THE TRIALS OF APOLLO
Book Two: The Dark Prophecy
by
Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy is the second book in
Rick Riordan’s series The Trials of
Apollo. In book one, we learned that Apollo was cast out of Olympus,
landing in New York City as the acne-stricken mortal teenage boy Lester
Papadopoulos, as punishment by his father, Zeus.
Book two picks up a few weeks after
the end of book one. Apollo ends up in Indianapolis. With the help of an
unusual cohort of demigods, former immortals, and a menagerie of others, Apollo
faces the second member of the triumvirate of immortal former Roman emperors.
He also visits the Cave of Trophonius and receives the dark prophecy from the
Oracle Trophonius.
As I stated
in my review of book one, The Hidden
Oracle (October 22, 2017), Riordan’s The
Trials of Apollo series has a great deal of overlap with his Percy Jackson and
other series. Although I enjoy all of Riordan’s series, Percy Jackson has
always been my favorite – always, that is, until I began Apollo’s series. Now, The Trials of Apollo is vying for “favorite”
status in my affections.
The Dark Prophecy is a wonderful book
that I highly recommend. Apollo is continuing his journey west, and I look
forward to book three, which is scheduled for Spring 2018.
