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The Trials of Apollo: Book 1 The Hidden Oracle Disney Hyperion It’s not easy being a Greco-Roman god–particularly when you anger your father and he hurls you to earth into a garbage-filled dumpster. |
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“. . . a strong start to yet another great Y.A. fantasy series . . .” |
But that’s not Apollo’s worst problem at the moment. Great Olympus! He’s been transformed into a mere mortal and lost all his god-like powers and portions of his memory. To add insult to injury, he’s now a sixteen-year-old, acne-riddled kid named Lester. He must have really ticked off Zeus! So begins The Trials of Apollo: Book One The Hidden Oracle. Apollo may be trapped in a mortal teenager’s flabby frame, but he’s still got most of his wits about him. He knows Zeus has sent him on a quest to do great deeds in order to redeem himself and save the world. The real trouble is he’s not got the powers to do it alone, so he has to swallow his over-sized ego and search for help. A street waif named Meg rescues him and reveals herself to be a demigod like Apollo’s good friend Percy Jackson. With Meg and Percy’s help, he gets to Camp Half-Blood where he discovers not all the demigods and goddesses are happy campers. Some have disappeared into the woods where the trees seem to be talking, driving them insane. Visions of a malevolent force named the Beast and prophecies from the ancient earth goddess Rhea reveal what Apollo’s quest will be. But without his godly powers, and with his over-inflated sense of importance, can Apollo inspire others to join his fight and face certain death? Fast-paced and loaded with action scenes and memorable characters, The Hidden Oracle is a strong start to yet another great Y.A. fantasy series by Rick Riordan. Can a movie treatment be far behind?
Reviewer: Cindy A. Matthews |
The Trials of Apollo: Book 1 The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan
