All the new UK Percy Jackson covers by Khadijah Khatib

Today we are here to chat about Percy Jackson. And there’s a lot we can chat about. While we are so very excited for the TV show to come out next month (!!!), today we decided to just focus on the books.  In particular, we are here to chat about the new covers by Khadijah Khatib. You might recognize Khadijah’s work for The Sun and the Star, as well as the UK’s Daughter of the Deep.

 

The Chalice of the Gods

After many years of wait, Rick Riordan is back with another book that has Percy as the main character. While we loved The Sun and the Star, the book centering around Nico di Angelo that came out earlier this year, having Percy Jackson narrate the story really hits different. It is super nice to read about Percy growing up and trying to get into college, and you don’t need to remember everything that happened in Rick Riordan’s books in order to enjoy this. We get to interact with some gods and goddesses that don’t often make an appearance in the PJO books and there are some amazing life lessons in here too. If our prediction is right, there should be two more books in this new spinoff series. The U.S. cover was done by Victo Ngai, who designed the newest Percy Jackson covers that came out last year. The one pictured here is the UK edition, which is illustrated by Malaysian artist Khadijah Khatib, which looks super sick.

 

New Percy Jackson & the Olympians covers 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, for those who are wondering whether the UK would also get new covers for PJO anytime soon, the answer is yes. Khadijah Khatib also redid all the covers in the PJO series so they would have the same style as The Chalice of the Gods. We aren’t entirely sure how we are feeling about the bright frames, as they are giving off R.L. Stine vibes but the artworks definitely look incredible. They fit the stories very well and remind us of the original US covers. 

We are just curious whether Puffin UK would decide to revamp the other Rick Riordan books as well? That would be a big project but we are definitely down for new covers. 

And before we leave, one more thing: we are giving away one set of the new Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. To win, simply follow the instructions in the tweet below:

 

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