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 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.
WARNING MAJOR SPOILERS Ok, this book was absolutely fantastic. I love, love Apollo a thousand times more now (and I’m sure he’d love that I said that). I wasn’t quite sure how Riordan was going to pull off humanizing an immortal deity, but he did it extremely well. Apollo still harbors his narcissism and self appreciating humor, but by the end of the book, he has learned to sympathize with humans and care for others, like his kids and Meg. Also he reflects on his past mistakes and actually owns up to them. I can only…
If you like Rick’s other books, you’ll enjoy this The Trials of Apollo Book One The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan is the start of a new Greek mythology series from middle grade staple Rick Riordan. This new series centres around the god Apollo, who has been stripped of his godly powers by his father, Zeus. Naturally, adventures and shenanigans ensue.Â
Great! …but read it in order… I’m happy about the release of this book, back to Camp Half Blood, and I admit the trip into Norse mythology was fun for a bit, but I’ve grown quite fond of our past protagonists and it was nice to have them back. One thing I would recommend, this book could be read on its own, without reading the others that have come before it, but I wouldn’t. There are some brief summaries of Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter, but it talks about the outcome of those events. Also, the book…