Heroes in Training Books in Order

There are 18 Heroes in Training books, published between 2012 and 2021. The first book is Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (2012) and the newest is Zeus and the Skeleton Army (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
18
Published
2012–2021
Confirmed
15 of 18 titles
Pages on record
1,521 in 14 of 18 books
Reading time
25–38 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,521 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 18 titles with a page count on record.

Heroes in Training is a children's fantasy run built on Greek mythology, and the subject records name Zeus and Poseidon among the Greek gods. The catalogue holds 18 books from 2012 to 2021. Joan Holub is credited on 11, Tracey West on 5 and Suzanne Williams on 3. Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom and Poseidon and the Sea of Fury date from 2012, and Zeus and the Skeleton Army (2021) is the newest title. Hades and the Helm of Darkness and Ares and the Spear of Fear are among the titles in between.

How many Heroes in Training books are there?

Heroes in Training has 18 books, released between 2012 and 2021.

Heroes in Training Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 18 Heroes in Training books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Zeus and the Thunderbolt of DoomHeroes In Training #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012
  2. 2
    Poseidon and the Sea of FuryHeroes In Training #22012 · 110 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012110
  3. 3
    Hades and the Helm of DarknessHeroes In Training #32013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  4. 4
    Hyperion and the Great Balls of FireHeroes In Training #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013
  5. 5
    Typhon and the Winds of DestructionHeroes In Training #52013 · 101 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013101
  6. 6
    Apollo and the Battle of the BirdsHeroes In Training #62014 · 115 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014115
  7. 7
    Ares and the Spear of FearHeroes In Training #72014 · 102 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014102
  8. 8
    Cronus and the Threads of DreadHeroes In Training #82014 · 115 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014115
  9. 9
    Crius and the Night of FrightHeroes In Training #92015 · 88 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201588
  10. 10
    Hephaestus and the Island of TerrorHeroes In Training #102015 · 106 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015106
  11. 11
    Uranus and the Bubbles of TroubleHeroes In Training #112015 · 115 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015115
  12. 12
    Perseus and the Monstrous MedusaHeroes In Training #122016 · 117 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016117
  13. 13
    Hermes and the Horse with WingsHeroes In Training #132017 · 98 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201798
  14. 14
    Dionysus and the Land of BeastsHeroes In Training #142017 · 100 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017100
  15. 15
    Zeus and the Dreadful DragonHeroes In Training #152018 · 114 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018114
  16. 16
    Hercules and the Nine-Headed HydraHeroes In Training #162019 · 128 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019128
  17. 17
    Alkyoneus and the Warrior QueenHeroes In Training #172020 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020112
  18. 18
    Zeus and the Skeleton ArmyHeroes In Training #182021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021

Do you have to read Heroes in Training books in order?

You should read the Heroes in Training books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Heroes in Training book also stands alone.

Where to start with Heroes in Training

Start with Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (2012), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Heroes in Training book?

Zeus and the Skeleton Army (2021) is the newest Heroes in Training book released so far.

Is there a new Heroes in Training book coming?

No next Heroes in Training book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Heroes in Training at a glance

Paused
No new Heroes in Training title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Heroes in Training books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,521 pages across the 14 of 18 books with a recorded length, a median of 111 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Heroes in Training books, 16 of 18, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 18 titles, 11 are credited to Joan Holub, 5 to Tracey West and 3 to Suzanne Williams.

What the Heroes in Training books are about

17 of the 18 Heroes in Training books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: greek mythology is tagged on 14 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.