NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� Starting this fall, fans of 鈥淧ercy Jackson鈥� books can discover some adventures that took place at the demigod training facility Camp Half-Blood when Percy himself wasn’t around.
Random House Children’s Books announced Tuesday that Riordan is collaborating with different co-authors on each of four 鈥淐amp Half-Blood鈥� middle-grade novels set during the time between Riordan’s first two Percy books, 鈥淭he Lightning Thief鈥� and 鈥淭he Sea of Monsters.鈥�
Since 鈥淭he Lightning Thief鈥� was published in 2005, Riordan鈥檚 鈥淧ercy Jackson鈥� novels have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide and have been translated into dozens of languages. His books feature such beloved characters as Percy, the boy whose father is the Greek god Poseidon; best friend Grover Underwood and Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena. Riordan said in a statement that working on the of his work stirred his curiosity about Camp Half-Blood.
鈥淚t made me wonder what was happening back at camp between the books of the original series, when Percy, Annabeth, and Grover weren鈥檛 around,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his new series gives me a chance to explore that idea, while opening up Percy鈥檚 world by introducing a new group of demigod heroes, co-created with amazing authors who can write authentically about those heroes鈥� backgrounds. It鈥檚 been an incredible thrill!鈥�
The first installment, 鈥淭he Wild Zone,鈥� was written with Annebelle Oh and comes out Sept. 29. Kyle Lukoff, Jade Adia and Pablo Cartaya are working with Riordan on the second, third and fourth books, respectively. Each will be published six months apart.
According to Random House, 鈥淭he Wild Zone鈥� tells of 鈥渁ncient threats and long-buried secrets鈥� and how 鈥渃ampers begin to disappear, unlikely new heroes must face monsters, curses, and impossible choices, all while discovering what it truly means to belong.鈥�
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