By choosing Apollo as the main protagonist he can move the story on in a direction different to the previous series.Īs a novel for younger readers, this book is a beautiful example of representation. It was good to return to these characters as it creates a more connected feel to Riordan’s world, but it is a wise decision on Riordan’s behalf not to let them carry the story forward. Characters that featured in the last novel, in Meg’s case, and the last series, for Leo and Calypso. This novel also saw the return of Meg, Leo and Calypso. All of this lends to what feels like a fully formed story, everything aligning up and one of the joys of reading was seeing Apollo face up to his past. He also has connections to Hemithea, one of Artemis’ troupe of hunters, as he gave her immortality. The book places Apollo as the father or Trophonius and the ex-lover of Commodus. The first novel in the TOA series, The Hidden Oracle, also delved into Apollo’s past, however this book seemed to use this more in its favour then the first. He draws from myths, such as Trophonius and Hemithea, as well as the history of Rome, particularly the Roman Emperor Commodus’ rule, to weave together a tragic tale about Apollo and his past. For this particular novel Riordan has brought history and myth together to form his narrative. With a wealth of myths to dive into Riordan’s world is richly imagined and the Apollo pictured in these pages, proud, egocentric and self-pitying, makes for a strong and believable, if not entirely likeable, lead protagonist. Once more Riordan brings mythology to the modern world, new monsters and ancient emperors crossing the pages. That isn’t to say this is a bad thing as the story is well placed out with breathers placed after many of the heavy action scenes and nothing goes unexplained. Riordan sets a blistering pace for this book, making it hard to put down and even when the story takes a break from the action, there is some mystery to be revealed or dream to visit. Upon landing in Indianapolis he discovers the ancient emperor, Commodus, or the New Hercules, has taken over the city and the Oracle that resides there.Īs is the nature of Riordan’s books, this novel throws the reader right into the thick of the action as Apollo, and his counterparts, Leo and Calypso, crash-land into a crowd of Blemmyae, a weird monster from ancient Greek times. In this particular adventure, the god Apollo, now made the mortal Lester Papadopoulos by Zeus, is to visit the Oracle of Trophonius and receive a new prophecy. The Dark Prophecy is the second instalment in Rick Riordan’s The Trials of Apollo (TOA) series, and part of the third series of book based in a world where the Greek Gods are real.
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