A Goodreads user asked this question about The Son of Sobek (Demigods & Magicians, #1):
What order are you supposed to read Rick Riordan's books in? I've started the Percy Jackson series but I want to know if I should finish this series and then start the heroes of Olympus series or can I start the heroes of Olympus series now.
Terran Lansakara There are two ways you can read,
01. Order of Release
02. Chronological Order
(If you're a first-time PJ reader, I suggest you stick to the first one.…more
There are two ways you can read,
01. Order of Release
02. Chronological Order
(If you're a first-time PJ reader, I suggest you stick to the first one. But if you are rereading chronological order might be fun to try.)

01. Order of Release
The Lightning Thief (2005) 🔵
The Sea of Monsters (2006) 🔵
The Titan’s Curse (2007) 🔵
The Battle of the Labyrinth (2008) 🔵
The Demigod Files (2009) 🔵
The Last Olympian (2009) 🔵
The Ultimate Guide (2010) 🔵
The Red Pyramid (2010) 🔴
The Lost Hero (2010) 🟠
The Throne of Fire (2011) 🔴
The Son of Neptune (2011) 🟠
The Survival Guide (2012) 🔴
The Serpent’s Shadow (2012) 🔴
The Demigod Diaries (2012) 🟠
The Mark of Athena (2012) 🟠
‘The Son of Sobek’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 (2013) 🟤
‘The Singer of Apollo’ from 𝘎𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥: 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 (2013) 🔵
The House of Hades (2013) 🟠
‘The Staff of Serapis’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘢 (2014) 🟤
The Demigods of Olympus (2014) 🟠
The Greek Gods (2014) 🔵
The Blood of Olympus (2014) 🟠
‘The Crown of Ptolemy’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 (2015) 🟤
The Greek Heroes (2015) 🔵
The Sword of Summer (2015) 🟢
The Hidden Oracle (2016) 🟡
Hotel Valhalla: Guide to Norse Worlds (2016) 🟢
The Hammer of Thor (2016) 🟢
Camp Half-Blood Confidential (2017) 🟡
The Dark Prophecy (2017) 🟡
The Ship of the Dead (2017) 🟢
The Burning Maze (2018) 🟡
Brooklyn House Magician’s Manual (2018) 🔴
9 From the Nine Worlds (2018) 🟢
The Tyrant’s Tomb (2019) 🟡
Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal (2020) 🟡
The Tower of Nero (2020) 🟡
‘My Life as a Child Outlaw’ from 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 (2021) 🟣

(Percy Jackson [🔵], Kane Chronicles [🔴], Heroes of Olympus [🟠], PJ/KC crossover [🟤], Magnus Chase [🟢], Trials of Apollo [🟡], Untitled Celtic series [🟣])

02. Chronological Order

The Greek Gods 🔵
The Greek Heroes 🔵
‘My Life as a Child Outlaw’ from 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 🟣
‘Diary of Luke Castellan’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 🟠
The Lightning Thief 🔵
I Kiss Something Ugly: Lightning Thief Deleted Chapter 🔵
The Sea of Monsters 🔵
The Titan’s Curse 🔵
The Battle of the Labyrinth 🔵
‘The Stolen Chariot’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 🔵
‘The Sword of Hades’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 🔵
‘The Bronze Dragon’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴 🔵
The Last Olympian 🔵
The Ultimate Guide 🔵
‘The Singer of Apollo’ from 𝘎𝘶𝘺𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥: 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴 🔵
‘The Staff of Hermes’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 🟠
The Lost Hero 🟠
The Red Pyramid 🔴
‘The Quest for Bufford’ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 🟠
The Throne of Fire 🔴
The Survival Guide 🔴
‘The Son of Magic‘ from 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 🟠
The Son of Neptune 🟠
The Mark of Athena 🟠
The House of Hades 🟠
The Blood of Olympus 🟠
Nachos after the War: A Heroes of Olympus Outtake (non-canon) 🟠
The Serpent’s Shadow 🔴
‘The Son of Sobek’ from 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 🟤
‘The Staff of Serapis’ from 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 🟤
‘The Crown of Ptolemy’ from 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 🟤
The Demigods of Olympus: An Interactive Adventure 🟠
The Sword of Summer 🟢
Hotel Valhalla: Guide to Norse Worlds 🟢
The Hidden Oracle 🟡
Camp Half-Blood Confidential 🟡
Brooklyn House Magician’s Manual 🔴
The Dark Prophecy 🟡
The Burning Maze 🟡
The Hammer of Thor 🟢
The Tyrant’s Tomb 🟡
Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio’s Journal 🟡
The Ship of the Dead 🟢
9 From the Nine Worlds 🟢
The Tower of Nero 🟡

(Percy Jackson [🔵], Kane Chronicles [🔴], Heroes of Olympus [🟠], PJ/KC crossover [🟤], Magnus Chase [🟢], Trials of Apollo [🟡], Untitled Celtic series [🟣]) (less)
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