He did drown the emperor back in the day, after all.) The emperor has big plans for Indianapolis that involve reviving games of bloodshed and death. Now he learns the identity of another member of the Triumvirate-Commodus, a bloodthirsty narcissist with a serious grudge against Apollo. Knowing she was under the control of a monster like Nero was hard to bear. As much as Meg annoyed him, he had grown to feel affection for her. She’s terrified of him-or rather, his alter superego, the Beast-and yet he coerced her back to his side in the grove. Nero, he learned to his horror, raised Meg. Apollo met one of the so-called Triumvirate, the malicious, power-hungry Nero, in the Grove of Dodona. Three Roman emperors who by all calculations should have died centuries ago are, in fact, very much alive. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo Book 2) Rick Riordan. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo Book 1) Rick Riordan.
Why they dislike him is beyond him.Īnd then things start to get really weird… Publication date Publisher Penguin Random House Childrens UK Imprint Puffin Publication City/Country. They’re met by two former Hunters of Artemis who greet Apollo with distinct chilliness. They make their escape and follow a headless orange ghost to an underground hideout called the Waystation. They’ve just collapsed Festus into suitcase form when they’re attacked by a horde of ruthlessly polite monsters called blemmyae. Leo and his new girlfriend Calypso, former immortal, are with him. Those words send him flying on Festus, Leo’s bronze dragon, to Indianapolis. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The prophecy instructs him to locate a second long-forgotten oracle in “a cave blue and hollow.” The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, Book Two) (Trials of Apollo, 2) Paperback October 2, 2018. He has received a prophecy-in limerick form, the worst kind-from ancient Grove of Dodona. Punch the long-lost, recently returned demigod Leo Valdez in the stomach? Check and double check.īut Apollo’s trials aren’t over. Fire a Shakespeare-spouting, plague-ridden arrow into the ear of a bronze colossus so it will sneeze its head off and die instead of attacking the camp? Check. Protect the gates of an ancient oracle? Check. Sung his way out of the den of the Myrmekes, giant killer ants? Check. To survive the encounter, Apollo will need the help of a now-mortal goddess, a bronze dragon, and some familiar demigod faces from Camp Half-Blood.Since becoming mortal as punishment for a near-world ending mistake and reaching Camp Half-Blood alive, Apollo-aka Lester Papadopoulos-has been busy. Standing in Apollo's way is the second member of the evil Triumvirate - a Roman emperor whose love of bloodshed and spectacle makes even Nero look tame. if it doesn't kill him or drive him insane first.
Somewhere in the American Midwest is a haunted cave that may hold answers for Apollo in his quest to become a god again. He and his companions seek the ancient oracles - restoring them is the only way for Apollo to reclaim his place on Mount Olympus - but this is easier said than done. The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials. Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan, read by Robbie Daymond. The god Apollo, cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment, must set off on the second of his harrowing (and hilarious) trials. The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo Book 2).
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