movies, so you don’t need to watch either adaptation before reading the books. The books are still the best place to start if you want Percy’s story in order.

About Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows Percy Jackson, a kid who discovers he is a demigod and the son of Poseidon. The original series blends Greek mythology, quest fantasy, humor, and coming-of-age adventure in a way that made Percy a favorite for fantasy readers.

The larger Riordanverse expands beyond Percy’s original story. The Heroes of Olympus brings Greek and Roman demigods together, The Trials of Apollo follows a fallen god forced to live as a mortal, The Kane Chronicles explores Egyptian mythology, and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard moves into Norse mythology.

That’s why Percy Jackson reading order can get confusing. Some books are direct continuations, some are side series in the same universe, and some are optional short stories or companion books. The original Percy Jackson books are the foundation, but there’s a lot more to read if you want the full world.

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