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The Heroes of Olympus books in order

by Rick Riordan · 5 books listed so far · Children's

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  1. 1 The Lost Hero book cover by Rick Riordan

    The Lost Hero

    2010 · Book

    Start hereFirst book in the main order, first published in 2010.
  2. 2 The Son of Neptune book cover by Rick Riordan
  3. 3 The Mark of Athena book cover by Rick Riordan
  4. 4 The House of Hades book cover by Rick Riordan
  5. 5 The Blood of Olympus book cover by Rick Riordan

    The Blood of Olympus

    2014 · Book

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The series at a glance

The sources differ. Each value is shown with where it came from.Wikidata lists 6 works as parts of this series. Source: wikidata.org, checked 2026-11-06The author's series page numbers five books, from The Lost Hero to The Blood of Olympus. Source: rickriordan.com, checked 2026-11-06

Wikidata lists the publisher as Hachette Books.

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Wikidata lists a publication date of 2010 for the series.

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What the story is

Jason, Piper and Leo, students at a school for "bad kids," end up at Camp Half-Blood and learn they are demigods.

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They set out on a quest to free the goddess Hera.

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Wikidata lists the genre as fantasy and children's fiction.

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The Library of Congress files The Lost Hero under the subject headings Mythology, Greek, Greek mythology, Camps and Monsters.

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How the series came to be

Riordan started this series because he had more Greek-myth ideas and Camp Half-Blood stories than Percy Jackson could hold; it opened with The Lost Hero in October 2010.

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About the author

Wikidata lists the occupation of Rick Riordan as teacher.

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Wikidata lists Rick Riordan as educated at University of Texas System.

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Before writing full time, Riordan taught English and history in middle schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and Texas for fifteen years.

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Wikidata lists an award for Rick Riordan: Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original (1998).

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Wikidata lists an award for Rick Riordan: Shamus Award (1998).

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Wikidata lists an award for Rick Riordan: Edgar Awards (1999).

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Wikidata lists an award for Rick Riordan: Geffen Award (2016).

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His site says his adult Tres Navarre mysteries won the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus awards.

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Beyond the books

Characters from Percy Jackson return beside a new main cast, and the story carries on in The Trials of Apollo, told by Apollo as a mortal teenager.

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