![]() There are more subtle ways to do the same thing without making it seem like Apollo is attracted to every male he sees. We don’t need every time Apollo sees an attractive male for him to comment on their attractiveness. I am also gay, so I have no qualms with a gay character but Apollo’s commentary on cute attractive males in complete overkill. It proved to be a major positive for his character and the series. I think one of the biggest minuses for this book was the overemphasis of gay/lesbian characters.Now, I loved when Nico DiAngelo came out as gay in The House of Hades. This particular format proved to be flat, static and boring. There was no goal that we could travel with our heroes. We spend the entire book in and around Indianapolis. By that I mean that we did not have the typical quest that is so common in Riordan’s works. My first negative is that the story was very static. ![]() Now we get to the negatives, which are unfortunately prevalent. As a history buff I love seeing this new take on the series. Unlike previous series that Riordan has written, the antagonist is not a typical god, but former Roman Emperors. Further, I love the villains in this series. He even introduced some African mythology in a potential hint for a new series, but that is also a negative so more on “Jimmy” a little later. I wish Riordan would have spent a little bit more time on these. Another good part is the introduction of new mythologies, such as the Crete and Minoan gods who predated the Greek societies. Hopefully this growth will stick and salvage the final book in this trilogy. The downside of that is that his growth takes basically until the end of the third act, so we get very little of the new and improved Apollo. It takes some very tragic occurrences for him to get there, but Apollo finally grows. Finally, Apollo began to show some growth and began to recognize the value of humanity beyond just amusements for gods. The fact that he did not grow is my biggest annoyance about the first book in the series, The Hidden Oracle. He started out as the spoiled god of the sun which defined his character in the first of these books. Riordan lives in Boston with his wife and their two sons, who inspired the Percy Jackson series through its beginnings as a bedtime story.First, I really enjoyed Apollo’s growth. His newest series, Magnus Chase and the God's of Asgard begins in October of 2015, with the release of the first book, The Sword of Summer, focusing on Norse mythology. Riordan has written many successful book series for children and adults. Twentieth Century Fox purchased the rights to the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and released a full feature film in February of 2010. In 2014 came The Heroes of Olympus, which was the sequel to the Percy Jackson series about Roman and Greek mythology. That interest gave way to his very popular series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and The Kane Chronicles, a trilogy focusing on Egyptian mythology. His favorite subject that he taught in almost every class was Mythology, since he enjoyed it and most students really enjoyed it. His career started with teaching in various schools in Texas, after earning h I s double major from the University of Texas at Austin. Richard Russell "Rick" Riordan, is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and former teacher of English and History. Come along for what promises to be a harrowing, hilarious, and haiku-filled ride. To survive the encounter, Apollo will need the help of son of Hephaestus Leo Valdez, the now-mortal sorceress Calypso, the bronze dragon Festus, and other unexpected allies-some familiar, some new-from the world of demigods. 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. Somewhere in the American Midwest, he and his companions must find the most dangerous Oracle from ancient times: 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. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anything about them without his powers?Īfter experiencing a series of dangerous-and frankly, humiliating-trials at Camp Half-Blood, Lester must now leave the relative safety of the demigod training ground and embark on a hair-raising journey across North America. ![]() The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. 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.
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