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What is the best Percy Jackson book?

By YPB Team

Demigods have argued over this one since 2005. In the running: all seven Percy-narrated Olympians novels, the original five plus his two senior-year sequels, and nothing from the spin-off series.

  1. The Last Olympian — ranked #11
    The Last Olympian
    The 2009 fifth novel, in which Percy, about to turn sixteen, leads the demigods defending Manhattan and Mount Olympus against Kronos.
    1000pts
  2. The Chalice of the Gods — ranked #22
    The Chalice of the Gods
    The 2023 sixth novel, in which a high-school senior Percy needs three letters of recommendation from gods and starts by recovering Ganymede's stolen chalice.
    787pts
  3. The Titan's Curse — ranked #33
    The Titan's Curse
    The 2007 third novel, in which Percy follows a quest led by Zoë Nightshade of the Hunters of Artemis to rescue the captured goddess and Annabeth; it is the basis of the show's third season.
    538pts
  4. Wrath of the Triple Goddess — ranked #44
    Wrath of the Triple Goddess
    The 2024 seventh novel, in which Percy earns his second recommendation letter by pet-sitting Hecate's animals over Halloween weekend.
    440pts
  5. The Lightning Thief — ranked #55
    The Lightning Thief
    The 2005 first novel, in which twelve-year-old Percy learns he is a son of Poseidon and goes on a quest to recover Zeus's stolen master bolt.
    323pts
  6. The Sea of Monsters — ranked #66
    The Sea of Monsters
    The 2006 second novel, in which Percy and his half-brother Tyson sail the Sea of Monsters to find the Golden Fleece and save Thalia's tree.
    0pts
  7. The Battle of the Labyrinth — ranked #77
    The Battle of the Labyrinth
    The 2008 fourth novel, in which Percy and Annabeth search Daedalus's Labyrinth before Kronos's army can use it to invade Camp Half-Blood.
    0pts

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