CHILDREN'S
Released: May 3, 2011
"What a week for the Kanes. If they don't quite vanquish evil for all time, they at least avert disaster long enough for Riordan to write Book Three, coming the spring of 2012. (Fantasy. 8-14)"
In Carter and Sadie Kane's last adventure (
The Red Pyramid, 2010), they fought Set, god of evil; now the stakes are even higher.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
"Die-hard fans will probably be happy with this for a time, but unless Riordan tightens things up considerably by number five, they may find themselves hoping that it does not end with a third Great Prophecy."
"Not again!" yells one of the three protagonists at one point in Rick Riordan's first installment of his second five-book series that fuses Classical mythology with everyday teen angst.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 4, 2010
"Readers pining for Percy Jackson will find new heroes in Carter and Sadie Kane, and that's not all bad, even if the plot will seem familiar. (Fantasy. 10 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 5, 2009
"The bestselling series's legions of fans will cheer their heroes on and rejoice in such a compelling conclusion to the saga. (Fiction. 9 & up)"
In the fifth and final installment of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Percy is turning 16, when it has been prophesied he'll make a choice affecting the fate of Western civilization.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 9, 2008
"Librarians should be careful to purchase card-free library editions to avoid circulation headaches. (Novelty/fiction. 9-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 6, 2008
"Look no further for the next Harry Potter; meet Percy Jackson, as legions of fans already have. (Fantasy. 9 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2007
"This can stand alone, though newcomers to the series will race back to the first two volumes and eagerly await a fourth installment. (Fantasy. 10 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2006
"Though it's doubtful Percy wouldn't guess Tyson's otherworldly connection immediately after the dodgeball game, and though some of the humor will zip over the heads of the target audience, Percy's sardonic narration and derring-do will keep the pages turning. (Fantasy. 10-14)"
Percy (Perseus) Jackson, the half-blood son of Poseidon, returns for a second quest across a modern America secretly ruled by the Greek Gods.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2005
"The sardonic tone of the narrator's voice lends a refreshing air of realism to this riotously paced quest tale of heroism that questions the realities of our world, family, friendship and loyalty. (Fantasy. 12-15)"
Edgar Award–winning Riordan leaves the adult world of mystery to begin a fantasy series for younger readers.
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