The Percy Jackson series, an enormous hit with middle school readers, is scheduled to end next May. On his blog, Riordan talked about what comes next: “My plan is for another five-book story arc, featuring a new set of demigods , but with several of the original cast from Percy jackson making appearances.” And what about the big question: Does Percy Jackson live? “Well, I should probably be secretive about that,” he wrote, “but as a general rule I do not believe in killing off main characters, especially when I’m using a first-person narrator.” Next up: The Demigod Files, due out February 10, followed by The Last Olympian in May.
“Children’s Series and Tie-Ins Bestseller” by Diane Roback. Publisher’s Weekly October 27, 2008