Every Rick Riordan book in publication order — 64 in total, spanning 1997–2026.
Rick Riordan spent fifteen years teaching middle-school English and history in San Antonio and San Francisco, writing grown-up detective novels on the side, until his son asked for a bedtime story about the Greek gods. The result was Percy Jackson, and Riordan has since built one of the biggest shared universes in children's publishing — Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse gods, more than thirty novels, and a Disney+ series he writes for himself. He's also used his platform to launch other authors: Rick Riordan Presents publishes mythology-based adventures by writers from the cultures those myths come from. If you have a nine-to-fourteen-year-old who claims not to like reading, he is the cure.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 books, 2005–2009) → The Heroes of Olympus (5 books, 2010–2014) → The Trials of Apollo (5 books, 2016–2020) is the spine, and that's the order to read them in. Then come the recent additions: the Senior Year Adventures back in Percy's voice (The Chalice of the Gods, 2023; Wrath of the Triple Goddess, 2024; a third confirmed), the Nico di Angelo Adventures with Mark Oshiro (The Sun and the Star, 2023; The Court of the Dead, 2025), and a new Camp Half-Blood series starting with The Wild Zone (September 2026). The companion books — Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Greek Heroes, The Demigod Files, Camp Half-Blood Confidential — are extras you can read any time.
The other pantheons
The Kane Chronicles (3 books, 2010–2012) moves to Egyptian mythology with siblings Carter and Sadie Kane; it stands alone, and three crossover novellas (collected as Demigods & Magicians) bring the Kanes together with Percy. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (3 books, 2015–2017) does the same for Norse myth, with a homeless Boston teenager who turns out to be a son of Frey — and whose cousin is Annabeth Chase. Read either after the original Percy five; both are complete.
Before Percy: the Tres Navarre mysteries
Riordan's first books were adult private-eye novels: seven Tres Navarre mysteries (1997–2007) about a San Antonio PI with a tai chi habit and a talent for trouble. Big Red Tequila won the Shamus and Anthony awards. They're sharp, Texas-flavored crime novels and have nothing to do with demigods — worth a look if you're a grown-up fan curious where the voice came from. Daughter of the Deep (2021) is his one standalone for young readers, a Jules Verne tribute.
Rick Riordan on screen
Riordan disliked the two Percy Jackson films so much he never watched them; the Disney+ series, which he co-created, is the version he stands behind.
2010Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFilm — Followed by Sea of Monsters (2013). Not endorsed by the author.
2023Percy Jackson and the OlympiansTV series — Disney+; one book per season. Season 3 (The Titan’s Curse) arrives November 2026.
Frequently asked
What order should I read Rick Riordan books in?
Start with Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 books), then The Heroes of Olympus (5), then The Trials of Apollo (5), then the Senior Year Adventures (The Chalice of the Gods, Wrath of the Triple Goddess) and the Nico di Angelo Adventures. The Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase are separate series you can read any time after the first Percy five.
What is the newest Rick Riordan book?
The Court of the Dead (September 2025, with Mark Oshiro), the second Nico di Angelo Adventure. The Wild Zone, first in a new Camp Half-Blood series, is due September 29, 2026, and a third Percy Jackson Senior Year book is confirmed but undated.
Are the Kane Chronicles connected to Percy Jackson?
They are set in the same world and cross over in three novellas — The Son of Sobek, The Staff of Serapis and The Crown of Ptolemy, collected as Demigods & Magicians — but the trilogy itself stands alone.
What is Rick Riordan Presents?
An imprint Riordan curates at Disney-Hyperion, launched in 2018, that publishes mythology-inspired middle-grade adventures by authors writing from their own cultures — Aru Shah (Hindu), Tristan Strong (West African and African-American), Paola Santiago (Mexican folklore) and many more.
The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian
The Demigod Files
Percy Jackson: The Ultimate Guide
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
Percy Jackson's Greek Gods
Demigods & Magicians
Camp Half-Blood Confidential
The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Lost Hero
The Son of Neptune
The Mark of Athena
The House of Hades
The Blood of Olympus
The Demigod Diaries
The Lost Hero
The Son of Neptune
The Red Pyramid
The Throne of Fire
The Serpent's Shadow
The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide
The Red Pyramid
The Throne of Fire
The Serpent's Shadow
The Sword of Summer
The Hammer of Thor
The Ship of the Dead
9 From the Nine Worlds
For Magnus Chase
The Hidden Oracle
The Dark Prophecy
The Burning Maze
The Tyrant's Tomb
Camp Jupiter Classified (Companion Book)
The Tower of Nero
Big Red Tequila
The Widower's Two-Step
The Last King of Texas
The Devil Went Down to Austin
Southtown
Mission Road
Rebel Island
Cold Springs
The Maze of Bones
Vespers Rising