Percy Jackson Books in Order
Rick Riordan has written 24 Percy Jackson books, published between 2005 and 2024: 7 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and 17 related titles. The first book is The Lightning Thief (2005) and the newest main-line book is Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 24
- Published
- 2005–2024
- Confirmed
- 24 of 24 titles
- Pages on record
- 2,786 in 11 of 24 books
Percy Jackson appears across 24 Rick Riordan books catalogued between 2005 and 2024. The run opens with The Lightning Thief (2005), followed by The Sea of Monsters (2006), The Titan's Curse (2007), The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008) and The Last Olympian (2009). Subjects attached to the books include Greek mythology, Greek gods, monsters, camps and friendship, and the listings class them as fantasy and young adult fiction. The Demigod Files (2009) and Percy Jackson: The Ultimate Guide (2010) also sit in the listing. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024) is the newest entry.
How many Percy Jackson books are there?
Percy Jackson has 24 books, released between 2005 and 2024. 7 of them belong to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and 17 related titles sit outside it: companion books, graphic novels and crossover stories.
Percy Jackson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 24 Percy Jackson 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.
- 120054164/4
- 220062794/4
- 320073044/4
- 42008–4/4
- 520091604/4
- 6Percy Jackson and the Sword of HadesPercy Jackson and the Olympians Companion #22009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 7Percy Jackson and the Stolen ChariotPercy Jackson and the Olympians Companion #32009 · confirmed 4/42009–4/4
- 820093814/4
- 9The Lightning ThiefPercy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #12010 · 128 pages · confirmed 4/420101284/4
- 10Percy Jackson: The Ultimate GuidePercy Jackson and the Olympians Companion #42010 · 160 pages · confirmed 4/420101604/4
- 112013–4/4
- 122013–4/4
- 13The Titan's CursePercy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #32013 · 128 pages · confirmed 4/420131284/4
- 142014–4/4
- 15Percy Jackson's Greek HeroesPercy Jackson and the Olympians Companion #52014 · 387 pages · confirmed 4/420143874/4
- 162014–4/4
- 172015–4/4
- 1820151874/4
- 192015–4/4
- 202017–4/4
- 21The Battle of the LabyrinthPercy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #42018 · confirmed 3/42018–3/4
- 22Percy Jackson and the Last OlympianPercy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #52019 · confirmed 4/42019–4/4
- 2320232564/4
- 242024–4/4
Percy Jackson Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series run from The Lightning Thief (2005) to Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Percy Jackson in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Percy Jackson books in order?
You should read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 17 related titles (companion books, graphic novels and crossover stories) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Percy Jackson book also stands alone.
What order should you read Percy Jackson books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Lightning Thief (2005), the earliest published book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. After it come The Sea of Monsters (2006), The Titan's Curse (2007), The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008), The Last Olympian (2009), The Chalice of the Gods (2023) and Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024).
What is the first Percy Jackson book?
The Lightning Thief (2005) is the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and the numbered table above starts with it.
When did the first Percy Jackson book come out?
The Lightning Thief, the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, was published in 2005. The newest main-line book, Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024), came out 19 years later.
What is the newest Percy Jackson book?
Wrath of the Triple Goddess (2024) is the newest book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.
Is there a new Percy Jackson book coming?
No next Percy Jackson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Percy Jackson at a glance
- Still running
- Percy Jackson is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Percy Jackson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,786 pages across the 11 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Percy Jackson books, 14 of 24, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 23 of the 24 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Percy Jackson books are about
15 of the 24 Percy Jackson 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 12 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Greek mythology 12 of 15 books
- Children's fiction 9 of 15 books
- Camps 6 of 15 books
- Monsters 6 of 15 books
- Mythical animals 4 of 15 books
- Friendship 3 of 15 books
- Greek Gods 3 of 15 books
- Young adult fiction 3 of 15 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 15 books
- Adaptations 2 of 15 books
- Anthologies 2 of 15 books
More books by Rick Riordan
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Rick Riordan books in order 82 books