
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Start of Percy Jackson and the Olympians seriesby Rick Riordan
Why you'll love it:
Another Rick Riordan book — if you love their writing style, this is a natural next pick.
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When the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, Apophis, threatens to destroy the world in just five days, sibling magicians Carter and Sadie Kane must attempt the impossible: resurrect the sun god Ra by finding the three lost sections of the Book of Ra. Racing against time with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance, they face their most dangerous challenge yet in a quest no magician has ever survived.
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Why you'll love it:
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| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief📚 Series starter | Rick Riordan | 4.7 | 2013 | 400 | Same author |
| The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel | Rick Riordan | 0 | 2017 | — | Same author |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | 4.8 | 1997 | 320 | Similar vibes |
| The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories) | Chris Colfer | 4.3 | 2012 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Wizards of Once | Cressida Cowell | 4.7 | 2017 | 300 | Similar vibes |
| Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Finding the Witch | Cube Kid | 4.8 | 2025 | 96 | Similar vibes |
| The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire)📚 Series starter | Tui T. Sutherland | 4.7 | 2012 | 336 | Start a new series |
| The School for Good and Evil📚 Series starter | Soman Chainani | 4.0 | 2013 | 488 | Start a new series |
| Keeper of the Lost Cities📚 Series starter | Shannon Messenger | 4.4 | 2012 | 496 | Start a new series |
| Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow📚 Series starter | Jessica Townsend | 4.6 | 2018 | 512 | Start a new series |
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The most similar books to The Throne of Fire are Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
After finishing The Throne of Fire, readers most commonly pick up Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Rick Riordan, such as The House of Hades.
Authors similar to Rick Riordan include Jennifer A. Nielsen, Brandon Mull, Soman Chainani.
The Throne of Fire is a Fantasy novel by Rick Riordan, published in 2011. It features elements of Mythology, Egypt, Magic.
The Throne of Fire is 465 pages long.
The Throne of Fire: the second book in Rick Riordan''s The Kane Chronicles. EVER since the gods of Ancient Egypt were unleashed on the modern world, Carter Kane and his sister, Sadie, have been in big trouble. As descendants of the magical House of Life, they command certain powers. But now a terrifying enemy - Apophis, the giant snake of chaos - is rising. If Carter and Sadie don''t destroy him, the world will end in five days'' time. And in order to battle the forces of chaos, they must revive the sun god Ra - a feat no magician has ever achieved. Because first they must search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells . . . Can the Kanes destroy Apophis before he swallows the sun and plunges the earth into darkness . . . forever?