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Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

by Rick Riordan

Published by Puffin, 2017

  • Adventure
  • Coming-of-age
  • Myths and legends

About this book

Greek god Apollo is having a bad day: he's been stripped of all his powers and banished to earth in the body of a 12-year-old boy. He can't quite remember what he's being punished for, but is determined to get it over with quickly so heads to Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demi-gods. Except when he arrives, the camp is in chaos: kids are going missing and mysterious enemy 'The Beast' is threatening everyone's future. It's up to Apollo to figure out why, and take on an epic quest to save New York.

An action-packed adventure, The Hidden Oracle brilliantly combines Greek mythology with a modern setting and modern heroes. Apollo's struggles to figure out friendships and family and just how to be human are both hilarious and heart-warming, all whilst he battles against ancient monsters and mad Roman emperors.

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About the author

Rick Riordan, dubbed 'storyteller of the gods' by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number-one bestselling book series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson, the Heroes of Olympus and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase, based on Norse mythology. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Rick's first novel featuring the heroic young demigod, won the Red House Children's Book Award and is now a blockbuster film franchise starring Logan Lerman.

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