To save him, Meg reveals that her golden rings can turn into sickles made of Imperial gold. Peaches comes to her rescue, but the other demigods then attack Peaches, believing him to be dangerous. The centaur Chiron also mentions that campers have been randomly disappearing into the woods.Īt dinner, Meg is attacked by demigods who she previously angered. After arriving at the Camp, Apollo discovers that the Oracle of Delphi, in the form of Rachel Elizabeth Dare, can no longer issue prophecies similarly, travel and communication do not work for any of the demigods. Meg decides to keep him and names him Peaches, but he only shows up when she's in trouble. Meg subconsciously summons a karpos, who defeats the spirits. On their way, they get attacked by plague spirits. With the help of Percy, Apollo and Meg journey to Camp Half Blood, a camp for demigods. Meg claims Apollo's service, binding him to her until he is done with his trials, which he must complete to become a god again.

In the alley, two thugs try to mug him, but a young girl named Meg McCaffrey saves him, using fruit to chase the thugs away. He learns that he was turned into a human teenager named Lester Papadopoulos.

It won the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Middle Grade and Children's Fiction.Īfter falling into a dumpster in a New York City alley, the god Apollo has only very vague memories of his father, Zeus, punishing him. During its first week of release, The Hidden Oracle sold about 62,000 copies, reaching the top of The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. The novel received positive reviews from critics, who praised Apollo's narration and the book's humor. Joined by the demigod Meg McCaffrey, Apollo goes to Camp Half-Blood, where he discovers that he will have to regain control of the five oracles of Ancient Greece in order to receive pardon from Zeus. The book follows the god Apollo, who is turned into a human teenager and thrown down from Olympus to New York City as a punishment by his father Zeus. To date, The Hidden Oracle has been translated into 19 languages from its original English. It has been published in hardcover, audiobook, ebook, and large-print editions. The book and its cover art by John Rocco were first announced in 2015.

It was published on May 3, 2016, and is the first book in The Trials of Apollo series, the second spin-off of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. The Hidden Oracle is a fantasy novel based on Greek and Roman mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. (hardcover, audiobook CD, Kindle/Nook eBook)

Book 1 of the trials of apollo