The Heroes of Olympus

by Rick Riordan

A prophecy of seven demigods from both the Greek camp and its Roman counterpart, Camp Jupiter, who must sail together to stop Gaia, the earth goddess, from waking and destroying both worlds. Where the original series followed Percy alone, Heroes of Olympus splits its narrative across seven characters, alternating perspectives to build an ensemble story about two traditions that have been kept separate for centuries and the cost of bringing them together. Direct continuation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, beginning immediately after the events of The Last Olympian.

Part of Riordanverse

A modern fantasy world built on the premise that the gods of every major mythology are real, immortal, and still active in human affairs. The Greek and Roman gods relocated to America when it became the seat of Western civilisation. The Egyptian gods never left the world at all. The Norse gods operate from a network of worlds connected to Scandinavia and beyond. In each case, the children of gods walk among ordinary humans, inheriting powers and problems in equal measure. Beginning with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Rick Riordan's interconnected series spans five separate story lines covering Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Norse mythology, with characters crossing between them as the scope expands. What holds it together is less the shared cosmology than the shared sensibility: mythology treated as living history rather than dusty legend, heroes who are funny and frightened and loyal, and a consistent argument that the monsters worth fighting are usually the ones who claim to be on your side.

Publication Order

1
The Lost Hero
2010
2
The Son of Neptune
2011
3
The Mark of Athena
2012
4
The House of Hades
2013
5
The Blood of Olympus
2014