The first book in a breathtaking new series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan.
After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He finds he's a mortal 16-year-old and must earn his way back into Zeus' favor by restoring five oracles in Book One of this new series from the "storyteller of the gods" ("Publishers Weekly")..
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The first book in a breathtaking new series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan.
After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. He finds he's a mortal 16-year-old and must earn his way back into Zeus' favor by restoring five oracles in Book One of this new series from the "storyteller of the gods" ("Publishers Weekly")..
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The first book in a breathtaking new series from Percy Jackson creator, Rick Riordan.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 disoriented, 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.
Critic Reviews
"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
About the Author
Rick Riordan (he/him), dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, now a live-action series on Disney+. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @RickRiordan.
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