Country United States Published May 3, 2016- Publisher Hyperion Books Preceded by The Heroes of Olympus | Language English No. of books 2 (as of 2017) Number of books 2 (2017) Cover artist John Rocco | |
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Genre Greek mythological fiction, fantasy, adventure and children's fiction Media type Print (hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book | ||
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The Trials of Apollo is a series of fantasy adventure mythological fiction novels written by American author Rick Riordan that collectively form a sequel to the Heroes of Olympus series. The first book in the series, The Hidden Oracle, was released on May 3, 2016.
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The worldwide release of the next book in the series, The Dark Prophecy, is scheduled for May 2, 2017.
Synopsis
The series follows the trials of the god Apollo, who has been turned into a human as punishment from his father and king of the gods Zeus. Zeus is angry with Apollo for a variety of reasons, most notably for the younger god's allowing his descendant Octavian to rise to power during The Heroes of Olympus series. The final book of The Heroes of Olympus, The Blood of Olympus, takes place several months before the beginning of The Trials of Apollo.
The Hidden Oracle
The Hidden Oracle is the first book of the series. It is told in first-person by the main character Apollo, and uses haiku for chapter titles. The book was released on May 3, 2016.
The book opens with Apollo landing in an alley in New York City - in the form of a mortal teenager named Lester Papadopoulos - and meeting Meg McCaffrey, a homeless daughter of Demeter. Believing that he must only undertake some simple quest to regain his immortality, Apollo/Lester and Meg travel to Camp Half-Blood, where they learn most of the world's oracles have stopped working. The two undertake a quest to locate and protect the one remaining oracle, hoping also to learn how to help the other oracles and to regain Apollo's immortality.
The Dark Prophecy
The Dark Prophecy is the second and upcoming book in the Trials of Apollo series. It is expected to be released on May 2, 2017.
The book continues the story of Apollo as the mortal Lester, as he leaves the safety of Camp Half-Blood and journeys across North America to restore the remaining four Oracles, while also being helped by Leo Valdez, the now-mortal Calypso and Festus the dragon.