Apollo, forced by Zeus' wrath to survive as a mortal teenager, is not
having a great time. His quest to find the five missing Oracles is
proving more difficult than he could have expected. Not only is he
feeling the lack of his godly powers, but he's also dealing with the
confusing emotional connections he's making in the mortal world. Now, he
and his friends are facing down their biggest challenge yet: a sadistic
emperor, an angry Titan, a reincarnated sorceress, and a portion of the
Labyrinth corrupted with polluted flames that are slowly turning the
western landscape into a wasteland. Some friends are on hand to help,
but the costs will be high.
A friend asked me if this was just
more of Riordan's usual monster-fighting shtick, but I didn't get that
more-of-the-same feel from this book. He's doing some interesting stuff
here with Apollo's character development. I mean, there are definitely
still monsters and snark, but I'm not bored with this series yet. (Also,
I was right about the identity of the third emperor.) Fans will read
this, of course -- and if Riordan lost you somewhere along the way, you
might pick up the first in this series and see if he can win you back.
(Reviewed from a copy borrowed through my library system.)
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