Hidden Oracle

#1 Trials of Apollo

Rick Riordan

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Puffin
01 May 2017

Fantasy; Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Gods; Young Adult Fantasy; Magic; Swords and Slaying; Monsters Fantasy; Young Adult Fantasy

Series: The Trials of Apollo

How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. Weak and disorientated, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favour. But Apollo has many enemies - gods, monsters and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go... an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.

By: Rick Riordan
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: Book 1
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780141363929
ISBN 10: 0141363924
Series: The Trials of Apollo
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 01 May 2017
Recommended Age: From 9 to 16 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rick Riordan is an award-winning mystery writer. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, was the overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award in 2006 and is now a blockbuster film franchise, starring Logan Lerman. Rick lives in Boston with his wife and two sons.

Reviews for Hidden Oracle (#1 Trials of Apollo)

A clash of mythic intrigues and centuries of pop culture to thrill die-hard and new fans alike. --Kirkus Riordan fans will find all of the key elements here: wisecracking narration, underdog kid turned hero (well, god turned underdog turned hero in this case), mythological core, and robust side characters who round out the field. This is familiar territory for Riordan, but the formula works so well, and Apollo is just so appealingly unpleasant, that there's little to fault in this adventure. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Riordan's many fans will be thrilled with this return to the world of Percy Jackson and friends. . . This latest has Riordan's signature wry narration, nonstop action, and mythology brought to life. --School Library Journal