If you loved how Percy’s rescue mission led him from Westover Hall to Hoover Dam and finally to Atlas’s mountain—while Artemis, Zoë Nightshade, and Greek monsters crashed into the present—then you’ll click with Aru Shah and the End of Time. Aru accidentally frees the Sleeper, teams up with Mini, and races through the Night Bazaar and other hidden corners of our world under the watch of cranky mentor-pigeon Boo. It’s the same zippy, myth-meets-suburbia energy, trading Greek deities for Hindu legends while keeping the banter, prophecies, and big set pieces.

The prickly, combustible road-trip chemistry of Percy, Thalia, Grover, and Zoë on the way to Mount Tam is mirrored in The Raven Boys. Blue, Gansey, Ronan, Adam, and Noah form a messy, loyal team hunting a sleeping Welsh king along the ley lines of Henrietta, Virginia. As with the Hunters joining and reshaping the group dynamic, every new secret and power shifts alliances—and the humor, tension, and found-family vibes land just as hard.

If the urgent drive to save Annabeth and Artemis—and the non-stop scrapes with Dr. Thorn, skeleton warriors, and Atlas—kept you turning pages in The Titan’s Curse, you’ll tear through Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky. Tristan crashes into the world of Alke, teams up with Gum Baby and John Henry, and battles haints and Fetterlings to heal a world he accidentally broke. It’s the same propulsive quest energy with inventive folklore creatures and heartfelt stakes.

If the power and presence of Artemis’s Hunters—and characters like Zoë Nightshade and Thalia taking command, making sacrifices, and redefining strength—hooked you in The Titan’s Curse, Graceling centers that energy. Katsa, born with a deadly Grace, refuses to be her uncle’s enforcer, forges her own moral compass, and undertakes a perilous journey to protect Princess Bitterblue. It blends fierce combat, autonomy, and compassion in a heroine-forward adventure.

Percy’s growth—stepping into leadership under a looming prophecy, confronting Atlas, and witnessing Zoë’s poignant arc—finds a powerful echo in Legendborn. After her mother’s death, Bree Matthews discovers a secret Order tied to Arthurian legend at UNC, navigates mentorship and rivalry with Nick and Selwyn, and unlocks Rootcraft while uncovering the truth about her family. It’s character growth under pressure, with revelations that land as hard as that final clash on Mount Tam.