Books Like The Lightning Thief

Loved The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan? If its series, greek mythology and gods & mythology hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, The Butcher's Masquerade and The Games Gods Play. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Lightning Thief: Series · Greek Mythology · Gods & Mythology · Quest Narrative · Adventure

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J.K. Rowling

Middle Grade · Chosen One Destiny · Chosen One · Absent Parent · Adventure

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The Butcher's Masquerade
Matt Dinniman

Quest Narrative · Gods Walking Among Us · Fast-Paced · First Person Narrator · Male Lead

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The Games Gods Play
Abigail Owen

Greek Mythology · Gods Walking Among Us · Mythology Retelling · Gods & Mythology · Fast-Paced

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The High King
Lloyd Alexander

Middle Grade · Chosen One Destiny · Quest Narrative · Prophecy · Adventure

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Talking to Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede

Middle Grade · Quest Narrative · Teen Protagonist · Absent Parent · First Person Narrator

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The Dragon Reborn
Robert Jordan

Chosen One Destiny · Quest Narrative · Chosen One · Prophecy · Adventure

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Soulbinder
Sebastien de Castell

Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Fast-Paced · Adventure · Male Lead

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Hounded
Kevin Hearne

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Fast-Paced · Plot-Driven · First Person Narrator

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Abhorsen
Garth Nix

Chosen One Destiny · Quest Narrative · Prophecy · Chosen One · Teen Protagonist

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A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle

Middle Grade · Absent Parent · Quest Narrative · Teen Protagonist · Kids in Danger

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The Sunbearer Trials
Aiden Thomas

Gods & Mythology · Teen Protagonist · Mythology Retelling · Fast-Paced · Male Lead

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Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi

Chosen One · Quest Narrative · Teen Protagonist · Gods & Mythology · Fast-Paced

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Axie Oh

Gods Walking Among Us · Gods & Mythology · Mythology Retelling · Teen Protagonist · Quest Narrative

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La Belle Sauvage
Philip Pullman

Kids in Danger · Middle Grade · Quest Narrative · Adventure · Teen Protagonist

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The Odyssey
Homer, E.V. Rieu

Greek Mythology · Gods Walking Among Us · Quest Narrative · Gods & Mythology · Adventure

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Lore
Alexandra Bracken

Greek Mythology · Gods Walking Among Us · Mythology Retelling · Teen Protagonist · Fast-Paced

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty

Quest Narrative · Adventure · First Person Narrator · Fantasy · Fast-Paced

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Free the Darkness
Kel Kade

Neurodivergent Character · Chosen One · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced · Adventure

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Theft of Swords
Michael J. Sullivan

Adventure · Quest Narrative · Fast-Paced · Prophecy · Plot-Driven

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The Way of the Warrior
Chris Bradford

Middle Grade · Teen Protagonist · Adventure · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced

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