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The Trials of Apollo · Book 1

The Hidden Oracle

by Rick Riordan
Published
24 May 2016
Pages
384
ISBN-13
9798855113006
Type
novel
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About this book

The Hidden Oracle (2016) opens The Trials of Apollo: Zeus hurls the god Apollo to earth as an acne-ridden, powerless sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester Papadopoulos, forced to serve a demigod named Meg McCaffrey and restore five silenced Oracles to win back his godhood.

Key facts about The Hidden Oracle

Rick Riordan wrote The Hidden Oracle, a novel on our list. It has been out since 24 May 2016. The book has 384 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9798855113006 to find the main one.

The Hidden Oracle is book 1 of 5 in The Trials of Apollo series. The series has 5 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. The Tower of Nero is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 6 October 2020.

Additionally, Rick Riordan writes Tres Navarre, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our crime and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Wild Zone is the latest published Rick Riordan book on file, from 29 September 2026.

About Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan is an American author who reshaped middle-grade fantasy by fusing Greek mythology with contemporary American life in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, introducing Percy, a dyslexic, ADHD twelve-year-old who discovers he's the son of Poseidon and is thrust into a modern-day world where the Greek gods and monsters are alive and active. See every Rick Riordan book in order.

Its place in The Trials of Apollo

The Hidden Oracle is book 1 in the The Trials of Apollo series. It is followed by The Dark Prophecy. See the full The Trials of Apollo reading order.

The Trials of Apollo begins with one of Rick Riordan's best jokes: Zeus punishes the god Apollo for his role in the Giant War by hurling him to earth as Lester Papadopoulos — a sixteen-year-old mortal with acne, flab and absolutely no divine powers. To win back his godhood, the former god of poetry, music and prophecy must restore five ancient Oracles that have fallen silent, and to do that he must serve a twelve-year-old demigod named Meg McCaffrey, whose own past hides the series' sharpest secrets. Behind the…

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