REALLY IMPORTANT NOTE!: Percy Jackson & the Olympians and the Heroes of Olympus series should both be read before diving into The Trials of Apollos books. They are a continuation of these series and many of the same characters reappear. These books might be slightly confusing and not nearly as enjoyable if you haven't experienced those two series yet. You have been warned!
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Your fault, Apollo. Your punishment.
My father's voice still rings in my ears.
Can you believe Zeus blamed me for the gods' battle with Gaea? Just because the earth goddess duped one of my progeny—Octavion—into plunging the Greek and Roman demigods into a civil war that nearly destroyed human civilization. I ask you, how is that my fault?
Now I'm cast out of Olympus in the form of a sixteen-year-old mortal boy, acne and all! Sadly, I've been punished this way before. I know I will face many trails and hardships. I can only hope that if I suffer through them and prove myself worthy, Father will forgive me and allow me to become a god again.
But this time my situation seems much more dangerous. One of my ancient adversaries knows I am here and is having me followed. The Oracle of Delphi remains dark, unable to issue prophecies. Most embarrassing of all, I am bound to serve a demigod street urchin who defends herself by throwing rotten fruit.
Zeus could not possibly expect me to fix the Oracle problem by myself. Not in my present weak position. It's time for me to drop in on Camp Half-Blood, where I might find some talented fodder. . . er, I mean heroes to help. No doubt they will welcome me as a celebrity! They will bring me holy offerings, like peeled grapes, Oreos, and—oh, gods—perhaps even bacon!
Mmm. Yes. If I survive this, I really must write an ode to the power of bacon. . .
Book Number: One
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Go west. Capture Apollo before he can find the next oracle.
If you cannot bring him to me alive, kill him.
Those were the orders my old enemy Nero had given to Meg McCaffrey. But why would an ancient Roman emperor zero in on Indianapolis? And now that I have made it here (still in the embarrassing form of Lester Papadopoulos), where is Meg?
Meg, my demigod master, is a cantankerous street urchin. She betrayed me to Nero back at Camp Half-Blood. And while I'm mortal, she can order me to do anything... even kill myself. Despite all this, if I have a chance of prying her away from her villainous stepfather, I have to try.
But I'm new at this heroic-quest business, and my father, Zeus, stripped me of all my godly powers. Oh, the indignities and pain I have already suffered! Untold humiliation, impossible time limits, life-threatening danger... Shouldn't there be a reward at the end of each completed task? Not just more deadly quests?
I vow that if I ever regain my godhood, I will never again send a poor mortal on a quest. Unless it is really important. And unless I am sure the mortal can handle it. And unless I am pressed for time... or I really just don't feel like doing it myself. I will be much kinder and more generous than everyone is being to me—especially that sorceress Calypso. What does Leo see in her, anyway?
Book Number: Two
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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It's bad enough that my father, Zeus, turned me, the once divine Apollo, into a mortal teenager with acne, flab, and the unfortunate alias Lester Papadopoulos. On top of that, he has enslaved me to a pushy twelve-year-old named Meg, and he expects me to liberate five ancient Oracles from a trio of evil Roman emperors. (How, I ask you, when I have no godly powers?)
So far, I've managed to restore two Oracles and receive a prophecy about "mazes dark", "lands of scorching death", and a "master of the swift white horse." Now Meg and I must journey through the Labyrinth, parts of which are venting hellfire, to find the third emperor. But is our cloven guide, Grover Underwood, up to the task? Are any of us? I have my suspicions about who the third emperor is... a villainous tyrant I never want to run into again.
Also—and I haven't told my travel companions this—I fear I'm growing weaker by the day. The longer I stay mortal, the less confident I am that I will be able to regain my place on Mount Olympus. It's time to call on Piper McLean and her boyfriend, Jason Grace, two of the seven demigods who sailed on the Argo II, to see if they will defeat the emperor and free the Oracle for me.
Wait. Scratch that. I meant, of course, that they will help me do those things... Yes, that's what I meant, Father. Really.
Book Number: Three
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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April 8th. According to the hideous driver's license my father, Zeus, saddled me with when he changed me from the awesome god Apollo to the pathetic mortal, Lester, that's my new birthday. The same day that the emperors Caligula and Commodus plan to attack Camp Jupiter, the training ground for Roman demigods. Oh, and did I mention it's also the blood moon, when an evil king intends to unleash his army of the undead upon us, too? And the guest of honor is the Cumaean Sibyl, who has and ax to grind with (on) me. It promises to be a bash everyone will want to miss. Especially me.
My demigod allies—Hazel, Frank, Reyna, and the entire Roman legion—are preparing for battle. Ella the harpy, with the help of Tyson, her Cyclops friend, is searching for prophetic hints in the Sibylline Books. The camp's healers are trying their best to cure a stubborn infection I received from a ghoul's claw. But all this aid is not going to be enough to compensate for my weakness...
It may finally be time for me to call home. But will anybody on Mout Olympus pick up?
Book Number: Four
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
Review: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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After spending six months in this miserable teenaged body with the embarrassing moniker of Lester Papadopoulos, I'm approaching my endgame.
Meg and I have blundered our way across the United States and back again. We've freed ancient Oracles, defeated legions of monsters, and suffered great tragedies. Finally, we triumphed over two of the Triumvirate's evil emperors, Commodus and Caligula, at Camp Jupiter.
We are heading back to where our troubles—Manhattan, the base of Nero Claudius Caesar, Meg's abusive stepfather and my least favorite fiddle player. Even if we somehow manage to defeat him, an even more powerful threat lurks in the background: my archnemesis, Python, who has taken up residence at my sacred Oracle of Delphi as if it were a cut-rate-bed-and-breakfast.
In the next few days, I will defeat those enemies and become the god Apollo again (assuming my father, Zeus, allows it) or I will die trying. Either way, my time as Lester Papadopoulos is coming to an end.
Can seventeen-year-old mortals get stomach ulcers? Where is Will Solace when you need him?
Book Number: Five (Last Book)
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
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Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend in this thrilling adventure co-written by New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro.
Percy Jackson fans, rejoice! Nico and Will have a book of their own!
As the son of Hades, Nico di Angelo has been through so much, from the premature deaths of his mother and sister, to being outed against his will, to losing his friend Jason during the trials of Apollo. But there is a ray of sunshine in his life–literally: his boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo. Together the two demigods can overcome any obstacle or foe. At least, that’s been the case so far...
Now Nico is being plagued by a voice calling out to him from Tartarus, the lowest part of the Underworld. He thinks he knows who it is: a reformed Titan named Bob whom Percy and Annabeth had to leave behind when they escaped Hades’s realm. Nico’s dreams and Rachel Dare’s latest prophecy leave little doubt in Nico’s mind that Bob is in some kind of trouble. Nico has to go on this quest, whether Mr. D and Chiron like it or not. And of course Will insists on coming with. But can a being made of light survive in the darkest part of the world? and what does the prophecy mean that Nico will have to “leave something of equal value behind?”
Nico will have to face demons both internal and external as his relationship with Will is tested to the core in this standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters in the Percy Jackson saga.
Book Number: A Nico Di Angelo Adventure
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
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Dear Lord Apollo,
It is with the utmost respect that I inform you that your orientation video for Camp Half-Blood is neither helpful nor awesome. It is useless and awful! That's why my friends and I decided to to compile this book, to give newbies the inside scoop on what life here is really like.
Sincerely, Percy Jackson
In this guide, Percy Jackson and other residents of Camp Half-Blood answer such questions as "What is this place?" and "Do I get to keep the T-shirt?" Newbies can check out the section on the divine cabins, read up on magical landmarks, and consult the chapter on training areas.
But Camp Half-Blood Confidential explores much more than just the buildings and grounds. Sprinkled throughout are stories from heroes who have called Camp Half-Blood home or just passed through on their way to places unknown. Chiron himself introduces the book with a brief history of training based on his millennia of experience. And, of course, there are divine words of wisdom from the god Apollo, because... well, because the demigod authors would prefer not to be struck down, thank you very much.
Book Number: Guide
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
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Mysterious incidents are wreaking havoc throughout Camp Jupiter. If the Romans don't figure out who—or what—is behind the episodes soon, the Twelfth Legion could implode.
Is the culprit Claudia, the Fourth Cohort's newest probatio? After all, the mischief began shortly after she stumbled into camp. Plus, she's the great-granddaughter of Mercury, the god of thieves and tricksters...
To find out whether she's guilty or innocent, delve into the pages of this personal journal. Visit the crime scenes—the mess, the Colosseum, the baths, and more—and see the bizarre events unfold. You may just discover a secret so ancient that not even the Lares know about it... a secret that holds a key to Camp Jupiter's safety.
Book Number: Guide
Genre: Middle Grade | Fantasy
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