Rick Riordan announces new Percy Jackson book featuring original trio

The author will return to the universe almost ten years after his debut

fans Percy Jackson you can celebrate! series author, Rick Riordanannounced that she would be returning to the franchise with a new book featuring Percy, Annabeth and Groverfocusing on the series’ original protagonist for the first time since blood of Olymposince 2014.

In an interview with Publishers Weekly, Riordan showed that going back to the roots of his literary series came about as an idea to help sell the idea of ​​a serial adaptation of the first five books. with the title Percy Jackson and the Cup of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Cup of the Godsloosely translated), the new project sought to return what the readers also wanted.

The story promises to explore Percy’s last year of school before he started college, a period chosen by Riordan because he hadn’t said anything about that year before.

“I knew we basically had a year to play with Percy in our senior year of high school when nothing was defined, no canon was written,” – commented the author. All we know is that he goes to school in New York. So what happens to him? Of course he’s getting ready for college. And I went through that with my two kids, which means letters of recommendation. And to enter the University of Nova Roma, you need letters of recommendation from the gods, and they don’t give them out for free. So Percy has to go on missions – this time not to save the world, but just to get into college.”

The idea was shelved when the Disney series project was approved, but resurfaced when the company asked if the author had any material to publish that would support the series. Thus, the author has returned to this universe, which promises to be a separate book, and not the beginning of a new series. According to Riordan, this book “Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Six”.

In the Disney+ series, Annabeth, Percy, and Grover will be played by Leah Jeffries, Walker Scobell, and Aryan Simhadri, respectively.

The author stated that even though the protagonist is older, the new title retains the tone of the previous books. In addition, he promises to continue the tradition of introducing new gods and monsters against the backdrop of New York. This time the adventure will not be connected with the end of the world, but with “Demigod Day by Day”.

According to the plot, Percy and his friends will have to help Ganymedebutler Zeus. The trio’s goal is to retrieve the lost Chalice, a magical artifact with the power to make anyone who drinks from it immortal.

Percy Jackson and the Cup of the Gods planned for release September 26, 2023. The Disney+ series, which is adapting the first books in the franchise, does not yet have a scheduled premiere date.

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