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Where The Lost Hero sits
- Series
- Book 1 of The Heroes of Olympus. See all The Heroes of Olympus books in order
- The book before
- None. This is where the series starts.
- The book after
- The Son of Neptune
- Order checked
- Last checked: October 9, 2026, against rickriordan.com
- Place in the series
- It is book 1 of The Heroes of Olympus series. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Next book
- Book 2 is The Son of Neptune. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)
Checked facts about The Lost Hero
Under each line: where it was read, and when.
- Publication
- First published on October 12, 2010. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
- This edition
- The edition checked here is a 553-page edition from Disney/Hyperion Books. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
What The Lost Hero is about
The setup only, with no spoilers. Each line names the record it rests on.
- Jason, Piper and Leo, who go to a school for kids in trouble, land at Camp Half-Blood. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
- There they find out they are demigods and set off to rescue the goddess Hera, held prisoner by Mother Earth. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)
The story behind The Lost Hero
- Riordan had more Greek myth ideas than the Percy Jackson books had room for, and more camp stories to explore. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)
- So he began a new series, whose first book, The Lost Hero, came out in October 2010. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)
- Alongside familiar faces, he brought in new lead characters. (rickriordan.com; read November 6, 2026)
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Other books in The Heroes of Olympus
5 books listed so far
- Book 2: The Son of Neptune
- Book 3: The Mark of Athena
- Book 4: The House of Hades
- Book 5: The Blood of Olympus
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