All Things Rick Riordan Discussions discussion

Looking for advice on which order to read Riordan books. Only got through 2 Percy Jackson books but then couldn't resist buying the Lost Hero, is it ok to start the Lost Hero before finishing the Percy Jackson series? Help Please Thanks

I dont recommend it. As amazing as the Lost Hero is, there are some major spoilers for the Percy Jackson series.

You can, the plots are different enough that it's possible to do so, but I don't recommend it. There's a lot of references you won't get, and the main idea of everything will be lost, I think.
Absolutely only do this if you already have extensive knowledge of the greek gods, at the very least know all the olympians. That's all discussed in the first series, and you'll be lost otherwise.

Stephanie wrote: "Looking for advice on which order to read Riordan books. Only got through 2 Percy Jackson books but then couldn't resist buying the Lost Hero, is it ok to start the Lost Hero before finishing the ..."

Technically, yes. The plots stand alone so you can definitely read The Heroes of Olympus before finishing or reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but as far as recommendations go.... I'd say read Percy Jackson and the Olympians first.

Perhaps but the reading isn't all that different age-wise for the two series. Either way, it's a childrens series.

Not much though.

Stephanie wrote: "Looking for advice on which order to read Riordan books. Only got through 2 Percy Jackson books but then couldn't resist buying the Lost Hero, is it ok to start the Lost Hero before finishing the ..."

i recommend that you finish percy jackson series first. though they are different book series, the heroes of Olympus contains some major spoilers. also it will help you with HoO (heroes of olympus) series if you read PJO series first. otherwise you will always feel that you are missing something while reading the lost hero.

Iftekhar wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Looking for advice on which order to read Riordan books. Only got through 2 Percy Jackson books but then couldn't resist buying the Lost Hero, is it ok to start the Lost Hero bef..."

Yeah, I agree with Iftekhar