House of Hades
by Rick Riordan
★ Most-read book of 2013 · #1 on Best Books of 2013
Hazel and the Argo II crew must choose between heading home to stop a war or pressing on to the House of Hades. Meanwhile Percy and Annabeth struggle through Tartarus, while Gaea's deadline for her rise to power draws near.
Best for: Heroes of Olympus fans eager for the series' high-stakes penultimate chapter
House of Hades is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 2013, out of 45 2013 books that cleared our data bar.
What House of Hades is about
Two friends have fallen into Tartarus, and nobody above can reach them. Percy and Annabeth are hungry, parched, and hurting, wandering a dark, poisonous land with no clue where the Doors of Death might be, and a legion of Gaea's toughest monsters stands watch on that side anyway.
Up above, Hazel and the rest of the Argo II crew reach a crossroads. They can sail home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to head off a war between Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter, or push on to the House of Hades, where opening the Doors might save their friends and stop monsters from returning. Gaea has picked August 1 for her rise, so the clock is loud. Fast, funny, and packed with danger, it is a story about loyalty, hard choices, and attempting what looks impossible. Readers who have followed the series will want it.
House of Hades on the Best Books of 2013
House of Hades came out in 2013. Of the 45 books first published in 2013 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #1 on our Best Books of 2013 list.
Why it made the list: 1,141 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (125 ratings); 64 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Most-read of 2013 and reader favorite and being read right now.
Nearby on the 2013 list
- Hard Luck Jeff Kinney, #2
- Crown of Midnight Sarah J. Maas, #3
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 815 want to read it, 64 are reading it now and 262 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.3 out of 5 from 125 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 98 | 55% |
| Reader love | 93 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 93 | 20% |
Questions about House of Hades
When was House of Hades published?
House of Hades by Rick Riordan was first published in 2013.
Was House of Hades one of the best books of 2013?
House of Hades is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 2013, out of 45 2013 books that cleared our data bar. 1,141 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (125 ratings); 64 are reading it right now.
Why is House of Hades on the Best Books of 2013 list?
1,141 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.3 out of 5 (125 ratings); 64 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2013
- Hard Luck Jeff Kinney, #2
- Crown of Midnight Sarah J. Maas, #3
- The Screaming Staircase Jonathan Stroud, #4
- Unravel Me Tahereh Mafi, #5
- The Goldfinch Donna Tartt, #6
- Hopeless Colleen Hoover, #7
See the full Best Books of 2013, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
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