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Books like the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

Books that match a book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, most similar first. Each one names the Percy Jackson and the Olympians book it matches and why.

Genre

Where it happens

Kind of book

  • Novel

Came out

  • 2000s

Ages

  • Children's

Awards

  • Bluebonnet Award

Series like this

Other series with a book that matches a Percy Jackson and the Olympians book, most similar first. Each one names the two books and what both series share.

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone book cover by J. K. Rowling

    Why: Both series are adventure and fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    What both books share
    • adventure
      The Lightning Thief: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • The Outcasts book cover by John Flanagan

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about friendship.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Slaves of Socorro

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      Slaves of Socorro: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
    • friendship
      The Lightning Thief: "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Juvenile fiction" (LoC 650)
      Slaves of Socorro: "Friendship, fiction" (OL subject); "Friendship" (OL subject); "Friendship -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
  • Redwall book cover by Brian Jacques

    Why: Both series are fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Doomwyte

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      Doomwyte: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
  • The Merchant of Death book cover by D. J. MacHale

    Why: Both series are fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Black Water

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      Black Water: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
  • Why: Both series are children's fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and A Dangerous Path

    What both books share
    • children's
      The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
      A Dangerous Path: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      A Dangerous Path: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • The Dragonet Prophecy book cover by Tui T. Sutherland

    Why: Both series are children's fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and The Brightest Night

    What both books share
    • children's
      The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
      The Brightest Night: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      The Brightest Night: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • The Unwanteds book cover by Lisa McMann

    The Unwanteds

    Lisa McMann

    Why: Both series are fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and The Unwanteds

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      The Unwanteds: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
  • Keeper of the Lost Cities book cover by Shannon Messenger

    Why: Both series are fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Keeper of the Lost Cities

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      Keeper of the Lost Cities: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • Artemis Fowl book cover by Eoin Colfer

    Artemis Fowl

    Eoin Colfer

    Why: Both series are fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and Artemis Fowl

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • The Magician's Nephew book cover by C. S. Lewis

    Why: Both series are children's fantasy books.

    Closest books: The Lightning Thief and The Last Battle

    What both books share
    • children's
      The Lightning Thief: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
      The Last Battle: "children's fiction" (WD genre)
    • fantasy
      The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
      The Last Battle: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)

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