The Son of Neptune
core novel 2011 The Riordanverse
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.40 (689,409 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781423140597 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
The Son of Neptune is the second book in The Heroes of Olympus series. Percy Jackson wakes near a camp of Roman demigods with no memory of his past beyond his own name, unaware that months have passed since he vanished from Camp Half-Blood and that he is, in fact, a son of Neptune, the Roman aspect of his father Poseidon. Struggling to prove himself among suspicious strangers who follow unfamiliar customs, Percy forms an uneasy alliance with two fellow demigods, Hazel Levesque and Frank Zhang, each carrying their own burdens and secrets. Together the three are sent on a dangerous quest north to Alaska, tasked with confronting servants of the awakening earth goddess Gaea before her plans can advance further, while Percy tries to reconcile fragments of his forgotten life with the unfamiliar Roman world he now finds himself part of.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Riordanverse
- Series: The Heroes of Olympus core; position 2 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Rick Riordan
Awards (verified)
- Readers' Choice Awards (Middle Grade & Children's), 2011: won; Reader-vote win.
Notes
- From the series record (The Heroes of Olympus): Direct sequel sequence (2010-2014) uniting the Greek and Roman camps against the giants.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Heroes of Olympus: position 2 of 5: previous The Lost Hero (2010) · next The Mark of Athena (2012)
- Internal chronology, within The Riordanverse: position 13 of 25: previous The Lost Hero (2010) · next The Mark of Athena (2012)
Sources
- Rick Riordan's official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Half-Blood_Chronicles
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Son_of_Neptune
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