Top 10 Best Percy Jackson Books

The Percy Jackson series is one of the most beloved book franchises out there, and it's easy to see why. Rick Riordan's modern take on Greek mythology, mixed with humor, action, and heart, has captivated readers young and old. Percy's journey from discovering his godly parentage to battling monsters, gods, and Titans is filled with adventure, friendship, and a lot of character growth.
The Top Ten
The Last Olympian

This deserves the #1 place. It talks about the prophecy, battles, and the development of Percabeth into what it is now. The Last Olympian delves deeply into Percy, Annabeth, and Luke's backgrounds. This is a heartwarming story narrated by a humorous character.

It's so descriptive that you can feel what Percy is feeling: pain, love, determination, frustration, anger, confusion, everything. The book has an ending that makes you want to cry and smile at the same time. Cry because the beautiful series is over, but laugh in joy as you know the next series is out with Percabeth.

The fight scenes seem like you're watching them as Percy journeys to defeat Kronos. One of my personal favorite parts is when Percy calls to Blackjack and lands safely on him, but his voice turns an octave higher and makes you want to laugh. This book ultimately makes you feel proud of the beloved characters and makes you want to cheer and break down laughing, crying, smiling, growling, spilling out all of the emotions The Last Olympian gives you.

The Titan's Curse

The Titan's Curse has some good morals and values woven into the storyline. This book has a lot to say about loyalty, friendship, family, trust, courage, sacrifice, and more. Some of the characters grow, not only in their demigod training but also by learning from their mistakes and learning to do the right things.

The book is filled with rather clean humor that is both funny and witty. It shows how strong friendships are hard to break and good friends are hard to replace. However, it also reminds us to never blindly trust someone, as people change over time.

When we face different situations, we should not wholly prejudge something because things may not always be as they seem. Life is a surprise. We never know what may happen. But whatever it may be, we always have a choice, and to choose right is in our hands.

The Titan's Curse has displayed gender equality. Most of the time, we see more male characters in a book rather than female, but this is not the case with 'The Titan's Curse.'

The Battle of the Labyrinth

This is a flawless book. The best thing about it is how dangerous it feels. Rick Riordan stretches the book and the time they spend in the battle, which only adds to the adventure and makes it seem more real and dangerous.

The fight at the end is far better than The Last Olympian, with the excitement well and realistically done. The Last Olympian's one flaw is that the fight is dragged through the whole book with not much else going on. Plus, for a FINAL battle, it doesn't have much excitement, either.

The Lightning Thief

The book is a great start to the series! Everything is so well put together! The best part, in my opinion, was when they stumble into Medusa's Lair. I had the feels! This book was the one that made me want to read more and more! WAY better than the movie, and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good book!

I've never been into the demigods and gods until I read the series, and now I love them! Anyone looking for a good read, I'd check out this series! I would place this 2nd on my list behind The Last Olympian! Great book.

The Sea of Monsters

Sea of Monsters continues the action-packed adventures of Percy Jackson started in The Lightning Thief. Entertaining and a worthy sequel.

Underrated. It's the only book where I feel Percabeth actually has chemistry, and it's short enough that you don't get bored too fast.

This book reminds me of Tacica - Newsong with its maritime theme. Every time I read it (3 billion times), I think of that music.

The House of Hades

A great book that focuses on some of the best characters in the entire Percy Jackson universe. Annabeth and Percy's chapters were so well written. I think this is the best book he ever wrote.

Percy and Annabeth in Tartarus, that's all that needs to be said. An amazing journey and amazing growth for Hazel and Leo in this book as well. The start of Leo's love life, Hazel on confidence and the mist, etc.

How is this 8th? I mean, Percy and Annabeth fall to Tartarus of all places, and the story has great development leading to the next book.

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

I loved this book! Percy is a FANTASTIC character and is pretty hilarious when talking about the Greek gods. It should be higher on this list.

An extremely humorous and somewhat informational book. I enjoyed reading this book and all of the exquisite features it has.

It's an amazing story of the important myths of the gods, the twelve Olympians, the Titans, and even before them!

The Mark of Athena

The first book with the seven in one place! Annabeth's arc is amazing, and the rest is fantastic too. The interactions between the seven, the ghosts, the twin giants, and very good Leo character development.

A thrilling novel focusing on Annabeth and her amazing brain. It also adds Nico into the mix, so bonus points for that.

It's about the seven coming together. You get to meet new people, travel to Rome, and a bunch of other cool things. Plus, Annabeth's point of view, anyone?

The Demigod Diaries
Demigods & Magicians

This book mixed Greek demigods and Egyptian magicians together. How great!

When I read this, I was like, Percy has been through all of Rick Riordan's series!

I love this book.

The Contenders
Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

Just like Greek Gods, this book is also humorous, informational, and exquisite. I enjoyed reading this and look forward to reading it again.

A funny and humorous way to retell myths of Greek legends.

Plenty of humor and storytelling make this 100% Riordan.

I loved it. An amazing spin-off of each tale, he even made the long, boring story of Heracles interesting!

The Son of Neptune

A much stronger book than The Lost Hero, in my opinion, as the three main characters are much more interesting. We have Percy, and Leo is probably the best of the first three demigods, but Frank, Hazel, and Percy together make a much stronger and better book.

This was a much better book than The Lost Hero, in my opinion.

The Hammer of Thor
The Blood of Olympus

I don't know why everyone is hating this one. The Blood of Olympus might have a short story for defeating Gaia, but overall it's a good book that I personally love with new encounters in ships and stories.

Give me hate, I don't care, but THIS SHOULD BE #1! I think The Last Olympian was SO overrated, and this book had so many better moments. And Leo came back from the dead. What's not to like?

WHAT!? How is Blood of Olympus last?! I know people will hate me, but I liked HoO better. The finale was great too.

The Tower of Nero
The Lost Hero

I loved HoO. Great start to the series.

The Sun and the Star

Just AMAZING. I love how this book is about one of the best ships (according to fans), Solangelo, and their journey through Tartarus. They are protective of each other. The book is just great overall, and how come nobody is talking about this?

I just LOVE this book. It was released in 2023 and is an amazing book about Nico di Angelo and Will Solace on a journey. From the cover, I love the art, which represents the book so much! I just love that this book is about one couple going on an adventure, which is so cute, in my opinion.

The Demigod Files
The Ship of the Dead
The Hidden Oracle

WHY is no one talking about this book? It might not be the best book, but it deserves credit. I love how Apollo is freaked out because he became a mortal and how he is so funny and thinks he is so important.

This is the start of series 3, the beginning when a god that calls himself the best is turned into a 'pathetic' quote-unquote mortal. I just love how freaked out he is and how stressed he is thinking he is the best and the scariest god.

Okay, how come no one is talking about this book? In my opinion, this is not the best PJO book, but it deserves credit. I love how freaked out Apollo is becoming a mortal and how funny he is when he tries to fight with his powers (that he no longer has). Why does no one talk about this funny book?

The Chalice of the Gods
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