''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'' is a

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created by author

Rick Riordan Richard Russell Riordan Jr. ( ; born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million cop ...

, encompassing three five-part novel series, two short-story collections, two myth anthology books, a stand-alone short story, three crossover short stories, an essay collection, multiple guides, nine graphic novels, two films, a live action tv series, a video game, a musical, and other media. Set in the modern world, it focuses on groups of

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teenagers, and features many characters from

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and

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. The first series, ''

Percy Jackson & the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan. The first book series in his ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'', the novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century. The series foll ...

'', follows the adventures of a boy named

Percy Jackson Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series '' The Heroes of Olympus'', appeari ...

at a summer camp for Greek demigods. The second series, ''

The Heroes of Olympus ''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan. The novels detail a conflict between Greek demigods, Roman demigods, and Gaea. In the fourth book of the series, there is also a f ...

'', introduces several more lead characters and a second camp for Roman demigods named Camp Jupiter in San Francisco. The third series, ''

The Trials of Apollo ''The Trials of Apollo'' is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure and mythological fiction novels written by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the '' Heroes of Olympus'' series. It is set in the same world as Riordan's ...

'', follows the now-mortal god

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on a quest to free the Oracles and defeat three Roman emperors to reclaim his godhood, with appearances by many characters from the first and second series. The franchise takes place in the same fictional universe as two of Riordan's other series, ''

The Kane Chronicles ''The Kane Chronicles'' is a trilogy of adventure novels based on Egyptian mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. The series is set in the same universe as Riordan's other franchises, ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'' and ''Magnus Chase ...

'' (which centers on

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) and '' Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'' (set in the world of

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). Three short stories have been published which join ''The Kane Chronicles'' emigods and Magiciansand the ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles''; ''Camp Half-Blood'' characters have also appeared in both the ''Magnus'' and ''Kane'' books.

Novel series

''Percy Jackson & the Olympians''

''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a series of

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books written by

. Set in the

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, the books are predominantly based on

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and deal with a demigod, Percy Jackson, and his quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos from rising from

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. The books are seen from Percy's witty and sardonic point of view. The series tackles themes like

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love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

and teenage

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. More than 69 million copies of the books have been sold in more than 35 countries. As of July 19, 2020, the series has been on ''the New York Times'' best seller list for children's book series for 538 weeks.

''The Lightning Thief''

''The Lightning Thief'' is the first book in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series. It introduces

, Annabeth Chase, and Grover Underwood, and follows their quest to recover Zeus' stolen master bolt, which was thought to be stolen by

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. It was released on July 1, 2005.

''The Sea of Monsters''

''The Sea of Monsters'' is the second book in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series. In this book, Percy, Annabeth, and Tyson, Percy's

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brother, need to go to the

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, also known as the Sea of Monsters, in order to find the Golden Fleece to save their camp and to rescue their

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friend Grover from the cyclops

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. It was released April 1, 2006.

''The Titan's Curse''

''The Titan's Curse'' is the third book in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series. The book features Percy, Grover, Thalia Grace, Zoë Nightshade, and Bianca di Angelo traveling to

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in order to rescue the goddess

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and Annabeth. It was released on May 11, 2007.

''The Battle of the Labyrinth''

''The Battle of the Labyrinth'' is the fourth book in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series. In the book, Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, Nico di Angelo, and Rachel Elizabeth Dare are tasked with finding

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in the

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so he can help them keep their camp safe against the Titan army. In this book, Percy also meets Calypso. The book was released on May 6, 2008.

''The Last Olympian''

''The Last Olympian'' is the fifth and originally final book in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series. In the book, all the demigods from Camp Half-Blood help defend

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, in particular the

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a.k.a.

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against Kronos and his army while the gods fight

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. The book was released on May 5, 2009.

''The Senior Year Adventures''

=''The Chalice of the Gods''

= Originally announced in October 2022 as a standalone novel, ''The Chalice of the Gods'' was released on September 26, 2023. The book covers events that take place between ''The Heroes of Olympus'' and ''The Trials of Apollo''. The novel is written from Percy's

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, much like in the rest of the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series.

=''Wrath of the Triple Goddess''

= ''Wrath of the Triple Goddess'' is the seventh book in the ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series. In the book, Percy continues his quest for letters of recommendation for college which began in the previous novel, this time from Hecate.

''The Heroes of Olympus''

''The Heroes of Olympus'' is a pentalogy of books written by Riordan. It chronicles the events of seven demigods and their obstacles involving the waking of the earth goddess,

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, and their efforts to stop her. It picks up a year after the end of the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Themes include love and teenage angst, as well as dealing with homosexuality. Riordan based some of his series on '' The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles'' by

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''The Lost Hero''

''The Lost Hero'' is the first book in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series. It features three new heroes, Roman demigod Jason Grace son of Jupiter and long lost brother of Thalia Grace , as well as Greek demigods Piper McLean daughter of Aphrodite and Leo Valdez son of Hephaestus travelling to California in order to rescue Hera from being consumed by the giants and to defeat the king of giants, Porphyrion. It was released on October 12, 2010.

''The Son of Neptune''

''The Son of Neptune'' is the second book in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series. The book features Percy Jackson and two new heroes, Roman demigods Hazel Levesque and

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traveling to

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to free

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, the God of Death, from the giant

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and return to Camp Jupiter Roman Equivalent of Camp Half-blood to fend off an army of monsters. It was released on October 4, 2011.

''The Mark of Athena''

''The Mark of Athena'' is the third book in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series. The book features Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Zhang traveling to

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to prevent

's awakening while simultaneously also trying to uncover the gigantic long-lost statue of

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, the

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, in

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. It was released on October 2, 2012.

''The House of Hades''

''The House of Hades'' is the fourth book in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series. It features Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Hazel Levesque, Frank Zhang, and Nico di Angelo as they continue sailing toward Greece to rescue Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase, both of whom have fallen to

in the previous book's epilogue. Meanwhile, Percy and Annabeth are trying to find their own way out of the hellish realm. The book also reintroduces Calypso. The book was released on October 8, 2013.

''The Blood of Olympus''

''The Blood of Olympus'' is the fifth and final book in ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series. It features two parallel stories: the first has the seven demigods finally reaching Greece and working to defeat the giants at the

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, while the second has Reyna Ramírez-Arellano, Nico di Angelo, and Coach Gleeson Hedge delivering the Athena Parthenos back to Camp Half-Blood with the clash of the Greek and Roman camps in the horizon. The book was released on October 7, 2014.

''The Trials of Apollo''

''The Trials of Apollo'' is a pentalogy of books written by Riordan. It chronicles the life of Apollo after his being made mortal by Zeus as a punishment for his actions during ''The Heroes of Olympus'' series. The first book, ''The Hidden Oracle,'' was featured on May 5, 2016. It also features most of the characters from ''The Heroes of Olympus'' and ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' series.

''The Hidden Oracle''

''The Hidden Oracle'' is the first book in ''The Trials of Apollo'' series. It was released on May 3, 2016. It features Apollo as a 16 year old mortal named Lester Papadopoulos and introduces a new demigod Meg McCaffrey as they travel to Camp Half-Blood and fight monsters sent by Emperor

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in order to save the Oracle of

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. It also sees the return of Leo Valdez who was presumed to be dead and was resurrected in the last book of Heroes of Olympus, Blood of Olympus.

''The Dark Prophecy''

''The Dark Prophecy'' is the second book in ''The Trials of Apollo'' series. It was released on May 2, 2017. It features Apollo going on a journey with Leo Valdez and Calypso to find Oracle of

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and preventing it from falling to the hand of Emperor

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''The Burning Maze''

''The Burning Maze'' is the third book in ''The Trials of Apollo'' series. It was released on May 1, 2018. It features Apollo, Meg, Grover Underwood, Piper McLean, and Jason Grace as they go to free the Oracle of Erythraea who has been imprisoned by Emperor

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. They also stop Caligula’s plan to make himself the sun god with Apollo’s and Helios’s essence.

''The Tyrant's Tomb''

''The Tyrant's Tomb'' is the fourth book in ''The Trials of Apollo'' series. It was released on September 24, 2019. It features Apollo, Meg, Hazel Levesque, Reyna Ramirez-Arellano, and new hero Lavinia Asimov as they race to free the god

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and save Camp Jupiter from King Tarquin, Emperors Commodus and Caligula, and their respective armies. The goddess

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, the Roman form of Apollo's twin sister, also made an appearance.

''The Tower of Nero''

''The Tower of Nero'' is the fifth and final book in ''The Trials of Apollo'' series. It was released on October 6, 2020. It features Apollo, Meg, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Nico di Angelo, and his boyfriend and Apollo's son Will Solace as they fight to prevent Emperor Nero from burning

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. Apollo must also defeat his nemesis

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, who has been controlling Apollo's source of prophetic prowess in the caves of

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, and regain his immortality.

Standalone novels

''The Sun and the Star''

On October 6, 2021, it was announced that Riordan would write a novel in collaboration with Mark Oshiro focused on Nico di Angelo and Will Solace, set after ''The Tower of Nero''. The title of the novel, ''

The Sun and the Star ''The Sun and the Star'' is a 2023 American fantasy-adventure middle-grade fiction novel based on Greek-Roman classical mythology co-written by authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro. It is a spin-off to the 2020 novel ''The Tower of Nero'' in ' ...

'', was revealed on September 23, 2022. ''The Sun and the Star'' was released on May 2, 2023.

Fictional timeline

Short story collections

''The Demigod Files''

''The Demigod Files'' is a collection published by Hyperion on February 10, 2009, written entirely by Riordan. It is a companion book to the first series, ''

'', and its main contents are four short stories: "Percy Jackson and the Stolen Chariot", "Percy Jackson and the Bronze Dragon", and "Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades", and the first chapter of '' The Last Olympian'' (the fifth novel, published a few months later). Additional contents include interviews with some of the campers, a drawing of Annabeth's open camp trunk and a "Map of Camp Half-Blood" by Steve James, glossy color illustrations of eight characters by Antonio Caparo, and various crossword puzzles and other activities. The narrative setting is between the fourth and fifth novels.

''The Demigod Diaries''

''The Demigod Diaries'' is a collection published by Hyperion on August 14, 2012, written by Rick and his son Haley Riordan. It is a companion to the second series, ''

'', nearly identical in structure to ''The Demigod Files''. The main contents are four stories: "The Diary of Luke Castellan", "Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes", "Leo Valdez and the Quest for Buford" and, by Haley Riordan, "Son of Magic".''The Demigod Diaries''
on Amazon It contains puzzles, games, black-and-white drawings by Steve James, and glossy color illustrations of characters by Antonio Caparo.

''Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo''

''Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo'' is a short story appearing in the Guys Read anthology ''Other Worlds''. It features Percy Jackson and Grover Underwood in New York City trying to recover the gold Singer of Apollo.

''Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles'' crossovers (''Demigods and Magicians'')

The ''Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles'' crossovers are a series of short stories that feature two characters each, one from ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' and one from ''

''. They were published in a collection titled ''Demigods and Magicians'' on April 5, 2016.

''The Son of Sobek''

''The Son of Sobek'' is a 2013 crossover novel between the ''Percy Jackson'' and the ''Kane Chronicles'' series. It features Percy Jackson and Carter Kane fighting a giant crocodile in

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. It was originally published in the paperback edition of '' The Serpent's Shadow'' and was later published as an e-short.

''The Staff of Serapis''

''The Staff of Serapis'' is a continuation of ''The Son of Sobek'', published in 2014. It features Annabeth Chase and Sadie Kane battling the god

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in Rockaway Beach in

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. It was originally published in the paperback edition of ''The Mark of Athena'' and was later published as an e-short.

''The Crown of Ptolemy''

''The Crown of Ptolemy'', published in 2015, features all four characters that were in the first two stories. They need to stop the evil magician Setne from collecting the Upper and Lower Crowns of Egypt and becoming a god. The short was originally published in the paperback edition of ''The House of Hades'' along with the short story ''Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades''. It was later published as an e-short.

''Demigods of Olympus''

''Demigods of Olympus'' is an interactive e-series in which the reader is the main character. The first three stories were published in Rick Riordan's application, ''Demigods of Olympus'' and the fourth was original to a collection of all four on July 14, 2015. * "My Two Headed Guidance Counselor" * "The Library of Deadly Weapons" * "My Demon Satyr Tea Party" * "My Personal Zombie Apocalypse"

Myth anthologies

''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods''

This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about the Greek Gods as narrated by Percy Jackson. It was released on August 19, 2014.

''Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes''

This book is a retelling of several mythological stories about various Greek heroes as narrated by Percy Jackson. It is the sequel to ''Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods''. It was released on August 18, 2015.

Other books

''Demigods and Monsters''

''Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series'' is a collection of essays "edited by Rick Riordan with Leah Wilson" and published by

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in 2008; an expanded edition was published by

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in 2013. The second edition front cover promotes both an "original introduction by Rick Riordan" and "New Essays: Updated through ''The Last Olympian''". Leah Wilson is editor-in-chief of the Smart Pop series in which both the paperback first edition (2009) and the second edition were issued by BenBella. The essays were written by people likely to be recognized by fans of the series.

''The Ultimate Guide''

''Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide'' is a guide to the world of Percy Jackson written by Mary-Jane Knight, who is not credited on the front cover. It features illustrations of characters in the series by Antonio Caparo (as trading cards in pockets) and chapters about Percy Jackson, Camp Half-Blood, and places, gods, monsters, and items from mythology. It was released by Hyperion on January 18, 2010 (156 pp; 1-4231-2171-6) and termed Book 8 in the Percy Jackson series by Amazon or the publisher. The British edition was published by Puffin Books in March as ''Percy Jackson: The Ultimate Guide''."Bibliography: ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide''"
ISFDB.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

''Camp Half-Blood Confidential''

''Camp Half-Blood Confidential'' is a companion guide to the ''Trials of Apollo'' book series. Released on August 15, 2017, the guide follows the campers of Camp Half-Blood as they rediscover the lost Camp Half-Blood orientation video, directed and produced by the god

. The book features transcripts, interviews, and a short story about the video and the campers who are watching it.

''Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio's Journal''

''Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio's Journal'' is a companion book to the ''Trials of Apollo'' series. Released on May 5, 2020, the short story follows a ''Probatio'' at Camp Jupiter named Claudia as she deals with the daily duties of being a member of the Twelfth Legion of Rome. The book offers an insight at the lives of campers at Camp Jupiter and the havoc that the battle with

left on the camp.

Adaptations

Graphic novels

Some of the books have been adapted into graphic novels.

''The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel''

''The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel'' is an adaptation of '' The Lightning Thief'' into a graphic novel. It was adapted by

Robert Venditti Robert Venditti is an American comic book writer, known for his work on the Top Shelf Productions title ''The Surrogates'', which was adapted to a major motion picture starring Bruce Willis directed by Jonathan Mostow for Disney., and for the Va ...

, illustrated by Attila Futaki, and colored by José Villarrubia, and was published on October 12, 2010.

''The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel''

''The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel'' is the graphic novel version of '' The Sea of Monsters.'' It was adapted by

, illustrated by Attila Futaki, and colored by Tamás Gáspár, and was published on July 2, 2013.

''The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel''

''The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel'' is the graphic novel of '' The Titan's Curse''. It was adapted by

, illustrated by Attila Futaki, and colored by Greg Guilhaumond, and was published on October 8, 2013.

''The Lost Hero Graphic Novel''

''The Lost Hero Graphic Novel'' is the adaptation of '' The Lost Hero'' into a graphic novel. It was adapted by

, illustrated by

Nate Powell Nathan Lee Powell (born 1978) is an American graphic novelist and musician. His 2008 graphic novel ''Swallow Me Whole'' won an Ignatz Award and Eisner Award for Best Original Graphic Novel. He illustrated the ''March'' trilogy, an autobiographical ...

, and colored by Orpheus Collar, and was published on October 7, 2014.

''The Son of Neptune Graphic Novel''

''The Son of Neptune Graphic Novel'' is the adaptation of '' The Son of Neptune'' into a graphic novel. It was adapted by

, illustrated by Antoine Dod, and colored by Orpheus Collar, and was published on February 21, 2017.

''The Mark of Athena Graphic Novel''

''The Mark of Athena Graphic Novel '' is the adaptation of '' The Mark of Athena'' into a graphic novel was published as of September 26, 2023.

''The House of Hades Graphic Novel''

''The House of Hades Graphic Novel '' is the adaptation of '' The House of Hades into a graphic novel, was published as of September 24, 2024.

Film adaptations

''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief''

''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief'' (also known as ''Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief'') is a 2010

fantasy film Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Film genre, genre is considered a form of speculative fic ...

directed by Chris Columbus. The film is loosely based on '' The Lightning Thief'', the first novel in the ''

'' series by

. It stars

Logan Lerman Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series '' Jack & Bobby'' (2004–2005) and the movies '' The Butterfly Effect'' (2004) and '' Hoot'' (2006). Le ...

alongside an ensemble cast that includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario,

Jake Abel Jacob Allen Abel (born November 18, 1987) is an American actor. He has appeared in the film adaptations of the young adult novels '' Percy Jackson'' (2010–2013), ''I Am Number Four'' (2011), and '' The Host'' (2013), along with portraying mus ...

Rosario Dawson Rosario Isabel Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress. She made her feature-film debut in the 1995 independent drama '' Kids''. Her subsequent film roles include '' He Got Game'' (1998), '' Josie and the Pussycats'' (2001), ''Men in B ...

Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English-Irish actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. His accolades include four BAFTA Awards and three British Comedy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Aw ...

Uma Thurman Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American actress. She has performed in a variety of films, from romantic comedies and dramas to science fiction and action films. Following her appearances on the December 1985 and May 1986 cover ...

Catherine Keener Catherine Ann Keener (born March 26, 1959) is an American actress. She has portrayed disgruntled and melancholic yet sympathetic women in independent films, as well as supporting roles in studio films. She has been nominated twice for the Academ ...

Kevin McKidd Kevin McKidd (born 9 August 1973) is a Scottish actor and television director best known as Dr. Owen Hunt in ''Grey's Anatomy'' and Tommy Mackenzie in Danny Boyle's '' Trainspotting'' (1996). McKidd played Colin in the 2008 film Made of Hono ...

Sean Bean Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean; 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional debut in a production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' in 1983 at The Watermill Theatre. Retaining his ...

and

Pierce Brosnan Pierce Brendan Brosnan (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor and film producer. He was the fifth actor to play the fictional secret agent Portrayal of James Bond in film, James Bond in the List of James Bond films, James Bond film series, starri ...

. It was released to theaters on February 12, 2010. The film grossed $226,497,209 worldwide against a production budget of $95 million.

''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters''

''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters'' (also known as ''Percy Jackson & The Sea of Monsters'') is a 2013

and the sequel to the 2010 film '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief''. It continues the adventures of Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) and his friends, as they look for the golden fleece, in order to save Camp Half-Blood's magical borders from monsters. The film is based on the book '' The Sea of Monsters'', and was released on August 7, 2013.

Musical theater adaptations

''The Lightning Thief''

''The Lightning Thief'' is a two-hour-long 2017

Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...

adaptation of the first Percy Jackson novel by

Theatreworks USA TheatreWorksUSA is a professional, not-for-profit theatre for young and family audiences founded in 1961. The company is based out of New York City, but has touring productions that run through forty-nine states as well as parts of Canada. P ...

. The stage play was written by Joe Tracz, with lyrics and music by Rob Rokicki, and the performance was directed by Stephen Brackett. The production had a 2019 US tour, touring 31 US cities. Following the tour, ''the Lighting Thief'' had a limited 16-week Broadway run at the

Longacre Theatre The Longacre Theatre is a Broadway theater at 220 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S. Opened in 1913, it was designed by Henry B. Herts and is named for Longacre Square, the former ...

and closed on January 5, 2020. ''Percy Jackson - The Myths and Legends: Camp Half Blood'' 2018 Interactive theatre performance touring UK Theatres, Schools, and literacy festivals. Following permission from Rick Riordan and Puffin books, the show was designed by Pushforward to encourage a love of reading and English literature. The show features stars such as UK actor '' Paul Andrew Goldsmith'' as ''

Hermes Hermes (; ) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods. He is also widely considered the protector of human heralds, travelers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quic ...

''.

Video games

''Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief''

The Percy Jackson video game was created by

Activision Activision Publishing, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in Santa Monica, California. It serves as the publishing business for its parent company, Activision Blizzard, and consists of several subsidiary studios. Activision is one o ...

for the

Nintendo DS The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens worki ...

and was released on February 9, 2010. The game was based mostly on the

movie A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

and featured players that were neither in the book nor the movie.

Television series

Percy Jackson and the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan. The first book series in his ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'', the novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century. The series follo ...

'' is a 2023

fantasy television Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the Fantastique, fantastic, often including Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tal ...

series. The first season is based on the first novel in the series, ''The Lightning Thief''. It stars Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson alongside an ensemble cast that includes Leah Sava Jeffries,

Aryan Simhadri Aryan Simhadri (; born May 6, 2006) is an American actor best known for his role as Grover Underwood in the Disney+ series ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians (TV series), Percy Jackson and the Olympians''. In 2021, Simhadri played Walter in the o ...

, Virginia Kull,

Glynn Turman Glynn Turman (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. First coming to attention as a child actor in the original 1959 Broadway production of ''A Raisin in the Sun'', Turman is known for his roles as Lew Miles on the prime-time soap opera '' ...

, Charlie Bushnell, Adam Copeland,

Jason Mantzoukas Jason Mantzoukas (; born December 18, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and podcaster. He is known for his roles as Rafi in the FX comedy series ''The League'' and as Nadal in '' The Dictator,'' and he is one of the three co-ho ...

Jessica Parker Kennedy Jessica Parker Kennedy (born October 3, 1984) is a Canadian actress known as Melissa Glaser in '' The Secret Circle'', Max on '' Black Sails'' and Nora West-Allen / XS in ''The Flash.'' She also had guest roles on ''Smallville'', '' Undercovers' ...

Suzanne Cryer Suzanne Rossell Cryer (born January 13, 1967) is an American actress known for her roles as Ashley on the ABC sitcom '' Two Guys and a Girl'' and as Laurie Bream on the HBO original series ''Silicon Valley''. She featured in " The Yada Yada", a ...

Toby Stephens Toby Stephens (born 21 April 1969) is an English actor who has appeared in films in the United Kingdom, United States, and India. He is known for the roles of Bond villain Gustav Graves in the 2002 James Bond film '' Die Another Day'', for whic ...

and

Lance Reddick Lance Solomon Reddick (June 7, 1962 – March 17, 2023) was an American actor. He portrayed Cedric Daniels in ''The Wire'' (2002–2008), List of Fringe characters#Phillip Broyles, Phillip Broyles in ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'' (2008–201 ...

. It premiered on

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on December 19, 2023. On February 7, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season by

which will be based on the second novel in the series, ''The Sea of Monsters''.

Notes

References

External links

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
an
The Heroes of Olympus
series sites from publisher Disney (readriordan.com)
Rick Riordan Myth Master
at publisher Penguin Books (rickriordan.co.UK) * – Percy Jackson universe and more
Camp Half Blood RPG
– RPG Game Site {{Camp Half-Blood Book series introduced in 2005

Novel series

''Percy Jackson & the Olympians''

''The Lightning Thief''

''The Sea of Monsters''

''The Titan's Curse''

''The Battle of the Labyrinth''

''The Last Olympian''

''The Senior Year Adventures''

=''The Chalice of the Gods''

=''Wrath of the Triple Goddess''

''The Heroes of Olympus''

''The Lost Hero''

''The Son of Neptune''

''The Mark of Athena''

''The House of Hades''

''The Blood of Olympus''

''The Trials of Apollo''

''The Hidden Oracle''

''The Dark Prophecy''

''The Burning Maze''

''The Tyrant's Tomb''

''The Tower of Nero''

Standalone novels

''The Sun and the Star''

Fictional timeline

Short story collections

''The Demigod Files''

''The Demigod Diaries''

''Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo''

''Camp Half-Blood/Kane Chronicles'' crossovers (''Demigods and Magicians'')

''The Son of Sobek''

''The Staff of Serapis''

''The Crown of Ptolemy''

''Demigods of Olympus''

Myth anthologies

''Percy Jackson's Greek Gods''

''Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes''

Other books

''Demigods and Monsters''

''The Ultimate Guide''

''Camp Half-Blood Confidential''

''Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio's Journal''

Adaptations

Graphic novels

''The Lightning Thief Graphic Novel''

''The Sea of Monsters Graphic Novel''

''The Titan's Curse Graphic Novel''

''The Lost Hero Graphic Novel''

''The Son of Neptune Graphic Novel''

''The Mark of Athena Graphic Novel''

''The House of Hades Graphic Novel''

Film adaptations

''Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief''

''Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters''

Musical theater adaptations

''The Lightning Thief''

Video games

''Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief''

Television series

See also

Notes

References

External links