Worlds Collide in Rick Riordan’s Demigods & Magicians

Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes, out April 5, is comprised of three crossover short stories all published together for the first time—The Son of Sobek, which first appeared in The Serpent’s Shadow, the third book in the Kane Chronicles trilogy; The Staff of Serapis, first seen in The Mark of Athena, the third book in The Heroes of Olympus series; and The Crown of Ptolemy, first printed in The House of Hades, the fourth novel in The Heroes of Olympus series.
In this new collection, powerful magicians Carter and Sadie meet demigods Percy and Annabeth for the first time as strange creatures begin showing up in unexpected places. In The Son of Sobek, Carter and Percy come together to tackle a giant crocodile that’s terrorizing Long Island. Sadie and Annabeth then encounter a two-headed monster on the subway in The Staff of Serapis. Finally, the fearsome foursome joins forces in the final tale, The Crown of Ptolemy, to battle an ancient Egyptian magician, Setne, who has returned from the dead and is trying to become a god himself by mixing Greek and Egyptian spells. And it’s going to take a careful combination of the demigods’ and magicians’ unique abilities to take down this powerful foe.
The collection is filled with Riordan’s usual spellbinding storytelling and the sardonic, likable voices of the protagonists that fans of his irresistible series have come to know and love. Riordan’s incomparable knowledge of ancient history and mythology, combined with action-packed adventure and mystery, make Demigods & Magicians an awesome addition to every young reader’s collection—and a must-have for fans, who will love watching these beloved and unforgettable characters join forces.

As an added bonus, Demigods & Magicians: Percy and Annabeth Meet the Kanes includes a sneak peek of The Hidden Oracle, the first in Riordan’s new five-book series The Trials of Apollo, set in the world of Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. In it, Zeus is punishing his son Apollo, god of the sun, by turning him into a mere mortal. The 4,000-year-old deity is cast down to Earth, landing in New York City as a regular teenage boy without any of his godly powers. He now has a hefty to-do list: 1) learn how to survive, 2) find a way to get back in Zeus’s favor, and 3) dodge his many god, monster, and mortal enemies—NBD. Apollo quickly realizes he can’t do all of this alone and heads to the place so familiar to the legions of Percy Jackson superfans: Camp Half-Blood. The Hidden Oracle hits shelves May 3.