Ilium vs The Lightning Thief: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Greek Gods, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Science Fiction, Fiction
Ilium
From the author of the Hyperion Cantos -- one of the most acclaimed popular series in contemporary science fiction -- comes a powerful epic of high-tech gods, human heroes, total war, and the extraordinary transcendence…
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The Lightning Thief
Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a daughter of Athena, Percy must journey across the United States to catch a thief who has stolen the original…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Lightning Thief highest: The Lightning Thief 4.4 · Ilium 4.0.
- The Lightning Thief has the widest readership — 147691 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Ilium | The Lightning Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (33223) | 4.4 (147691) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (216) | 4.1 (3236) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (240) | 4.5 (8526) |
Reception
| Ilium | The Lightning Thief | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33223 | 147691 |
| Editions | 22 | 103 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 33347 | 39493 |
| Pages | 352 | 377 |