The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 23 books · 2005 to 2024 · Often set in New York

Rick Riordan

Children’sMiddle-grade fantasyAdventure and mysteryFunny books

Rick Riordan, a former teacher, writes funny adventure stories about children descended from the gods. Percy Jackson discovers he is the son of Poseidon; the Kane siblings are Egyptian magicians; Magnus Chase is a son of a Norse god; the god Apollo is turned into a mortal teenager.

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Percy Jackson

5 books · Set in New YorkMiddle-grade fantasyAdventure and mystery
  1. 1The Lightning Thief2005With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Sea of Monsters2006With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Titan's Curse2007With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Battle of the Labyrinth2008With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Last Olympian2009With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon

Heroes of Olympus

5 books · Set in Camp Jupiter and the MediterraneanMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1The Lost Hero2010With Jason Grace and Piper McLeanBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Son of Neptune2011With Percy Jackson and Hazel LevesqueBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Mark of Athena2012With Percy Jackson and Annabeth ChaseBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The House of Hades2013With Percy Jackson and Annabeth ChaseBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Blood of Olympus2014With Jason Grace and Piper McLeanBuy on Amazon

Kane Chronicles

3 books · Set in New YorkMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1The Red Pyramid2010With Carter Kane and Sadie KaneBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Throne of Fire2011With Carter Kane and Sadie KaneBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Serpent's Shadow2012With Carter Kane and Sadie KaneBuy on Amazon

Magnus Chase

3 books · Set in BostonMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1The Sword of Summer2015With Magnus ChaseBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Hammer of Thor2016With Magnus ChaseBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Ship of the Dead2017With Magnus ChaseBuy on Amazon

Trials of Apollo

5 books · Set in various placesMiddle-grade fantasyFunny books
  1. 1The Hidden Oracle2016With ApolloBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Dark Prophecy2017With ApolloBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Burning Maze2018With ApolloBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Tyrant's Tomb2019With ApolloBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Tower of Nero2020With ApolloBuy on Amazon

Senior year Percy

2 books · Set in New YorkMiddle-grade fantasy
  1. 1The Chalice of the Gods2023With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Wrath of the Triple Goddess2024With Percy JacksonBuy on Amazon

Characters

18 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Camp Half-Blood

The House of Life

Hotel Valhalla

The Trials of Apollo