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.
Serena It's best to start with the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series:
The Lighting Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
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It's best to start with the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series:
The Lighting Thief
The Sea of Monsters
The Titan's Curse
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Last Olympian

(There is also The Demigod Files -which has short stories - and the graphic novels of The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters and The Titan's Curse to look into. )

The Kane Chronicles:
The Red Pyramid
The Throne of Fire
The Serpent's Shadow

(The Kane Chronicles: Survival Guide and the graphic novel of The Red Pyramid)

The Heroes of Olympus:
The Lost Hero
The Son of Neptune
The Mark of Athena
The House of Hades
The Blood of Olympus

(The Demigod Diaries and the graphic novel of The Lost Hero; the Percy Jackson-Kane Chronicles Crossover Stories: The Son of Sobek, The Staff of Serapis and The Crown of Ptolemy are collected in Demigods & Magicians. There are also Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes and Percy Jackson's Greek Gods)

*Rick's books are ongoing and these two series are of the same world as the later published works.

The Trials of Apollo (Upcoming 5 Book Series):
The Hidden Oracle
The Dark Prophesy
The Burning Maze
The Tyrant's Tomb
The Tower of Nero
*Camp Half-Blood Confidential

Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (3 Book Series):
The Sword of Summer
The Hammer of Thor
The Ship of the Dead
*For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla, Guide to the Norse Worlds 9 from the Nine Worlds

There is also now "Rick Riordan Presents" written by other authors featuring works with mythologies around the world, but NOT CONNECTED to the Percy Jackson series and universe.

Roshani Chokshi's Pandava Quartet
Aru Shah and the End of Time
Aru Shah and the Song of Death
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes
Aru Shah and the City of Gold

J.C. Cervantes' Storm Runner Trilogy
The Storm Runner
The Fire Keeper
The Shadow Crosser

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Carlos Hernandez's Sal and Gabi
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
Tristan Strong Destroys the World

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown (less)
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