Books by Rick Riordan
Style: Average
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Fairly Positive
Jason, Piper & Leo are thrown into the world of half-blood children of gods and embark on a quest to free Hera-Juno from the clutches of a mysterious enemy.
Classical gods fathering half-blood children. An enjoyable if slightly disappointing adventure quest. Heroism as friends help friends and people have to work together to save the lives of others.
Adventure, Boys, Fantasy, Friendship, Mythical, Romantic
Style: Average
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Positive
Percy Jackson has lost his memory of Camp Half-Blood and battles his way to the Roman Camp Jupiter where he must convince the Roman demigods that he isn’t a threat to them while he tries to recover his memory.
Adventure, Boys, Fantasy, Friendship, Mythical, Romantic
Style: Average
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Fairly Positive
The joint Greek-Roman crew of the Argo II must sail to Rome to confront Gaia whose plan is to overthrow the Olympian Gods altogether.
Adventure, Boys, Fantasy, Friendship, Mythical, Romantic
Style: Average
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Positive
Following on from the [series:percy-jackson original Percy Jackson series], the gods of antiquity are under threat from the earth goddess Gaia and cause the Greek Demigods to throw in their lot with their Roman counterparts whose existence had been hidden from them.
Classical gods fathering half-blood children. Young characters maturing as they overcome adversity. Some very mild young-teen romance based on a trusting friendship and shared adversity. Many classical references in a modern setting.
Adventure, Boys, Fantasy, Friendship, Mythical, Romantic
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
Style: Average
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Fairly Positive
Percy Jackson finds himself on a quest to rescue his satyr friend Grover, at the same time finding the Golden Fleece which alone can save the poisoned tree that protects Camp Half-Blood.
Based on the idea that the Greek gods are real and take root wherever civilisation is strongest, at present in the USA. Single-parent families as a commonplace. Rites-of-passage style story involving finding inner strengths and powers, overcoming magical and monstrous adversaries, and knowing when to trust people.
Adventure, Fantasy, Friendship, Mythical
Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse
Style: Average
Attitude: Some Care Needed → Positive
Percy Jackson once again finds himself on a quest when his friend Annabeth is captured and used as bait to lure the goddess Artemis in a bid by the Titans to take back the world they lost to the Olympian Gods.
Good-hearted and entertaining adventure story with modern takes on classical legends. The ongoing battle between the selfish Titans and the amoral Greek Gods. Instances of bravery, selflessness, generosity and self-sacrifice. Complicated family arrangements where an absent parent is an Olympian.
Adventure, Fantasy, Friendship, Mythical