This is the second installment in the Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan. Apollo continues his quest to free the oracles, alongside his demigod master, Meg. They face many monsters in pursuit of one of the emperors of the Triumvirate, and receive help from familiar faces at Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter.

As Apollo's quest continues (inside Lester's body), he and his travelling companions land in Indianapolis. The location lent itself to some interesting local landmarks and the charms of "fly over" country. There were a multitude of pop culture references and humorous interludes in the midst of peril. After reading the Percy Jackson books and then the Heroes of Olympus series, I enjoyed having characters from both series participating in Apollo's quest and/or making cameo appearances. The problem with Apollo taking Percy's place as the main event in this series is his questionable past. There are just too many references to his extracurricular activities and I have lost interest in moving on with The Trials of Apollo. More PG-13 than PG. Definitely more appropriate for teens even if shelved in the J Fic section like it is in my library.

An amazing book!!! My most favourite series now!!! Rick Riordan did an amazing job!

The Dark Prophecy, the second book in the series Trials of Apollo, tells the story of Apollo banished to Earth by Zeus as a mortal. This book carries over the story of book one. At the beginning of the book, Apollo is traveling with Leo Valdez and Calypso on the bronze dragon Festus. Apollo’s mission is to free all of the five oracles from the evil Triumvirate. During his search, he goes to the Waystation, a living building where he stays. He soon finds Meg McCaffrey, the daughter of Demeter to whom he is literally a slave. Together, the group must free Georgina, the daughter of the caretakers, from the Triumvirate and restore her mind. They must also find a way to destroy the Oracle of Trophonius. As in the first book, numerous complications arise, and Apollo and his friends must persevere.
Riordan is able to add a lot of humor due to Apollo’s complicated past with nearly every immortal character. Riordan uses this to his advantage and prevents the book from being too serious. Riordan also explains the maturation of Apollo very nicely. Apollo consistently learns more about and empathizes with his mortal friends. It is important to this story to show the development of Apollo and not simply move from event to event. The largest problem with this book is that it is very similar to others that Riordan has written. He has maintained more or less the same style as he used with the Percy Jackson series and the Magnus Chase series. Eventually, readers will start to feel bored. However, I felt that this has not yet happened and I would still recommend this book to anyone.

This series is EPIC!!!
For those of you who don't know, there are five books. 1. The Hidden Oracle. 2. The Dark Prophecy. 3. The Burning Maze. 4. The Tyrant's Tomb. The fifth one, Nero's Tower, is supposed to come out October 2020.
This is a sequel series to the series Percy Jackson. That's pretty awesome too.
Summery:
The god Apollo has been kicked out of Olympus by Zeus, and is stuck on Earth as a mortal human, with no powers, named Lester Papadopoulos. He finds himself having to serve Meg, a demi-god daughter of Demeter, the god of plants. They have to go on quests to free Apollo's oracles, kill the three immortal, tyrant, Roman emperors who have somehow survived (yes, that includes Nero.), and kick the Python out of the main oracle's cave.
This is an epic five-piece adventure that I would recommend for 13 years old and up.

It's not the best Rick Riordan book by a long shoot, but it's not completely trash.

Gotta admit, my favorite part of the series is when Meg tells Apollo to shut up. XD

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hi stormsurfer and blue_ant_538.
stormsurfer and blue_ant_538 I like your comments on the dark prophecy.

a very good book. apollos so funny. i cant wait till i have time to read book 3