#28 in Children’s books
The Lost Hero
- 556
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
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Our view
A sequel series that starts by widening Percy Jackson’s world: three new leads and, its best idea, a Roman side of the myths set against the Greek one as a distinct culture. Some readers feel the opening strains to enlarge the universe, and some find the teenage banter forced, but the quest settles into an easy rhythm. Best read after the Percy Jackson books; younger readers who liked those will feel at home.
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About the book
The Lost Hero is a 2010 American children's fantasy action-adventure middle grade children's fiction novel based on Greco-Roman classical mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 12, 2010, and is the first book in The Heroes of Olympus series, a sequel to the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. It is preceded by The Last Olympian of Percy Jackson & the Olympians and followed by The Son of Neptune. The novel has since been translated into many languages and released as a hardcover, e-book, audiobook, and paperback.
Reading order · The Heroes of Olympus
Full order & progress →- The Lost HeroThis book
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 Olympus
8.48.4 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 1,511 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 91% of the weight and the score stays at 8.2 — the Children’s books average of 7.9 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.9 | 172 | 11% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 20 | 1% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 1.3K | 87% |
Frequently asked
What age is The Lost Hero for?
The Lost Hero sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 556 pages — longer than 55% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
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