![]() Follow him on Twitter at un libro The Trials of Apollo, Book Two: The Dark Prophecy de Rick Riordan Ebooks, PDF, ePub Rick lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. Biografía del autor Rick Riordan, dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Come along for what promises to be a harrowing, hilarious, and haiku-filled ride. To survive the encounter, Apollo will need the help of son of Hephaestus Leo Valdez, the now-mortal sorceress Calypso, the bronze dragon Festus, and other unexpected allies-some familiar, some new-from the world of demigods. ![]() Standing in Apollo's way is the second member of the evil Triumvirate, a Roman emperor whose love of bloodshed and spectacle makes even Nero look tame. Somewhere in the American Midwest, he and his companions must find the most dangerous Oracle from ancient times: a haunted cave that may hold answers for Apollo in his quest to become a god again-if it doesn't kill him or drive him insane first. What is affecting the Oracles, and how can Apollo/Lester do anything about them without his powers? After experiencing a series of dangerous-and frankly, humiliating-trials at Camp Half-Blood, Lester must now leave the relative safety of the demigod training ground and embark on a hair-raising journey across North America. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark. A must-buy."- School Library Journal Zeus has punished his son Apollo-god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more-by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. This latest has Riordan's signature wry narration, nonstop action, and mythology brought to life. The first book of his The Trials of Apollo series, The Hidden Oracle, was released in May 2016.Descripción - Críticas PRAISE FOR THE HIDDEN ORACLE "A clash of mythic intrigues and centuries of pop culture to thrill die-hard and new fans alike."- Kirkus Reviews PRAISE FOR THE HIDDEN ORACLE "Riordan's characters continue to be an impressively diverse group. His most recent publications are three books in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series, based on Norse mythology. Riordan also helped Scholastic Press develop The 39 Clues series and its spinoffs, and penned its first book, The Maze of Bones (2008). The Kane Chronicles (2010-2012) focused on Egyptian mythology The Heroes of Olympus was the sequel to the Percy Jackson series. Since then, Riordan has written The Kane Chronicles trilogy and The Heroes of Olympus series. His big breakthrough was The Lightning Thief (2005), the first novel in the five-volume Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which placed a group of modern-day adolescents in a Greco-Roman mythological setting. Riordan's first full-length novel was Big Red Tequila, which became the first book in the Tres Navarre series. His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections. 20th Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million copies in the US. He is known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, about a teenager named Percy Jackson who discovers he is a son of the Greek god Poseidon.
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