The Heroes of Olympus · Book 5

The House of Hades

Published
8 October 2013
Pages
597
ISBN-13
9780804171663
Type
novel
Cover of The House of Hades

About this book

At 597 pages, The House of Hades was published in 2013, the fourth book in The Heroes of Olympus, continuing Rick Riordan's seven-narrator saga as the united Greek-and-Roman demigods push toward the series' climax.

Key facts about The House of Hades

The House of Hades is a novel by Rick Riordan. Readers have had it since 8 October 2013. It runs to 597 pages.

Our list holds 3 editions of The House of Hades. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780804171663 to find the main one.

The House of Hades is book 5 of 6 in The Heroes of Olympus series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with The Lost Hero (2010). The Blood of Olympus is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 7 October 2014.

Additionally, Rick Riordan writes Tres Navarre, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Kane Chronicles, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our crime and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Wild Zone is the latest published Rick Riordan book on file, from 29 September 2026.

About Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is an American author who reshaped middle-grade fantasy by fusing Greek mythology with contemporary American life in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, introducing Percy, a dyslexic, ADHD twelve-year-old who discovers he's the son of Poseidon and is thrust into a modern-day world where the Greek gods and monsters are alive and active. See every Rick Riordan book in order.

Its place in The Heroes of Olympus

The House of Hades is book 5 in the The Heroes of Olympus series. It follows The Mark of Athena. It is followed by The Blood of Olympus. See the full The Heroes of Olympus reading order.

The Heroes of Olympus picks up months after the Titan war that closed Percy Jackson and the Olympians — and immediately breaks its own world open. A boy wakes on a school bus with no memory and a name he is not sure is his; meanwhile Percy Jackson has vanished from Camp Half-Blood entirely. The answer to both mysteries is the series' great twist: the Greek gods also have Roman aspects, and a second, secret camp of Roman demigods has existed all along, trained for discipline and conquest where the Greeks prize…

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