#its been a while since i read kane chronicles sorry

[lysreadsbookssometimes]

My favorite Riordanverse Headcanon

Is the GROUP CHAT (TM)

You have greek, roman, norse and egyptian thingys just running around and getting tangled up more and more, so I imagine them just having a big group chat between all the main guys to figure stuff out.

Spoilers

Percy: *picture* I just saw this guy while waiting in line at starbucks, what is it and can anyone else deal with it I'm running late for school Magnus: Yeah that would be a [Name] Samirah: I'm in the Area gimme a sec

Sadie: We just found this thing, it's not ours but probably deadly, please come pick it up Thalia: I'm sending over some huntresses, that stuff needs capable hands

Alex: @ Annabeth something is wrong with the stuff you left at Chase Space and the thing swirling around it is yelling in greek so that is not my problem, come take care of it Annabeth: I'm in class. In San Francisco. I can't come to Boston, deal with it yourself. Alex: Nope, I dealt with that dwarf in your dads garden last week its your turn Nico: If you stop spamming my phone I'll take a look

Hazel: A few of my people are being held hostage by something covered in hieroglyphs, we'd like assistance please Carter: Ah yeah thats been happening lately, we'll send someone over

[zukkaoru]

hiya grace, i was wondering whether you could tell me which percy jackson books are the best to read, theres like... so many of them and i dont think some of them were pjos? but a separate series? anyway it was a little confusing lol- but uh, i think its you whose a fan of them- if not im like so sorry sfdhibwewijfeofn

yes!! okay so definitely read the percy jackson and the olympians series first - this is the first five books that were published, all from percy's pov (the lightning thief, the sea of monsters, the titan's curse, the battle of the labyrinth, & the last olympian)

after that comes the heroes of olympus series which follow some of the same characters as the first series while also bringing in new characters (the lost hero, the son of neptune, the mark of athena, the house of hades, the blood of olympus) the first series is strictly greek mythology while this series pulls in roman mythology as well

the kane chronicles centers around the egyptian gods and makes sense entirely separate from the other two series. this one is a trilogy (the red pyramid, the throne of fire, the serpent's shadow). i will be honest it has been a Long time since i've read any of this series and i do not remember it very well sjdhgsk

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there's also a few stand alone side books that aren't necessary to understanding the main story. the demigod files goes along with the first series. i believe there's also a camp-half blood guide (goes along with the first series) and a kane chronicles guide (goes along with tkc obviously) but i can't honestly remember if i've read either of those? there are a few (three, maybe?) short crossover stories with the characters of the first series and the characters of the kane chronicles as well. i believe they're collected in demigods & magicians but i read them individually as they were being released

the next series published was magnus chase (i believe also a trilogy? i have only read part of the first book for this series) this series follows norse mythology and i believe it does include some characters from the original series but mostly focuses on new characters

following that is the trials of apollo which focuses on the greek & roman mythology again, including characters from the first two series. i have not read any of this one ksdhjgsh

and coming soon is a stand alone nico-centric book! nico is in the first two series (+ i believe trials of apollo)

if you want to read everything, i would recommend an order of percy jackson and the olympians -> the kane chronicles & the heroes of olympus (order here doesn't matter) -> magnus chase -> the trials of apollo -> stand alone nico book any of the other side stories mentioned can be read after you read the series they're related to but they're also definitely not necessary

if you only want to read some, the first series is obviously the most important. the kane chronicles can also be read separately of everything else, so you could theoretically read that first also. the heroes of olympus is good, but nowhere near as good as the first series. and i can't really speak for the later series bc i have not read them myself 😅

[anaisonfire]

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! 😄