- Status
- Ongoing series
- Published books
- 7
- Commitment
- Medium series
- Audience
- Middle Grade / Crossover
A fast middle-grade mythological fantasy series about demigods, quests, friendship, and modern America.
The original five-book arc is complete, but later Percy-led novels have reopened the named series.
Best if you want
- Accessible first-person adventure and Greek mythology.
- Friendship, jokes, monsters, and short quest structures.
Think twice if you need
- Adult political complexity or romantic fantasy.
- A consistently serious or frightening tone.
Outside the score
Reader context
Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Child peril
- Grief and loss
Books in this series
Compare the individual volumes.
1 of 7 published books currently have a full Matrix profile.
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson reaches Camp Half-Blood, learns that Poseidon is his father, and crosses modern America with friends to recover Zeus's stolen weapon.