More magic and myth for fans of Percy Jackson
If you're a Percy Jackson fan who's read to the limits of Olympus and back, welcome to your next reading obsession.
Since Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books struck like a bolt out of the blue in 2005, readers have been praying to the pantheon for more mythology-infused stories of young people discovering their powers and battling evil forces. We've summoned some of the best right here.
Aru Shah and the End of Time
A teen fantasy novel from Rick Riordan Presents starring Aru Shah, a 12-year-old girl who sometimes (okay, a lot of the time) lies so that she can fit in at school. Then one day, some of her schoolmates show up at her house in an attempt to catch her in a lie. Aru says that her family's museum holds a cursed lamp, and her classmates want her to prove it. But when Aru lights the lamp, she unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon who will awaken the God of Destruction.
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Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky
Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky is another must-read from the Rick Riordan Presents collection. This one features African American folk heroes and West African gods. Tristan Strong is going to spend a month on his grandparents' farm in Alabama in an attempt to heal from the loss of his best friend. But on his first day there, Tristan encounters a strange creature who steals Tristan's best friend's journal. In an attempt to get the journal back, Tristan accidentally rips open a chasm into the MidPass, a strange place with a burning sea and haunted bone ships, where iron monsters hunt the people who live in this world. Now to get home, Tristan will have to convince the god Anansi to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky.
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Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari and the Night Brothers is the first in a fantasy trilogy that's Percy Jackson meets Men in Black. Amari’s brother Quinton is missing. Everyone else tells her he’s dead, but Amari is convinced her brother is still alive. So when Amari comes across a strange briefcase in her brother’s closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain this will be the key to finding her brother.
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Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl is the story of a 12-year-old millionaire. He's a genius and a criminal mastermind, but even Artemis gets in over his head when he kidnaps a fairy. And sure, you might think that fairies seem harmless, but Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit isn't that kind of fairy. He's extremely dangerous.
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The Storm Runner
The Storm Runner is a fantasy adventure based on Maya mythology from Rick Riordan Presents. When Zane goes exploring a dormant volcano in New Mexico, he has no idea that that volcano is secretly a gateway to another world. What's more, there's a powerful prophecy at work, and Zane is at the center of it. Zane is destined to release an evil god from the ancient Mayan relic in which he is imprisoned. But that's easier said than done, and Zane will have to confront all sorts of danger—with the help of a new girl at school named Brooks—to fulfill his destiny.
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Akata Witch
Akata Witch is the first book in Nnedi Okarafor's fantasy trilogy that draws inspiration from Nigerian literature and mythology. Twelve-year-old Sunny has just moved to Nigeria from America and she feels like there's no place where she truly fits in. If being the new kid in school wasn’t enough, Sunny also feels different from her classmates because she has albinism. But everything changes with Sunny discovers she is a "free agent," a Leopard person gifted with magical powers. Sunny soon joins a quartet of students who are also learning about their magical powers. But not all magic wielders are good. When Sunny and her friends face off against a career criminal experienced in magic, will their magic lessons protect them?
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