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82 Books to Read If You Love Percy Jackson

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Do you love Percy Jackson? Are you looking for more books that are just like it to take you on new adventures? You’re in luck! Here’s a handy list of books and series to check out for any Camp Halfblood fan.

Of course you’ll want to check out the whole collection of works by Rick Riordan. So we’ll start with the low-hanging fruit.

Percy Jackson Series:

  1. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
  2. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
  3. Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse
  4. Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
  5. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
  6. Companion novel: The Demigod Files.
  7. Companion novel: Percy Jackson’s Greek gods
  8. Companion novel: Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes

Heroes of Olympus:

This is a sequel series by Rick Riordan based on the Percy Jackson series which introduces their Roman demigod counterparts and the Roman Legion.

  1. The Lost Hero
  2. The Son of Neptune
  3. The Mark of Athena
  4. The House of Hades
  5. The Blood of Olympus
  6. Companion novel: The Demigod Diaries
  7. Companion novel: The Demigods of Olympus: An Interactive Adventure

The Kane Chronicles:

This trilogy by Rick Riordan is about the Egyptian gods and the Kane children battling to save the world.

  1. The Red Pyramid
  2. The Throne of Fire
  3. The Serpent’s Shadow
  4. Companion novel: The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide

The Gods of Asgard Series:

Then there’s the new kid in town Magnus Chase, which focuses on the Norse gods. Also by Rick Riordan.

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

Kane Chronicles and Heroes of Olympus Cross-Over:

Next, we have some fun short stories by Rick Riordan with characters from both the Kane Chronicles and the Percy Jackson Series.

  1. The Son of Sobek
  2. The Staff of Serapis
  3. The Crown of Ptolemy

The Trials of Apollo:

This series about Apollo, who is stripped of his godly status and must survive in New York.

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

Rick Riordan is prolific, which is fantastic because there’ll always be something new from him, but let’s move on and meet some other authors, heroes, and adventures.

The Blackwell Pages by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr:

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Norse demigods set in America are trying to stop Ragnarok.

  1. Loki’s Wolves
  2. Odin’s Ravens
  3. Thor’s Serpents

Mither Mages by Orson Scott Card

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Norse demigods set in America, with lost magic being found.

  1. The Lost Gate
  2. The Gate Thief
  3. Gatefather

Cronus Chronicles by Anne Ursu

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Greek mythology, set in America, a new bad guy in town to overthrow Hades.

  1. The Shadow Thieves
  2. The Siren Song
  3. The Immortal Fire

Heroes in Training by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: This one is for younger readers, where young Greek gods discover their powers.

  1. Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom
  2. Poseidon and the Sea of Fury
  3. Hades and the Helm of Darkness
  4. Hyperion and the Great Balls of Fire
  5. Typhon and the Winds of Destruction
  6. Apollo and the Battle of the Birds
  7. Ares and the Spear of Fear
  8. Cronus and the Threads of Dread
  9. Crius and the Night of Fright
  10. Hephaestus and the Island of Terror
  11. Uranus and the Bubbles of Trouble
  12. Perseus and the Monstrous Medusa

The Theodosia Series by R.L. LaFevers

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Cursed Egyptian objects, secret societies, magic, and an 11-yo to save the world.

  1. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos
  2. Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris
  3. Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus
  4. Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh

Pegasus Series by Kate O’Hearn

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: A flying horse, Romance mythology, Roman gods, set in New York.

  1. The Flame of Olympus
  2. Olympus at War
  3. The New Olympians
  4. Origins of Olympus
  5. Rise of the Titans

Oh My Gods by Tera Lynn Childs

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Greek god descendants attend a fancy high school in Greece. Which one are you?

  1. Oh. My. Gods.
  2. Goddess Boot Camp
  3. Companion Novel: Goddess in Time

Mythos Academy by Jennifer Estep

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Kids in America with fighting powers and magic based on a bunch of different mythologies go to school at a special academy to keep the world safe from Loki.

Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond by Sayantani DasGupta

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: This fantasy adventure features Indian myths, folklore, and fairytales.

  1. The Serpent’s Secret
  2. Game of Stars
  3. The Chaos Curse

Pandava Series by Roshani Chokshi

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: From the Rick Riordan Presents line comes a fantasy adventure based on Hindu mythology.

  1. Aru Shah and the End of Time
  2. Aru Shah and the Song of Death

The Zaria Fierce Series by Keira Gillett:

Disclaimer: This series is written by yours truly.

Why it will remind you of Percy Jackson: Travel to magical Norway and dive into myths and folklore as friends take on dragons to save the world.

  1. Zaria Fierce and the Secret of Gloomwood Forest
  2. Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword
  3. Zaria Fierce and the Dragon Keeper’s Golden Shoes
  4. Aleks Mickelsen and the Twice-Lost Fairy Well
  5. Aleks Mickelsen and the Call of the White Raven
  6. Aleks Mickelsen and the Eighth Fox Throne War
  7. Christoffer Johansen and the Return to Jötunheim (Coming 2020)

And that’s just a start! There’s plenty more out there! Share your favorites in the comments!

Author Reading and Book Signing at the Suntree Viera Library

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KGflierJoin me at the Suntree Viera Library for an author reading from Zaria Fierce and the Enchanted Drakeland Sword on December 19, 2015. The event starts on 2:30 PM. Following the reading there will be a Q&A session and book signing. It’s a perfect gift for young readers!

My 10 year old daughter couldn’t put it down, and she really doesn’t like to read books just because.

This was a really good book with a great setting and cool plot line. I really liked how it didn’t hide that Zaria was adopted and she knew it . I also liked how her adoptive parents were nice. You don’t see that often in books (as an adopted kid, I like it when adoption is portrayed well). – Erik age 13

Bought this book for my 12 year old grandson. Since he likes Harry Potter I thought he would enjoy this. I gave it to him on a Tuesday afternoon and when I saw he again on Thursday afternoon he was almost finished with it. I asked him what he thought of it and I got a very enthusiastic “It’s Awesome! I can’t wait to read the 2nd book.”

It took me a while to finish this book because my daughter started reading it at the same time, so I had to find it among her things. She was very engrossed in it for a long time.

Zaria Fierce is amazing! My mom finished in one day I finished in two days. It was so good we couldn’t stop reading it! – Katie, age 9

Author Promos: Business Cards Take 2

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I’m sure everyone has seen the first business cards I made to promote the first book in the Zaria Fierce Trilogy. Here’s a close up of the ones I made for the second book:

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I really like how these came out and how the set looks when they’re side-by-side. Eoghan did a phenomenal job on the cover art! 🙂 They look so pretty.