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The Dark Prophecy

The Dark Prophecy

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  • Create Date：2021-07-19 09:53:21
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  • Author：Rick Riordan
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Summary

The second title in Rick Riordan's Trials of Apollo series - set in the action-packed world of Percy Jackson。

The god Apollo， cast down to earth and trapped in the form of a gawky teenage boy as punishment， must set off on the second of his harrowing （and hilarious） trials。

He and his companions seek the ancient oracles - restoring them is the only way for Apollo to reclaim his place on Mount Olympus - but this is easier said than done。

Somewhere in the American Midwest is a haunted cave that may hold answers for Apollo in his quest to become a god again 。 。 。 if it doesn't kill him or drive him insane first。 Standing in Apollo's way is the second member of the evil Triumvirate - a Roman emperor whose love of bloodshed and spectacle makes even Nero look tame。

To survive the encounter， Apollo will need the help of a now-mortal goddess， a bronze dragon， and some familiar demigod faces from Camp Half-Blood。 With them by his side， can Apollo face down the greatest challenge of his four thousand years of existence？

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Reviews

Becca Dougal ，

I was an avid reader of Riordan’s books when they had their heyday， and I’ve recently begun revisiting them for fun and reading the ones that were published after I got older。 While I really enjoyed the originals and I still do， I think I actually like this series—and specifically this book—more。 It’s a departure from his typical archetypal teenage characters （personally， I find these characters more realistic and enjoyable） and introduces more mature themes with actual emotional depth while sti I was an avid reader of Riordan’s books when they had their heyday， and I’ve recently begun revisiting them for fun and reading the ones that were published after I got older。 While I really enjoyed the originals and I still do， I think I actually like this series—and specifically this book—more。 It’s a departure from his typical archetypal teenage characters （personally， I find these characters more realistic and enjoyable） and introduces more mature themes with actual emotional depth while still being packaged in a YA-friendly form。 Of course it’s still a little predictable and packed with those perfectly timed coincidental saves that Rick seems to love， but it was engaging and funny and builds well off of previous stories and concerns that we’ve seen in the other series。 Plus， I can’t overstate how much it would have meant to me as a kid to have queer representation in books like this， so I’m healing my child heart a little bit each page。 。。。more

Erika ，

For a teenager i think this will be a hit but not for adults。 I think i have outgrew this types of ya books。 I read it bcos didnt even know there was a third series for the greekmyth/pj universe so i gave it a try since i love pj so much when i was a kid。 I still love it tho but not because its great but bcos it kinda makes my 13 y/o self happy。

Dariana Anahí ，

Esta saga la estoy sintiendo más madura

Mariana López ，

Me gustó mucho más que el primero， los mitos y los personajes que introdujeron para esta segunda parte tienen historias muy bellas e interesantes。 Además， en el libro se abrieron nuevas preguntas de las que quiero saber la respuesta y， como siempre， me reí mucho。

Brianna ，

It was okay。 The charms I initially discovered in the first book got a little old by the end。 I didn’t feel super invested in everything that was going on， but I found it entertaining。 I liked the way Riordan brought characters front the surrounding universe into the story。

Nina ，

Wow！ Was für ein unfassbarer， spannender und bildgewaltiger zweiter Teil！ Und auch wenn ich weiß， dass noch drei weitere Teile folgen， ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt dieser Band mein Lieblingsband der Reihe。 （Mal schauen ob sich das noch ändert）。Toll geschrieben， spannend， lustig， emotional。 Ich habe einfach alles an diesem Buch geliebt und jede Seite genossen （Deshalb habe ich diesmal auch etwas länger als sonst gebraucht um es fertig zu lesen， ich wollte es genießen （; ）Ich liebe die Freistätte und a Wow！ Was für ein unfassbarer， spannender und bildgewaltiger zweiter Teil！ Und auch wenn ich weiß， dass noch drei weitere Teile folgen， ist zu diesem Zeitpunkt dieser Band mein Lieblingsband der Reihe。 （Mal schauen ob sich das noch ändert）。Toll geschrieben， spannend， lustig， emotional。 Ich habe einfach alles an diesem Buch geliebt und jede Seite genossen （Deshalb habe ich diesmal auch etwas länger als sonst gebraucht um es fertig zu lesen， ich wollte es genießen （; ）Ich liebe die Freistätte und all ihre Bewohner， die alten und die neuen， die dazu gekommen sind。 So viele neue und tolle Charaktere die nun einen Platz in meinem Herzen haben （: Und auf geht es zu Band 3！ 。。。more

Elo Chan ，

Me ha gustado más que el primero。

Joshua Pechan ，

It was cool to see new characters。

Rachel ，

3。5 stars

Gaëlle ，

I wrote a Haiku。Is it terrible？ Maybe。 Did I have fun writing it？ Indeed I didSo here you go:Meg and ApolloBack together once again Suck it CommodusOverall I didn't like this nearly as much as the Hidden Oracle。 But still， it was a fun read。 3。5 stars I wrote a Haiku。Is it terrible？ Maybe。 Did I have fun writing it？ Indeed I didSo here you go:Meg and ApolloBack together once again Suck it CommodusOverall I didn't like this nearly as much as the Hidden Oracle。 But still， it was a fun read。 3。5 stars 。。。more

Arsenic ，

Encore un tome très classique， l'histoire ne déçoit pas。Le méchant m'a paru pire que dans les séries précédentes， je suis pas sûre que certains trucs soient tout public ^^' Encore un tome très classique， l'histoire ne déçoit pas。Le méchant m'a paru pire que dans les séries précédentes， je suis pas sûre que certains trucs soient tout public ^^' 。。。more

Azaura ，

A lot of weird things happen， that's it。xD A lot of weird things happen， that's it。xD 。。。more

Lia ，

4。75*I loved this so much。again I was laughing so hard it hurt。Apollo is hilariously arrogant and Its just so funny

SARAH ，

Lester heads off to Indianapolis with Leo and Calypso where they battle with Commodus and save the Apollo's-son oracle。 Lester heads off to Indianapolis with Leo and Calypso where they battle with Commodus and save the Apollo's-son oracle。 。。。more

Nat ，

I absolutely loved to see Leo an Calypso。Meg is annoying tho。

Jessica ，

And just like that， I’m pretty bored again。 There’s just a bit too much repetition and the battles feel long and drawn out。 The novel elements in the first book don’t really carry through to this second installment。 Not terrible， but just not as exciting if you’re 13 books into this franchise。

nathalie Hott ，

Al principio debo admitir que no me había enganchado tanto como otros libros de Rick， pero más o menos un poco antes de la mitad del libro no pude parar de leer。 Es un libro bueno a mí parecer， el final me gusto Y casi grité cuando apareció un personaje al cual le tengo mucho cariño。

Jasmine Nurvinar ，

Bingung mau nge-rate berapa。 Awalnya agak membosankan， tapi akhir-akhirnya nendang。 Apalagi ada tanda-tanda ketemu kawan lama。 Peuh， langsung semangat。 Jadi， 4，5 saja， ya。

quinn ，

weird pacing some moments were really fun and addictive and some were boring and very very slow so yeah… :/

Sidney Reyes ，

It was very fun to read and got lots of adventures。Apollo continue with his quest to find the Oracles so he might be able to return to his former glory as god。 He team up with Leo and Calypso to defeat the second emperor of the Triumvirate。 This one was more tiring and less funny compared to the first book。 They fought many monsters and needs to go or escape places most of the time。 For me The Hidden Oracle was more like a PJO book and The Burning Maze was the same with a HoO book。 Many things h It was very fun to read and got lots of adventures。Apollo continue with his quest to find the Oracles so he might be able to return to his former glory as god。 He team up with Leo and Calypso to defeat the second emperor of the Triumvirate。 This one was more tiring and less funny compared to the first book。 They fought many monsters and needs to go or escape places most of the time。 For me The Hidden Oracle was more like a PJO book and The Burning Maze was the same with a HoO book。 Many things happened。 I hope to reread this book in the future so I can appreciate it more。 。。。more

DeJa ，

This book was heavy with so much action and adventure and details， in general。 It took me a longer time to finish this book but I started it almost as soon after I finished the last one， and spent a fair amount of time during my morning trying to complete it。There were definitely more characters introduced in this novel， all of whom help to push the plot along and bring in more content into the book itself。 There are also more couples and relationships are introduced in this instalment， especial This book was heavy with so much action and adventure and details， in general。 It took me a longer time to finish this book but I started it almost as soon after I finished the last one， and spent a fair amount of time during my morning trying to complete it。There were definitely more characters introduced in this novel， all of whom help to push the plot along and bring in more content into the book itself。 There are also more couples and relationships are introduced in this instalment， especially ones that belong to the LGBTQ+ community。By far， my favourite character and God is Apollo， mostly because he has this vain and sarcastic persona。 His narcissism makes him a dorky and witty character， which makes him the most interesting character Riordan has written， by far。 The fact that Apollo is not a hero and does not pretend to be is amazing to read， as there is very little effort to portraying him as anything he is not or even as an empathetic saint， but rather as a friendlier version of the Greek God。 Furthermore， a lot more about Apollo's past and present are revealed， especially his previous interactions with historical figures。 The way that Apollo is characterised in this novel is unique to the way Riordan usually presents historical experiences or flashbacks。 I love that Apollo is experiencing a mental crisis wherein which he regrets his past involvements and actions， which is often followed by his sassy justification that makes him feel less guilty about what he did as a God。The book as a whole deserves 3 or 3。5 stars， but Apollo's sense of humour is the reason I am boosting it up to 4 stars。 。。。more

Clare Krajewski ，

Pretty good。 Still mediocre to the original series but I liked this more than the first one。

Carlos Vega ，

Note: My english review will be at the end， just scroll down。 «Solo fracasamos cuando dejamos de intentarlo。»Español: Bien， segundo libro de la saga terminada y hasta el momento todo bien， no hay tanto sufrimiento aunque si que sentí desesperación en la escena del oráculo。 Me gusta como la actitud de Apolo ha ido mejorando y en este libro verlo lidiar con su estado de mortal junto a Calipso me hizo quererlo un poco mas， porque si， no me agradó Apolo del primer libro。En general el libro estuvo Note: My english review will be at the end， just scroll down。 «Solo fracasamos cuando dejamos de intentarlo。»Español: Bien， segundo libro de la saga terminada y hasta el momento todo bien， no hay tanto sufrimiento aunque si que sentí desesperación en la escena del oráculo。 Me gusta como la actitud de Apolo ha ido mejorando y en este libro verlo lidiar con su estado de mortal junto a Calipso me hizo quererlo un poco mas， porque si， no me agradó Apolo del primer libro。En general el libro estuvo entretenido pero no llegue a encontrarlo lento， como lo sugerían algunas reseñas que había leído， siento que en mi caso la historia fluyó de maravilla e hizo que la pueda terminar en 3 días， siendo que los 2 primeros apenas avanzara al 36%。Algo que agregar fue que si que sentí la historia un poco floja en cuanto al plot twist， de verdad que no encontré ninguno así super remarcable a comparación del primer libro que tuvo uno muy bueno， como sea， tal vez Riordan no siempre puede crear tantas buenas historias。Ahora que conozco la nueva profecía y ya puedo empezar el tercer libro tengo miedo， muchas personas me han dicho que se sufre al estilo La Marca de Atenea o La Casa de Hades， y a mi esos libros me marcaron， en especial el primero， de igual manera lo voy a empezar una vez que me ponga al dia con otras lecturas， les iré contando。Calificación Final: 4。25 estrellas «We only fail when we stop trying。»English: Good， second book of the saga finished and so far so good， there is not so much suffering although I did feel despair in the oracle scene。 I like how Apollo's attitude has been improving and in this book seeing him dealing with his mortal state with Calypso made me love him a little more， because yes， I didn't like Apollo in the first book。Overall the book was entertaining but I didn't find it slow， as some reviews I had read suggested， I feel that in my case the story flowed wonderfully and made me finish it in 3 days， being that the first 2 I barely advanced to 36%。Something to add was that I did feel that the story was a bit weak in terms of plot twist， I really did not find any super remarkable plot twist compared to the first book that had a very good one， however， maybe Riordan can not always create so many good stories。Now that I know the new prophecy and I can start the third book I'm scared， many people have told me that it suffers like The Mark of Athena or The House of Hades， and those books marked me， especially the first one， anyway I'm going to start it once I catch up with other readings， I'll let you know。Final Rating: 4。25 stars 。。。more

Cartulina ，

3，5

Maly Charlín ，

Que maravilla la relación entre Lester y Meg， onda， Apollo puede ser como el hoyo como dios， papá y maybe como persona， pero cono hermano no podemos decir nada😭😭 y que fue eso con Lit？？😳😳Y QUÉ ONDA CON LA GEORGIE？？？ ES SUYA O QUÉ？？？ INCÓMODO PLISterminé aceptando a Calypso😃， no shippeo Caleo， pero al menos ya la paso， hasta puedo decir que la quiero。。。 1 poquito。 y ya pero Lester/Apollo t amo<3

Ignacio Metzger ，

El principio algo lento y aburrido， sin embargo desde la mitad para adelante genial， me gustan los personajes que se incorporan， gran profecía， buen final

april ，

i absolutely luv apollo the a**hole！ i can’t believe i’m saying this but i just had so much fun reading his snarky comments and his self-righteousness。 he might as well be a sassy b*tch cuz he doesn’t even try to be decent 😆 （at least most of the time）but that aside， i love the pacing of this book and how we get to learn so much from the characters。 there’s honestly no dull moment in this book unless u step away from it！ i think any book relating to camp half blood instantly gets an A+ in my boo i absolutely luv apollo the a**hole！ i can’t believe i’m saying this but i just had so much fun reading his snarky comments and his self-righteousness。 he might as well be a sassy b*tch cuz he doesn’t even try to be decent 😆 （at least most of the time）but that aside， i love the pacing of this book and how we get to learn so much from the characters。 there’s honestly no dull moment in this book unless u step away from it！ i think any book relating to camp half blood instantly gets an A+ in my book （das a lot of book right there）the plot is fresh and riordan always brings his readers for a fun ride with our not-so-lovable-but-lovable-all-the-same main character Lester Papadopoulos！ 。。。more

Iván ，

Podría haber estado mejor。 Mazo relleno。

Eileen ，

I'm starting to get back into the rhythm of these books and as a result， I'm loving it more and more。 Apollo is his normal obnoxious self， but he's starting to grow on me。 But really， it's the other characters that make it so much fun， especially when they metaphorically （or literally） roll their eyes at him。 But it's even more that as much as he thinks the world revolves around him when he finds out it doesn't， he pouts but then he does what she should do anyway。 I mean， considering that the wo I'm starting to get back into the rhythm of these books and as a result， I'm loving it more and more。 Apollo is his normal obnoxious self， but he's starting to grow on me。 But really， it's the other characters that make it so much fun， especially when they metaphorically （or literally） roll their eyes at him。 But it's even more that as much as he thinks the world revolves around him when he finds out it doesn't， he pouts but then he does what she should do anyway。 I mean， considering that the world actually doesn't revolve around him， he's pretty good-natured about the whole thing。 You also get the feeling that when he threatens to destroy someone when he gets his god powers back he's not really going to end up bothering。 I'm loving the character development that is happening with Apollo and I love that his awesome friends are teaching him with infinite patience。 I love that Riordan has him interact with people from his past， especially those that he wronged （like Calypso） and he's being reminded of what he did that wasn't all that cool and that it's slowly changing him and teaching him that perhaps he could have done things differently。 Meg？ I'm honestly liking her。 I mean she comes off as an ill-mannered brat， but when you consider her past， it totally makes sense。 And regardless of how messed up， she has been， you can tell from her actions that the things she's done for her stepfather have been completely through fear and that her time with Apollo and the gang will also help heal her and teach her a better way。 I absolutely loved Emmie and Jo and know they were exactly the right people that Apollo， Leo， and Calypso had to meet and learn from （and do things for）。 I can't wait to continue with this series！ 。。。more

Trevor Smith ，

Great story。 Fun！

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