Looks like our original heroes aren’t going to be on the sidelines after all, what with both Grover and Jason set to be in the sequel. It was also great to have Leo back (and Festus too!) – though we all knew he would turn up again eventually, I didn’t really expect another book where he would be a central character. I love how this series is moving deeper into Greek and Roman mythology, to the stories that are not as widely known – and giving me a whole lot of stuff to look up and learn about in the process! The humour is still on point – can we take a second to appreciate how hilarious the Shakespeare-esque Arrow of Dodona is? And the blemmyae were a riot too! Things are getting more exciting as we are finally in the ‘quest’ portion of this series, which means more or less continuous action. Apollo is still largely his narcissistic self, but even as he recalls events from his past, he is starting to look upon his previous deeds through a different lens, recognizing that some of his actions were wrong and even regretting them – something godly him would never do. He still rather looks down his nose at humans, but the experiences and trials he is going through is fast changing that. “It’s not how long you live that matters.Īs with the first book, Apollo’s narration is an absolute delight to read, and the haikus in every chapter are hilariously appropriate. But his demigod master Meg betrayed him to Nero and has been ordered to find and capture Apollo before he can free the next oracle – and Meg can make Apollo do anything, even kill himself. With the first of the oracles, the Grove of Dodona, restored, Apollo finally has a prophecy (though one in limerick form that apparently bodes ill), and with the newly returned Leo and Calypso along for the quest, Apollo heads west to Indianapolis to find the second oracle, Trophonius and face the next Emperor, Commodus. I will be much kinder and more generous than everyone is being to me-especially that sorceress Calypso. or I really just don’t feel like doing it myself. And unless I am sure the mortal can handle it. I vow that if I ever regain my godhood, I will never again send a poor mortal on a quest. Shouldn’t there be a reward at the end of each completed task? Not just more deadly quests? Oh, the indignities and pain I have already suffered! Untold humiliation, impossible time limits, life-threatening danger. Despite all this, if I have a chance of prying her away from her villainous stepfather, I have to try.īut I’m new at this heroic-quest business, and my father, Zeus, stripped me of all my godly powers. And while I’m mortal, she can order me to do anything. She betrayed me to Nero back at Camp Half-Blood. Meg, my demigod master, is a cantankerous street urchin. 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? Those were the orders my old enemy Nero had given to Meg McCaffrey. If you cannot bring him to me alive, kill him. Capture Apollo before he can find the next oracle. Published: May 2nd, 2017 (Disney-Hyperion)
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