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What order should the books in the Percy Jackson universe be read in?


There are several dozen novels, short stories and other works set in the same world as Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Many of them aren't released chronologically in relation to each other. If I was a completely new reader, what would be the best order to read these in?


Novels:



  • The Lightning Thief


  • The Sea of Monsters

  • The Titan's Curse

  • The Battle of the Labyrinth

  • The Last Olympian

  • The Lost Hero

  • The Son of Neptune

  • The Mark of Athena

  • The House of Hades

  • The Blood of Olympus

  • The Red Pyramid


  • The Throne of Fire

  • The Serpent's Shadow

  • The Sword of Summer

  • The Hammer of Thor (Unreleased)

  • The Hidden Oracle

  • The Dark Prophesy (Unreleased)


Short Stories:



  • The Two Headed Guidance Counselor


  • The Library of Deadly Weapons

  • My Demon Satyr Tea Party

  • My Personal Zombie Apocalypse

  • Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot

  • Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon

  • Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades

  • The Diary of Luke Castellan

  • Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes

  • Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford

  • The Son of Magic (Written by Haley Riordan but still canon)


  • The Son of Sobek

  • The Staff of Serapis

  • The Crown of Ptolemy


Graphic Novels:



  • The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel

  • The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel

  • The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel

  • The Lost Hero Graphic Novel


  • The Red Pyramid Graphic Novel

  • The Throne of Fire Graphic Novel


Other:



  • Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

  • Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

  • Demigods and Monsters (A book of real-world essays on the original series with an introduction by Riordan)

  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide

  • The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide



Let's just ignore the movies and video game.




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