#4 in Middle grade
The House of Hades
- 597
- Pages
- about 11 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The House of Hades”, fourth of the five Heroes of Olympus books, is where the series starts paying off its long quest: the revelations come quickly, the mood is tense, and the friendships carry real feeling. Some readers single out Leo’s storyline as a favourite. At close to 600 pages it is long for middle grade and leans entirely on the earlier volumes, so it is for readers already travelling with these heroes.
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About the book
The House of Hades is a 2013 American children's fantasy action-adventure middle grade children's fiction novel based on Greek and -Roman classical mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 8, 2013, and is the fourth book in The Heroes of Olympus series, preceded by The Mark of Athena and followed by The Blood of Olympus.
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 HadesThis book
8.78.7 / 10 - The Blood of Olympus
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.7 across 1,043 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 88% of the weight and the score stays at 8.7 — the Middle grade average of 8.0 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 125 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.8 | 918 | 88% |
Frequently asked
What age is The House of Hades for?
The House of Hades 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 597 pages — longer than 59% of the ranked books in Middle grade.
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