The Heroes of Olympus
The logo for the The Heroes of Olympus series
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| Author | Rick Riordan |
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| Cover artist | John Rocco |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, young adult fiction, mystery, adventure, Greek and Roman mythological fiction |
| Publisher | Disney Hyperion |
| Published | 2010–2014 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) Audiobook |
| No. of books | 5 |
| Preceded by | Percy Jackson & the Olympians |
| Followed by | The Trials of Apollo |
The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of adventure, mythological fiction and fantasy novels by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea, the earth's personification. Riordan also introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters. The first book of the series, The Lost Hero, was published on October 12, 2010. The final entry in the series, The Blood of Olympus, was published on October 7, 2014.
The plot of the Heroes of Olympus is centered around a prophecy, introduced in The Last Olympian (last book in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series), that predicted seven demigods would unite to protect the earth from Gaea, the goddess of the Earth, before she wakes up. Gaea, on the other hand, is planning to destroy it. Demigods from both the Greek camp, Camp Half-Blood, and a newfound Roman camp, Camp Jupiter, work together to save the world from being destroyed by Gaea.
Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,
To storm or fire, the world must fall.
An oath to keep with a final breath,
And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.
The Lost Hero, the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series, was released on October 12, 2010.
Jason Grace has no memory of his identity or how he came to be on the bus with a group taking a field trip to the Grand Canyon. Leo Valdez claims to be his best friend and Piper McLean, his girlfriend. At the Grand Canyon, one of the students reveals himself to be a Greek monster, and a horde of Venti attacks the three and their supervising teacher, Coach Gleeson Hedge, who reveals himself to be a Satyr and confronts the Venti. Jason is able to defeat the Venti's helpers, but the remaining Ventus captures Coach Hedge and flees. Two strangers arrive in a flying chariot: Annabeth Chase (daughter of Athena) and Butch (son of Iris). Annabeth is hostile towards Jason when they meet as she had been told that to find Percy she must find the guy with one shoe. Jason is only wearing one shoe, yet Percy is not there, which causes her distress.
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