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Books like Percy Jackson: 9 series to read next

Percy Jackson is fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Percy Jackson is 50 books across 10 series, 2005–2026.

“Look, being twelve is hard enough without a Fury coming after you on a museum field trip.”
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Artemis Fowl
Pandava
Tolkien's legendarium
Genie Lo
Watership Down
United States of Asgard
American Gods
Tut
Alderley

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
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Start with LEPrecon →

PandavaSeries

seriesRoshani Chokshi5 books2018

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about gods and quests, set in contemporary.

“The next books are Aru Shah and the Song of Death, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, and Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality.”
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Start with Aru Shah and the End of Time →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Genie LoSeries

seriesF. C. Yee2 books2017

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, adventurous and funny in tone, about gods, set in contemporary and north america.

“Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb.”
from the catalogue description of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Start with The Epic Crush of Genie Lo →

Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

About survival and found family, set in countryside & village.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

United States of AsgardSeries

seriesTessa Gratton7 books2013

Set in alternate earth.

Start with The Lost Sun →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

TutSeries

seriesP. J. Hoover2 books2014

About immortality.

“The Egyptian demigod Tut has been stuck in eighth grade for ages.”
from the catalogue description of Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life

Start with Tut: The Story of My Immortal Life →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Set in british isles.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Percy Jackson?: Artemis Fowl — the closest match to Percy Jackson on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Percy Jackson?: Percy Jackson is 50 books across 10 series, 2005–2026.

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