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The Dark Prophecy is a fantasy novel by Rick Riordan, the second book in The Trials of Apollo series. It follows Apollo's quest to restore the oracles and face his nemesis Commodus, with the help of his friends and a prophecy.
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Zeus has punished his son Apollo– god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more–by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can...
Rick Riordan announced that he would be creating a new series on his The Sword of Summertour, where he announced the title of his new book. The cover and excerpt of the first chapter of this book were released on December 22, 2016.
Blemmyae
Apollo, still as a human named Lester Papadopoulos, arrives in Indianapolis on Leo Valdez's dragon, Festus, along with Leo himself and the now mortal Calypso. Almost immediately after getting off the Indiana Statehouse, they are attacked by Nanette with her fellow Blemmyae on Washington Street, forced to leave Festus sleeping as a suitcase behind, and flee into an alley. A ghost wearing cheese-colored clothes assists them in running away to a circular plaza. Even though Leo attempted to fight...
The Waystation
Suddenly, Britomartis, goddess of traps and proprietor of the Waystation, appears. Apollo is not happy since she tricked him the past many times. She announces that the middle emperor has kidnapped her sacred griffins named Abelard and Heloiseas well as many other mythical animals so he can use them in a celebration in three days. Britomartis insists that Leo stay behind, so Apollo decides to take Calypso to the zoo, where the griffins are held, the next day. If they succeed, Britomartis will...
Indianapolis Zoo
They escape on the train and find a lot of captive animals near a training facility, including Abelard and Heloise. Other animals included ostriches dressed in armor-like clothes, Commodus trained them for combat. Heloise has an egg, Apollo and Calypso hum a lullaby that his parents used to sing to him and Artemis on Delos. But then Lityerses arrives, he reveals that when he and his father worked for Gaea, Midas got killed during his encounter with Leo Valdez but he managed to escape after be...
The prophecy (which was given in the form of a Shakespearean sonnet) was given from The Oracle of Trophonius through Meg while at the Waystation:
Lester (Apollo)/ Still human; thanks for asking/ Gods, I hate my lifeHeadless guys and gals/ Not loving the Midwest vibe/ Oh, look—a cheese ghostMy last performance/ Some old lady drops the mic/ And kills everyoneNo building should be/ A secret from Apollo/ Or drop bricks on himThe book is dedicated to American novelist Ursula K. Le Guin, who had a major influence on Rick Riordan and taught him that rules change in the Reaches.On page 241 of the paperback version, Apollo states that he had met Indra, the Hindu god of lightning, at some point in his years of godhood, and was searching for vindaloo on a late-night road trip.On a page in the book, Apollo calls the grain spirits something that references to the three wise monkeys.The Dark Prophecy is a book by Rick Riordan about Apollo, a god punished by Zeus to live as a mortal. It is the second book in The Trials of Apollo series, following The Hidden Oracle.
May 2, 2017 · Apollo, the god of the sun, must restore the Oracles that have gone dark in order to regain his place on Mount Olympus. Follow his hilarious and harrowing journey across North America with his new friends and enemies in this fantasy adventure.
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Apollo, the god of the sun, is cursed to live as a mortal named Lester and must restore the Oracles that have gone dark. Join him on a hilarious and hair-raising journey across North America in this second book of the series.
The Dark Prophecy. The Trials of Apollo. by Rick Riordan. Available Formats ebook & print. Buy Now. Apollo is still Lester, a mortal teenager, still bound in service to Meg McCaffrey—though he has no clue where she is—and still searching for dysfunctional Oracles.
Jan 12, 2023 · Apollo, a god trapped in a teenage boy's body, must restore the ancient oracles to regain his place on Mount Olympus. He faces a Roman emperor and other dangers in this humorous and action-packed adventure.
About The Trials of Apollo, Book Two: The Dark Prophecy. Zeus has punished his son Apollo–god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more–by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester.
