Description
Number of Pages:416
- A different take on Greek and Roman mythology
- An arrogant god has to learn what it means to be human
- Beloved characters from Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the Heroes of Olympus make cameo appearances
- New demigods are introduced
- Villains come from Roman history
- Perfect for ages 10 up; doesn’t require knowledge of Rick’s other series
- Includes a bonus short story: “Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo”
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 favor.
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.
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“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
