But becoming human just might be the salvation of Apollo. Cursed by Zeus for his actions that contributed to the war with Gaea, the god Apollo has become a 16-year-old, acne-ridden, out-of-shape, mortal boy. Rick Riordan returns to Camp Halfblood with The Hidden Oracle, the first book of The Trials of Apollo. an enclave of modern demigods known as Camp Half-Blood.
Apollo needs help, and he can think of only one place to go. But Apollo has many enemies-gods, monsters, and mortals who would love to see the former Olympian permanently destroyed. Now, without his godly powers, the four-thousand-year-old deity must learn to survive in the modern world until he can somehow find a way to regain Zeus's favor. Weak and disoriented, he lands in New York City as a regular teenage boy. After angering his father Zeus, the god Apollo is cast down from Olympus. How do you punish an immortal? By making him human. ★★★½ The Hidden Oracle Series: Trials of Apollo #1 Haiku and Havoc: The Hidden Oracle (Trials of Apollo #1)
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