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The Trials of Apollo · after book 11

The Dark Prophecy

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Apollo heads to the Midwest after the second oracle while a Roman emperor watches every step

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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Quick recap

Six weeks after losing Meg to Nero, Apollo, Leo, Calypso and the dragon Festus head for the Midwest. The Roman emperors want to control every oracle, and the second sits in Indianapolis. They reach the Waystation, a demigod refuge run by two former Hunters, where they hear about stolen griffins and a girl who lost her mind over a prophecy. Apollo has to face Emperor Commodus and enter the Oracle of Trophonius, and the price of drinking the waters of Memory and Forgetfulness is his sanity. Meg returns at just the right moment, and their friendship decides the rest.

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What changed on screen

  1. Behind the scenesOstriches and griffins on the cover

    John Rocco's cover, revealed on 12/22/2016, shows Apollo with battle ostriches and a pair of griffins. USA Today ran the first chapter the same day.

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  2. Behind the scenesTwo million copies

    The first US printing was 2 million copies, on 05/02/2017. In March, Riordan signed about 1,700 copies.

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