Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake | 2017 | Rob Lloyd Jones | Buy |
| 2 | Jake Atlas and the Hunt for the Feathered God | 2018 | Rob Lloyd Jones | Buy |
| 3 | Jake Atlas and the Quest for the Crystal Mountain | 2019 | Rob Lloyd Jones | Buy |
| 4 | Jake Atlas and the Keys of the Apocalypse | 2020 | Rob Lloyd Jones | Buy |
Rob Lloyd Jones launched the Jake Atlas series in 2017 with Jake Atlas and the Tomb of the Emerald Snake, setting up a fast-moving adventure with a teenage protagonist who gets pulled into dangerous archaeological mysteries. The series has a clear Indiana Jones-style premise: ancient artefacts, secret organisations, and locations drawn from real historical sites.
Each book takes Jake to a different part of the world. The four titles move from an emerald snake tomb to a feathered god, a crystal mountain, and finally to the Keys of the Apocalypse. The titles give a strong sense of the scale Jones is aiming for, and the books balance action with enough historical and mythological detail to give young readers something to get their teeth into.
The series concluded with four books published between 2017 and 2020. For fans of adventure series aimed at middle grade readers, Jake Atlas offers plenty of excitement and a likeable protagonist.