Camp Half-Blood Chronicles
Camp Half-Blood Chronicles is an American media franchise created by American author Rick Riordan, encompassing four book 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 adolescent demigod heroes and features characters from Greco-Roman mythology.
The first series, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, follows the adventures of a boy named Percy Jackson at a summer camp for Greek demigods. The second series, The Heroes of Olympus, 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, follows the now-mortal god Apollo 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 fourth series, The [Nico di Angelo Adventures], follows the adventures of a boy named Nico di Angelo and his boyfriend Will Solace, who are both Greek demigods, with appearances by many characters from the first, second, and third series.
The franchise takes place in the same fictional universe as two of Riordan's other series, The Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. Three short stories have been published which join The Kane Chronicles and the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles; Camp Half-Blood characters have also appeared in both Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard and The Kane Chronicles.
Novel series
''Percy Jackson & the Olympians''
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a series of adventure fiction books written by Rick Riordan. Set in the United States, the books are predominantly based on Greek mythology and deal with a demigod, Percy Jackson, and his quest to stop the rise of the Titan lord Kronos from rising from Tartarus. The books are seen from Percy's witty and sardonic point of view. The series tackles themes like coming of age, love and teenage angst. 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|the New York Times best seller list] for children's book series for 538 weeks.
''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, Gaea, 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 Padraic Colum.
''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 released on May 3, 2016. It also features most of the characters from The Heroes of Olympus and Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.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, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, 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. 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, The Heroes of Olympus, 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". 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 The Kane Chronicles. 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 Long Island. 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 Serapis in Rockaway Beach in Queens. 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 Borders in 2008; an expanded edition was published by BenBella Books 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 and the second edition were issued by BenBella.The essays were written by people likely to be recognized by fans of the series.