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anaisonfire · 6 years

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Hello! I’ve read the five Percy Jackson and The Olympians books as well as the five Heroes of Olympus books. My question that I was hoping you could help me out with is, what Rick Riordan books should I read next and in what order? I’m not really looking to get into a different series with new characters. I’d prefer to read continuations of the stories involving the characters I already know, but if a book is necessary to understand the plot, I’d read it :) thank you!

Hello! Wow I never expected to get a PJO-relateda ask, I feel like I’m dreaming lol Fair warning, this got long and I have no clue how to add a more below the cut thingy. 😅

The direct sequel series to PJO and HoO is the Trials of Apollo. It’s written in the style of the first five PJO books, but from the POV of Apollo-as-mortal. There are new main characters, but in the second & third books some of the HoO cast return in main roles. The series seems to be tying the loose ends of PJO and HoO (more the last than the first). It’s also still coming out, with the fourth book set to ome out in fall 2019.

For the “main”, I guess, story that’s it. Additional material is to be found in other books, though.

There’s the directly relevant, that is to say things that are actually about the Greek myths & PJO characters:

The Demigod Files, The Demigod Diaries, Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods & Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes are all collections of short stories.

The Demigod Files contains three short stories, titled “Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot”, “Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon”, and “Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades”, and is set between The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian.

The Demigod Diaries has four short stories three of which happen before the start of the Heroes of Olympus (The Diary of Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes & The Son of Magic), and one that is between The Lost Hero and Mark of Athena (Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford).

Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods & Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes both have Percy retelling different myhts. First is about how the 12 Olympians came to be and individual gods’ stories, and the second is about different Greek heroes - Perseus, Daedalus, Theseus, Atalanta, Hercules, etc. Both are written in the style of the first PJO books.

There’s also a guide to Camp Half-Blood, called Camp Half-Blood Confidential. It’s basically a collection of stories told by different demigods and others who live at CHB about day-to-day happenings and the like. There’s a map of camp and all. I don’t think it adds anything particular to the main plot but it is interesting if you want to know more about minor characters and regular non-disastrous happenings at camp. If you read this, I’d recommend reading it after you’ve caught up with Trials of Apollo. There might be spoilers for the series in here.

Additionaly to all of the above, there’s also Rick’s other myths’ series, though they’re less relevant to PJO.

There’s The Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. They’re both trilogies, where The Kane Chronicles deal with the Egyptian myths & Magnus Chase - with Norse mythology. They’re both in the same universe as PJO, and some events in those books happen simultaneously with HoO and ToA - even though they’re technically standalone, if you decide to give them a shot, I’d rec you read them after ToA.

The Kane Chronicles does its own thing aside from off-hand remarks that make it clear that it’s happening in the same universe as PJO. There are, however, three connected shorts that are a crossover between the two. They were originally published seperately, and then together under the name Demigods and Magicians. It’s basically an exploration of “what happens when mythologies mix”, and it also ties up a loose end from TKC (I think; it’s been a while since I’ve read it). It’s not necessary to get any of the plot, I don’t think it’s even mentioned in the main books, but it is interesting and kinda sorta answers why the gods & heroes of different myths stay away from each other, even though they exist in the same universe and could, theoretically, help each other with the crises that happen in the books.

Now, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard does, actually, have characters from PJO. Specifically, Annabeth. She has a minor role in all three books, like shows-up-last-chapter-for-a-talk minor. Except for the last book, where she & another PJO character kinda help the main characters in the beginning of the book (but that goes into spoiler territory). If you decide to read this series, be aware that it’s happening at the same time as the first Trials of Apollo books and there are spoilers for that, albeit not really big (it kinda reveals the main antagonist of ToA, I think). Aside from off-hand remarks about where Annabeth is, MCGA isn’t really relevant to ToA though (that might change, but I doubt it).

That’s it! Wow, so long lmao😅 Sorry for infodumping, I get excited about these books. I hope this helped, and if something wasn’t clear please feel free to ask again! 😄

#hope i didn't just confuse you lmao #pjo

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dominoeswrites · 7 years

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May I just say that I LOVE Rick Riordan? Not for any other reason than the amazing characters he creates: -Percy Jackson: a boy with ADHD and dyslexia. If you didn’t know, Uncle Rick originally created Percy like this for his son Haley who also has ADHD and dyslexia. But also, Percy comes from an abusive household. Smelly Gabe, even though he, from what I can gather, never hit Percy, nor did he hit Sally while Percy was around, but he was verbally, economically and emotionally abusive toward both Sally and Percy. And Percy overcame that. -Annabeth Chase: a girl, also with ADHD and dyslexia, who came from a family who she thought hated her. So she ran away. And found a new family. She ended up losing that new family by the time she was twelve. She believes that she can rebuild the world, and make it better. And in a way, she does. -Grover: a satyr that, when originally introduced to us, is disabled. Even though we find out he’s not, he still has flaws. He has made mistakes, and he feels inadequate. He overcomes this and becomes a member of the Council of Cloven Elders. -Thalia Grace: a girl who comes from an alcoholic home. She lost her brother, and ran away. She ended up turning into a tree, but came back from that. She became the lieutenant to Artemis. -Rachel Elizabeth Dare: a girl who comes from a rich home, but just doesn’t like it. She loves the earth despite her father’s company trying to destroy it. She can see through the Mist, and becomes the Oracle of Delphi. -Jason Grace: a boy forced to grow up too soon. He was two when he was abandoned, then he made his way to being praetor at 15, maybe younger. He never knew his family, and always wanted to bring about change. He was looked on as a hero, but didn’t feel like it inside. -Piper McLean: a girl raised by a movie star. She disliked being tied to that name, hated the idea of being beautiful. She made herself blend in, except when she stole. Or convinced them to let her have it. She overcomes her insecurities, and becomes beautiful, not through her mother, but through her own power. -Leo Valdez: a Hispanic boy who grew up with a loving mother, and then accidentally caused her death. He grew up in the foster system, being funny to try and cover up the pain of his loss. He didn’t like looking back, but Camp made him. He grew into his power, and fell in love. Now, he’s mature, and a leader. -Hazel Levesque: a girl who grew up when it was a sin to be black. New Orleans, in the forties. Her mother seemed to hate her, and she was an outcast. The one boy she loved she never saw. She died, then came back to life. She grew into her powers and made herself new. She started fresh, and now she has found love, and can shape the world however she sees fit. -Frank Zhang: a Chinese Canadian who lost his mother to a war. He was clumsy, he didn’t fit in. He hated himself. He went to the old country, where he fought and became what he was originally meant to be: A warrior. -Nico di Angelo: An OpEnLy GaY cHaRaCtEr like THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN A LOT IN CHILDREN’S BOOKS WITHOUT A LOT OF INFERENCE BUT NICO DI ANGELO IS GAY AND BY TRIALS OF APOLLO IS PROUD OF IT!!!!!!! -Apollo: An OpEnLy BiSeXuAl ChArAcTeR which doesn’t often happen at all ever, but IT’S BEING RECOGNIZED AS AN ACTUAL SEXUALITY BECAUSE HE LIKES BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS AND IT’S JUST BEAUTIFUL Also: The majority of these characters come from single parent homes. But that’s just PJO, HoO, and ToA. Let’s talk about other series for a second: Kane Chronicles: -Carter and Sadie are MIXED RACE. It is canon. Their dad is African American and their mom is British white. Again, that’s not something that really happens a lot in literature, period. -Carter traveled a lot, he had no permanent home. He was really lonely, and very close to his dad. -But seriously, even in modern society just imagine how hard it is to be mixed race. You’re not one or the other, you’re both, which also means that you’re neither. -Sadie grew up with her grandparents, being rebellious and just not wanting to be in England. She wanted to travel with dad, and when he died, it was hard on both of them. And Magnus Chase: -Magnus Chase: a boy who loved his mother, and grew up on the streets after she died. He was actually similar to Leo in his back story. He had a rich uncle, but he hated money, hated being confined. Then he died, and now he’s grown to accept himself. -Samirah al Abbas: a Muslim girl shown in a POSITIVE LIGHT AND DO YOU REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS RIGHT NOW WITH ALL THE PEOPLE HATING MUSLIMS???? And in Hammer of Thor, she PRAYS!!!!!! Like do you realize how beautiful this is? She doesn’t believe in the gods as gods, but as creations of Allah. Like, she is one of my favorite characters. -Blitzen: a guy of unknown sexuality who loves fashion. The best part about this is that Blitz is not openly straight, gay or otherwise. He is just a dwarf who loves fashion, and this proves that you don’t have to be gay to love fashion. -Hearthstone: HE’S DEAF! Do you realize how many deaf kids will read this and realize how cool it is to be what they are??? A lot, is what I hope. It’s just so refreshing to see a disability like this shown in a positive light. Also, he comes from a home where he is made fun of for his disability. It is shown that he has it hard for being the way he is, which I also think is important. It is important to show that people can overcome people who think they’re stupid for not being like everyone else. -Alex Fierro: a GeNdErFlUiD cHaRaCtEr LIKE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE GENDERFLUID, yes s/he is binary, but it’s still FREAKING AWESOME OKAY LIKE THAT IS A THING THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN WRITTEN BEFORE OKAY In conclusion, Uncle Rick has taken the time to write amazing, beautiful, powerful, unconventional characters that we love. And it’s important that these are good characters, protagonists, because then we love them, and see that unconventional is good.

#percy jackon and the olympians #heroes of olympus #trials of apollo #kane chronicles #magnus chase #unconventional #really great things #good characters #good character development

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