Rick Riordan Book Reading Order (Or, How To Start Reading Percy Jackson As A Grown-Up)

With the new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series coming to Disney+ new folks might be wanting to read the books. I started reading Rick Riordan's books over a decade ago, and want to help with a guide to the order of reading these books, as there are some of my favorites of all time.…

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