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12 books with a reading profile close to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Books I-III by Rick Riordan. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo

    Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo

    by Rick Riordan

    Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

    In this short story, Percy Jackson is celebrating Grover Underwood’s birthday when the god Apollo appears to demand a favor.

  2. 2 The Dark Prophecy

    The Dark Prophecy

    by Rick Riordan

    Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

    Lester Papadopoulos, the mortal incarnation of the fallen god Apollo, travels to Indianapolis to secure the second ancient Oracle.

  3. 3 Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery

    Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery

    by Kurtis J. Wiebe

    Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

    Hannah the rock-abilly elven mage, Violet the hipster dwarven fighter, Dee the atheist human cleric, and Betty the hippy smidgen thief comprise the Rat Queens, a rowdy mercenary crew in the fantasy town of Palisade.

  4. 4 Quidditch Through the Ages

    Quidditch Through the Ages

    by J.K. Rowling

    Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

    Presented as a facsimile of a library book from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this volume details the historical evolution of the wizarding world's premier sport.

  5. 5 Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

    Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

    by Cassandra Clare

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    This collection of ten linked stories follows Simon Lewis, once a mortal, then a vampire, who becomes a Shadowhunter trainee at the Academy in Idris.

  6. 6 Hogwarts Library

    Hogwarts Library

    by J. K. Rowling, Olivia Lomenech Gill

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    The Hogwarts Library is a three-volume collection containing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

  7. 7 The Bane Chronicles

    The Bane Chronicles

    by Cassandra Clare

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    The Bane Chronicles is an anthology of eleven interconnected short stories following Magnus Bane, the High Warlock of Brooklyn, over several centuries of history.

  8. 8 A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

    A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

    by T. Kingfisher

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Fourteen-year-old Mona possesses a niche magical talent: she can manipulate dough and animate baked goods.

  9. 9 Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

    Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

    by N.D. Stevenson

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    At Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqulth Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, five cabin mates—Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley—encounter supernatural anomalies deep in the woods.

  10. 10 A Tourist Guide To Lancre

    A Tourist Guide To Lancre

    by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett

    Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

    This guidebook provides a topographical and cultural inventory of Lancre, the highland kingdom situated within the Ramtop Mountains.

  11. 11 Wonder Woman: Warbringer

    Wonder Woman: Warbringer

    by Leigh Bardugo

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    Princess Diana of Themyscira yearns to prove her worth to her Amazon sisters by competing in a grueling race across their isolated island.

  12. 12 The Assassin's Blade

    The Assassin's Blade

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

    This collection of five prequel novellas follows Celaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin serving the ruthless Arobynn Hamel in the city of Rifthold.

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