#5 in Myths & legends
The Blood of Olympus
- 528
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
The fifth and last Heroes of Olympus novel is a book for readers who have come the whole way: it has to close a five-volume quest built on Greek and Roman myth, and it does so with pace and feeling. The ending leaves some readers both satisfied and a little exasperated. Not a place to start, but a fitting stop for those already attached to these characters.
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About the book
The Blood of Olympus is a 2014 American children's fantasy action-adventure middle grade children's fiction novel based on Greco-Roman classical mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. Released on October 7, 2014, the fifth and final novel in The Heroes of Olympus series, and it was followed by The Chalice of the Gods (2023), part of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
Reading order · The Heroes of Olympus
Full order & progress →- The Lost HeroStart here
8.28.2 / 10 - The Son of Neptune
8.48.4 / 10 - The Mark of Athena
8.58.5 / 10 - The House of Hades
8.78.7 / 10 - The Blood of OlympusThis book
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 897 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 86% of the weight and the score stays at 8.4 — the Myths & legends average of 8.2 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 97 | 11% |
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 800 | 89% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Blood of Olympus for?
The Blood of Olympus sits on the Middle grade shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 8–12. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 528 pages — shorter than 52% of the ranked books in Myths & legends.
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